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,…
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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…
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 As levels dwindle in two of Arkansas’ most important underground aquifers, the state is implementing plans to promote conservation while bringing water from distant rivers to high-use agricultural regions. Photography by Sara Blancett Reeves and Ashlee Nobel…
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 Dr. Suzanne Yee Cosmetic & Laser Surgery Center Suzanne Yee’s cosmetic surgery business was built upon entrepreneurial lessons learned while working in the family grocery store. Photography by Janet Warlick Suzanne Yee pushed open the heavy door…