From working in his family’s Dardanelle agricultural and business interest to growing Bank OZK into one of the most respected banks in the nation, George Gleason has never been as focused on building the biggest of something, just the…
January 2020
- Arkansas' Top Influencers 2020BusinessJanuary 2020Magazine
Arkansas’ Top Influencers 2020: Joyce Elliott, Arkansas State Senate
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffJoyce Elliott has made a career out of proving people wrong. The Democratic state senator who hails from Willisville (Nevada County) is one of the most formidable legislators in the state, a status once unthinkable for a woman of color in the…
- Arkansas' Top Influencers 2020BusinessJanuary 2020Magazine
Arkansas’ Top Influencers 2020: Yang Luo-Branch, Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses/Y Illustrations
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffYang Luo-Branch has a passion for people and places. Born and raised in China, she completed a five-year undergraduate program in architecture there, immigrating to the United States at the age of 24. Here in the states, she obtained…
- Arkansas' Top Influencers 2020BusinessJanuary 2020Magazine
Arkansas’ Top Influencers 2020: C. Tad Bohannon, Central Arkansas Water
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffBoasting close to two decades of experience with water and wastewater utilities, Tad Bohannon was appointed CEO of Central Arkansas Water by its board of commissioners in 2016. In this role, Bohannon leads the largest public drinking-water system in…
- Arkansas' Top Influencers 2020BusinessJanuary 2020Magazine
Arkansas’ Top Influencers 2020: Jeff Amerine, Startup Junkie
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffA leader in creating lasting venture systems nationally, Jeff Amerine is the managing director of Startup Junkie Consulting, Cadron Capital Partners and Tonic, a complementary parallel company that provides capital for startups. To these, he brings the experience of having…
- Arkansas' Top Influencers 2020BusinessJanuary 2020Magazine
Arkansas’ Top Influencers: 2020
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn influencer on the Influencers This first edition of “Arkansas Influencers” is a good reminder during this season of New Year’s resolutions that we all have a measure of influence — it’s just how we decide to use that…
by Mike Preston Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Arkansas, we’re starting the new year and a new decade with an incredible amount of momentum. Economic development is a team sport, and the…
- January 2020Magazine
Want Community Prosperity and Economic Development? Focus on Quality of Place
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffWhat motivates a company to locate in one region over another? One important factor is quality of place — or the vibrancy a city, state or region possesses. There are at least three driving factors that influence vibrancy and…
“If you don’t know where you are going, you’ll end up someplace else.” — Yogi Berra by Jeff Standridge No matter the size of your organization, effective planning is a critical component of optimum, sustainable growth. Without a focused…