July/August 2015 Issue Bentonville-based Made in USA Works! is helping companies re-shore production to meet Wal-Mart’s American-made initiatives and create more business opportunities in Arkansas. Photography by Beth Hall Top photo: Chris Neeley, the Made in USA Works! executive vice…
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July/August 2015 Issue The ongoing construction of the Interstate 40/55 interchange at West Memphis has been a combination of projects that caused a consistent traffic nightmare for 15 years. Just as the project is largely wrapping up, the Tennessee Department…
July/August 2015 Issue Earlier this year, the legislature passed Act 218 shaking up the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery by disbanding the lottery commission and reallocating scholarship amounts. Photography by Ashlee Nobel Top photo: Scratch-Offs – According to lottery director Bishop Woosley,…
July/August 2015 Issue John Ransom has invested much of his surgical career in the nationally recognized heart transplant program at the Baptist Health Transplant Institute, where he lives by the values of hard work and patient success. Photograph by Cindy…
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:…
July/August 2015 Issue Arkansas’ two Minor League Baseball teams take a different approach to getting people in the stands and staying economically viable in their markets. Photographs courtesy of Arkansas Travelers and Northwest Arkansas Naturals Top photo: Balbino Fuenmayor is…
July/August 2015 Over the past several years, downtown Jonesboro has seen significant growth with multi-million-dollar redevelopment projects, the emergence of new businesses and an influx of residents. Photography by Ashlee Nobel en years ago, a group of Arkansas State…
July/August 2015 Issue Downtown Conway has established a Data District to attract tech-focused firms and bring in more jobs from that industry to ensure long-term economic success. owntown Conway has a nostalgic feel, inviting people to meander its streets…