Sandra Olivarez, who lives and works in Northwest Arkansas, had never considered herself a writer. She was used to taking complex topics and simplifying them into reports and presentations in her professional life, but she never felt ready to tell …
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Arkansas Entrepreneur Veronica Love Wins $3M FedEx Transportation Contract
Veronica Love, founder and CEO of Southern Carrier Services, secured a $3 million transportation contract with FedEx for areas surrounding Jonesboro. The contract will bring new jobs to the area and make shipping to rural Arkansas areas easier, she told AMP. …
Even though Hunter Lauderdale, 28, comes from a long line of entrepreneurs in his family, he did not see a clear-cut path for himself when he was younger. “My plan was either prison or dead,” he said. “I was in …
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Sharkansas! What Connection do the Aquatic Stars of ‘Shark Week’ Have to the Natural State?
A casual science fan has likely heard of the phenomenon that is Shark Week — a week of shark-themed shows aired on The Discovery Channel annually. Some avid shark fans have likely already been glued to their TVs this week, …
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World Services for the Blind, ALTA Integrated Wellness Partner to Support Disabled Arkansans
With Disability Pride Month in July coming to a close, it’s important to highlight the resources for those living with disabilities in Arkansas. ALTA Integrated Wellness and World Services for the Blind are two local resources that are combining forces …
It may seem that Democrats and Republicans cannot agree on anything these days, but where they may meet in the middle is on the long-contested issue of Daylight Saving Time. The Sunshine Protection Act was approved in the U.S. House …
Once in a Lifetime One day in 2015, Ryan Watley saw an ad in the Pine Bluff Commercial newspaper asking for people to volunteer at an organization called Go Forward Pine Bluff. “I had just moved back and was teaching …
The 4 P’s Lt. Col. Quang Tran, commander of the 19th Communications Squadron at Little Rock Air Force Base, feels lucky to be where he is today. He was born in Saigon, Vietnam, and moved to a refugee camp in …
‘We Can Still Serve’ Margarita Overton works at the Little Rock Air Force Base in Jacksonville as the integrated prevention and response director. For her, helping airmen lead healthy lives is personal. “My whole career was associated with the military,” …
Flying High When Capt. Julia Joo looks down from the cockpit of a C-130 soaring above Arkansas, she sees more than farmland, cities and cloud formations. She sees a dream that she refused to abandon. Growing up in Annapolis, Maryland, …