The 12th annual Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade recognized some of Arkansas’ best and brightest exporters. Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Jonathan Bricker, chair of the Arkansas District Export Council (ARDEC) presented the awards to winners in six different…
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Six Arkansas Exporters Win Governor’s Award for Excellence
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGovernor Asa Hutchinson will be presenting the 12th annual Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade on Wednesday, Oct. 5, 2022. The gala awards dinner, hosted by the Arkansas District Export Council (ARDEC), will start at 5:30 p.m. with a…
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18 Arkansas Companies Named to Inc. ‘5000 Fastest-Growing Companies in America’ List
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEighteen Arkansas-based companies earned a spot in Inc. Magazine’s recently released list of America’s fastest-growing, privately-owned companies. Highest among the Arkansas companies is Hughes Technology and its SmartData Dashboard out of Mountain Home, ranked at No. 89. Hughes Technology is…
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Fourteen Arkansas Companies Named to 2020 Fastest-Growing Companies List
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas may be known for its massive retail companies, poultry operations and transportation companies, but it is gaining recognition for cultivating fast-growing companies throughout the state. In the last issue of Inc., the national publication takes its annual look at…
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Slim Chickens Opens 100th Restaurant, CEO Talks Company Strategy
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale From starting in a founder’s garage to expanding to 100 restaurants in less than 20 years, Slim Chickens is a quintessential Arkansas success story. The Fayetteville-based company is preparing to hit a major milestone with the opening…
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Playing Chicken: Fayetteville’s Slim Chickens Takes on the Big Boys
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaBy Dwain Hebda | Photography Courtesy of Slim Chickens Five years ago, Thrillist.com posted a graphic in the shape of the U.S. identifying the most iconic fast food brands from each state. Just to the right of Texas (Whataburger), south…
Slim Chickens, the fast-growing national “better chicken” franchise with almost 70 units open and another 250 locations under development in the U.S. and Middle East, has officially announced plans to develop in the United Kingdom and Ireland. Boparan Restaurant Group,…