With promises of a $10,000 incentive for moving to Northwest Arkansas, the “Life Works Here” program attracted significant national press and resulted in thousands of applications from professionals eager to make the jump to the Natural State. Since its announcement…
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Hot Springs Newspaper Heading to Digital Future
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Hot Springs Sentinel-Record will be going almost completely digital soon. According to the publication, publisher Walter Hussman Jr. will be replacing home delivery print subscriptions with a digital replica. This conversion is expected to take place by May 2021.…
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Op-Ed: The Secret to Rush Limbaugh’s Success
by Neal Gladnerby Neal GladnerIf you have ever been to a store and saw something you didn’t know you wanted, but bought it on the spot, that explains the phenomenon that became The Rush Limbaugh Show. Listeners were drawn to his ability to explain…
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Controversial Talk Radio Host Rush Limbaugh Dies at 70
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffConservative radio talk show host Rush Limbaugh has died at the age of 70. His death was announced on his radio program on Wednesday, Feb. 16 by his wife, Kathryn Limbaugh. Limbaugh died as a result of lung cancer. He…
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In New Role, White Plans to Shine New Light on Underrepresented Voices
Adena White has been named the editor of Conway Publications for the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce. White has served as the Chamber’s director of communications since 2011 and will be carrying over some of those responsibilities into her new…
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Myron Jackson: Obstacles Still There, Just Changed
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBy Katie Zakrzewski and Mark Carter Myron Jackson of The Design Group in Little Rock has been in the communications industry for 23 years. In that time, he says the obstacles he faces as a Black business owner haven’t gone…
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UA Little Rock Sets MHP/Team SI as Agency of Record
by Emily Beirneby Emily BeirneThe University of Arkansas at Little Rock has selected MHP/Team SI as the university’s official agency of record (AOR). The partnership with the LIttle Rock-based marketing agency, announced on Feb. 10, is projected to greatly increase the university’s marketing and…
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White Takes Over as Editor for Conway Chamber Publications
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAdena White will be overseeing production of the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce’s publications. White has been named editor of Conway Publications, which produces the montly North Metro Business Journal and Conway+, an annual guide to the Conway area touching…
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Little Rock Family Ends Run with March 2021 Issue
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleArkansas Business Publishing Group (ABPG) is shutting down one of its specialty publications in 2021. In a letter to advertisers, Little Rock Soiree publisher Mandy Richardson announced that the company would no longer produce Little Rock Family. The final issue,…
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2021 Influencers of the Year: Denver Peacock, Principal, The Peacock Group
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDenver Peacock, JD, APR, ABC, founded strategic communications firm The Peacock Group in 2014 after serving as senior vice president and on the board of directors for CJRW, then the mid-South’s largest independent public-relations agency. The McCrory native has almost…