The road to Alison Wynne’s January promotion to chief financial officer at Crafton Tull, the architecture and engineering firm based in Rogers, was paved by experience. She replaced Jim Tull, who transitioned into the chief strategy officer role and whose…
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Economists: More Slow Growth Ahead — Steel, Lithium Industries Promise Economic Impact
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPictured above: A Standard Lithium bromine tower in El Dorado hints at big things to come in south Arkansas. (Photos provided) In a nutshell, more of the same is what Arkansans can expect of the state’s economy in 2024. The…
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Gearhead Outfitters Expands to Colorado with Acquisitions
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGearhead Outfitters, the outdoor retailer founded in Jonesboro, has acquired two stores in Colorado, the company announced. The acquisition of two Summit Canyon Mountaineering stores expands the Gearhead footprint to more than 20 stores in Arkansas, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Missouri, Kansas,…
Arkansas State University recently announced that its 2024 spring enrollment at the Jonesboro campus saw a record-breaking increase of 11 percent compared to spring 2023, totaling 13,896 students. The 11th-day student headcount is the largest ever seen by the school…
Jianfeng Xu, a professor of biomolecular engineering at the Arkansas Biosciences Institute on the Arkansas State University campus in Jonesboro is creating a medicine to treat inflammatory bowel disease. He needed to test the medication on mice though, and because…
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Fifty Over 50: Gary Hill, Sales Manager for Mid South Sales
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterGary Hill: Getting it done That Gary Hill could probably sell Snickers bars on the town square in Hershey, Pa., he owes to his people skills, which are potent. Just as important, he would be the first to add, are…
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Taylor King Law Welcomes Odom, Winburn, Owens
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffTaylor King Law recently welcomed three new attorneys to its legal team. Conrad Odom, Russell Winburn and Chad Owens each joined Taylor King Law in January of 2024, and they each bring extensive experience to the firm. Conrad Odom and…
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Good Night and Good Luck: The Legendary Craig O’Neill Signs Off
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaOn a crisp, bright morning in Little Rock’s Heights neighborhood, Craig O’Neill strides briskly into a neighborhood coffee shop and takes his place in line. The man in front of him glances back and, recognizing the well-known news anchor, wishes…
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FNBC Promotes Hudson to President, Brown to VP
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFNBC Bank recently revealed significant leadership promotions as part of a long-term succession planning initiative, beginning with Chad Hudson, who was promoted to president as of Jan. 1, 2024, becoming the bank’s 11th president and only the 4th president within…
Heath Simpson has been promoted to CEO of Arkansas-based Ritter Communications, effective Jan. 31. The promotion marks the culmination of a strategic succession plan to position the company to continue its aggressive growth trajectory. “Heath has established himself as a…