Kerry McCoy’s story is destined for the pages of a bestseller, if not the silver screen. Hers is the story of a girl from North Little Rock who rolled up her sleeves and bet her life savings — all $400…
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Businesses Still Need Buildings; Buildings Still Need Cleaning: Despite the Rise of Remote Working, Commercial Cleaners Disinfect On
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterDespite the best efforts of the COVID-19 pandemic and the resulting trend toward remote work, businesses still need buildings, and those buildings still need to be cleaned. Janitorial services represented roughly a $90 billion industry in the United States in…
Pictured above: A Dogpatch billboard, which stood for years after the park’s closing. Photos courtesy of the Shiloh Museum of Ozark History, the Library of Congress and the Museum of American History/Cabot Public Schools. What’s left of Dogpatch USA…
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From the Editor’s Desk: Stuck Somewhere Between The Flintstones and The Jetsons
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPictured Above: George Jetson of The Jetsons Readers of a certain age will have no trouble remembering The Flintstones, Hanna-Barbera’s animated stone-age take on The Honeymooners, or the space-age alternative that came later, The Jetsons. Each animated sitcom had…
- MagazinePeople
Power Women 2023: Pamela Shields, Patriotism Guides Path
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPictured above: Pam Shields attained the rank of commander in the U.S. Navy. Pamela Boyd Shields drew on more than two decades of experience in the U.S. Navy to help transform Pulaski County Republican Women from a “lunch group”…
- IndustriesMagazineManufacturingTechnology
More Manufacturers Considering Automation
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIn Arkansas and across the United States, more manufacturers are turning to automation for help in replacing the experience of retiring workers — experience that’s not being replaced by the rising workforce — and for the potential return on investment.…
- AMP NewsPeopleSports/Outdoors
David Cutcliffe Recounts Manning Recruitments to LRTDC
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterDavid Cutcliffe, a self-proclaimed football romantic and universally accepted quarterback whisperer, recounted to David Bazzel and the Little Rock Touchdown Club on Tuesday the stories of recruiting Peyton and Eli Manning to Tennessee and Ole Miss, respectively. Making his second…
- MagazineSports/Outdoors
Hogs Firmly Back on Big Stage But Can Muss Lead a Return to Final Four?
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterDennis Dodd focuses more on football for CBS Sports, but his is one of the more prominent names in journalism when it comes to college sports. On Oct. 9, he posted to X the results of research commissioned by Gonzaga…
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Ryan McGee at LRTDC: Pittman ‘Deserves to Be Done Right’
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterRyan McGee landed in Little Rock Monday for his afternoon appearance at the Little Rock Touchdown Club, and it didn’t take long before the ESPN broadcaster was asked about Razorback football. Regarding head Hog Sam Pittman and rumors of his…
- MagazineOpinionOpinion
From the Editor’s Desk: Hog Fans and the Shape We’re In
by Mark Carterby Mark Carter[Note: This column was written before the Arkansas-Florida game was played on Nov. 4.] Save your neck or save your brother; Looks like it’s one or the other. Oh, you don’t know the shape I’m in. — The Band When…