Featured photo: Professional shear sharpener Jack Wilks (left) poses next to one of his biggest clients, Alexander, of Alexander’s Salon in North Little Rock As a professional standup comic for 26 years, running with some of the most inventive and…
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City Year Announces AmeriCorps Members, Board Additions
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCity Year Little Rock is continuing in its mission of advancing educational equity in Arkansas this year with the help of 20 AmeriCorps members and two alumni– Amanda Richardson Nipper and Madhav Shroff, who recently joined the board and both…
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AMP 2022 Companies of Distinction: Network Services Group, Inc.
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffNetwork Services Group, Inc. Ryan Flynn, president of Network Services Group, is very clear about what makes his business tick. “We have a family culture that is focused on serving our clients and serving each other,” he said. That…
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Department of Transportation Announces Highway Closures
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffInterstate 30 Crossing work continues on April 22, 2022. (Photo courtesy of ARDOT). The Arkansas Department of Transportation has recently announced a litany of highway closures across four counties as a result of various projects to improve infrastructure. These…
D&D Sun Control The window tinting industry is notoriously fickle, and the expert team at D&D Sun Control know this better than most. Most window film contractors close their doors within just three years, but D&D has been providing…
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Arkansas Announces Four Educators as Teacher of the Year Finalists
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJust one month after Jessica Saum began her tenure as 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year, four finalists for the 2023 award were announced on Aug. 4 at a special ceremony held at the Governor’s Mansion in Little Rock. Finalists…
Resilience is at the forefront for energy planners and facility managers across the nation. And none more intense than our Army National Guard units, due to a 2016 directive from the Assistant Secretary of Defense for Energy, Installations and Environment…
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AFP Arkansas to Drop the Price of Gas at Mobil Zone Mart August 10
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAmericans for Prosperity-Arkansas (AFP-AR) has announced today, Aug. 3, that it will be rolling back the price of gas at the Mobil Zone Mart in North Little Rock at 8701 Maumelle Blvd this coming Tuesday. From 1 p.m.-3 p.m. on…
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Former Samsung, Sony Exec Named President and COO of First Orion
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJoseph Stinziano, a former top executive at Samsung and Sony, has joined First Orion, a North Little Rock-based provider of branded communication solutions for businesses, as the company’s president and chief operating officer. In his new role, Stinziano will leverage…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Everybody Knows Your Name at Crush Wine Bar in Argenta
If you remember the great ‘80s sitcom “Cheers,” you’ll recall that it was about a Boston bar “where everybody knows your name.” The focus of that bar was pushing beers to its patrons, but Crush Wine Bar in North Little…