Eric Francis

By Eric J. Francis Farming is, increasingly, also marketing. As Arkansas growers seek to meet the evolving tastes and expectations of consumers, they are exploring distribution methods outside of traditional channels. When Chris Isbell’s father grew the first crop of …

By Eric Francis | Photography by Jamison Mosley How expensive is the opioid crisis? Good question. The pills can be $80 on the street, the overdose remedy $125 per application and treatment programs up to $14,000 a year. But as …

July/August 2015 Issue Acumen Brands was founded with the idea of being “25 stores wide and 1,000 brands deep,” but the runaway success of one website has them betting the farm on country living. Photography by Beth Hall Top photo: …

May/June 2015 Issue Gov. Asa Hutchinson will travel to the International Paris Air Show next month, hoping to recruit more aerospace industry jobs and bolster the state’s $1.6 billion in exports from this sector.   Photo courtesy of Verrier/Sunlight Image. …

May/June 2015 Issue Professional fishing tournaments like the Walmart FLW Tour, which makes two stops in Arkansas this year, can drive millions of dollars into the economy of host cities. Photograph by Garrick Dixon and courtesy of FLW Top photo: …

May/June 2015 Issue In this issue of AMP, we asked five executives in the energy sector: What is currently driving change in your industry?  Photos courtesy of businesses     Roger Jenkins President/CEO Murphy Oil Roger Jenkins is confident that …

Photography by Ashlee Nobel ometimes a good cup of coffee is all you need to jump-start a new enterprise. It was over such a cup that Tim Freeman was inspired to create a video series of entrepreneurs in conversation with …

March/April 2015 Issue In its 15th year of challenging college students to come up with their best entrepreneurial ideas, the business plan competition prepares for a future without its signature sponsor. Photography by Cindy Momchilov and courtesy of Arkansas Capital …