Pictured above: Richard Bearden, left (Photo by Lori Sparkman) and Terry Benham, right (Photo provided) Richard Bearden and Terry Benham receive a visitor, one of the last appointments of the year, in an elegantly understated conference room high above Little…
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Lexicon CEO Patrick Schueck has covered a lot of ground and met a lot of people in his career, but there is no doubt where and with whom he feels most at home — in the company’s headquarters, mixing with…
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Edge of Tomorrow: Tech Experts Weigh in On What’s Next
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaGabriel Stiritz is a soft-spoken, mild-mannered tech entrepreneur, family man and founder of the recently launched Lexamica, headquartered at the Little Rock Technology Park. He is not the type of person one envisions on a street corner crying, “The end…
The weight of history was not lost on Tiffany Wilkerson, who, in 2023, was named the Arkansas State Fair’s first female, first Black and youngest-ever general manager, but she knew the appointment was only the beginning; the real coronation would…
Pictured above: Sherman Tate has lived a storied life highlighted by a diverse career in both the public and private sectors. (Photos provided) As anyone who has ever spent any time in conversation with Sherman Tate can attest, words have…
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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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Top Ten: Owen Ford, Building High-Performance Relationships
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda(Photo by Dwain Hebda) From an early age, Owen Ford loved cars, and not just any car. Growing up in Hardy near Cherokee Village, he became fascinated with high-performance and luxury brands, envisioning them as the ultimate symbol of status…
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Lance Turner Starting New Career Outside Journalism
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaLance Turner, a fixture of Arkansas journalism for nearly a quarter century, is making the move into another career. The editor of Arkansas Business confirmed to Arkansas Money & Politics that he will be joining Little Rock-based Ghidotti Communications, a strategic communications firm, at…
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Together, Everyone Accomplishes More: Broyles Award Supports Much Wider Cause Than Football
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaPictured above: Former Razorback head coach and AD Frank Broyles, for whom the national Broyles Award is named. Photos provided. A filled-to-capacity ballroom hums with the chatter and excitement of a major awards event. The finalists have finished their…
People are remembered for all kinds of reasons, and it is often the little things that stand out most clearly. Melissa John, CEO and executive broker of the Charlotte John Co., who died Oct. 26, was a living testament of…