Arkansans seeking financial guidance have a major new option this year, as five of the state’s top certified-public-accounting (CPA) firms are merging to form Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors, PLLC. The new firm will incorporate FDV CPA and Consulting…
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Forging Ahead: Led by Mississippi County Growth, Arkansas Steel Remains Strong
America’s steel industry has long been associated with the mills that dominate Pennsylvania and the Rust Belt. Yet Mississippi County also has a surprisingly robust presence in its manufacturing, employing nearly 5,500 Arkansans — a 39 percent increase since 2009.…
It’s long been held as a truism that bigger means better, but for Paul Strack and his Custom XM printing shop, better means “leaner, greener and more efficient.” He developed that principle over his three decades of overseeing the family…
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Burt Hicks Talks Encore Bank, Growth and Company’s Future
Burt Hicks has made a tremendous impact on the Arkansas banking world in a decade of working in finance. A native of Pearcy, he first worked on Wall Street as an investment banker for Merrill Lynch and Bank of America…
In just one term in the U.S. Senate representing Arkansas, Sen. Tom Cotton has proven to be one of the fastest rising stars in the Republican Party and a familiar face to Fox News viewers as a frequent guest offering…
When Democratic challenger Josh Mahony dropped out of the race to unseat Republican Sen. Tom Cotton last November, the door opened wide for Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. to compete in an unexpectedly strong fashion. As the Libertarian Party candidate, he…