It’s June 29, and Arkansas Senior Associate Athletics Director for Athlete Brand Development Terry Prentice is fewer than 48 hours away from a major deadline that was just moved up six months. At least that’s what he now expects. He…
July 2021
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Stay The Course: Alltel Alum, Verizon Vet Kristi Crum Plans To Keep Growing At Rock Dental
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterKristi Crum’s short tenure at Rock Dental Brands in Little Rock hasn’t been quiet. Roughly a year after she was recruited to the firm as chief operating officer, COVID-19 made land and changed everything. And then in June of this…
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Campus Calling: College Officials Anticipate a Strong Return to Traditional Model
by Mark Carterby Mark Carter“College” as we know it isn’t going anywhere. Like their counterparts across the United States, Arkansas colleges and universities adapted and survived to see the light of day — a planned return of something like pre-pandemic normal this fall —…
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Whatever It Takes: From Blue Foam Fingers to Big Screen TVs, LR Firm Emphasizing Men’s Health Awareness
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaEvery autumn, Arkansas Urology hosts its Kickoff to Men’s Health promotion to coincide with National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month. The premise of the event is simple — get men to take more ownership over prostate health as a way to…
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Play It Loud, Indeed: Old State House Exhibit Tells the Rockin’ Story of Barton Coliseum
by Kelley Bassby Kelley BassThe Old State House Museum is a historical icon of epic proportions. Everyone who has ever been there knows that. It was Arkansas’ first state capitol, the place where Bill Clinton announced his first presidential run and celebrated winning —…
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Proving Ground: Standard Lithium Seeks To Make Arkansas A Global Showcase For Sustainable Lithium Extraction
The lithium-ion battery has enabled the smartphone, other portable electronics, cordless power tools and electric car batteries. A critical metal in great demand, lithium is essential to transitioning to a clean economy. Strategically, the United States has been at a…
For decades, if anyone needed to find the biggest collection of Arkansas bigwigs, power players and just plain hard workers, in a single location, the original Homer’s on East Roosevelt Road in Little Rock immediately comes to mind. Homer Connell…
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AMP’s 2021 Future 50
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Money & Politics is proud to showcase its Future 50 for 2021. The Future 50 represents those Arkansans — business, political, cultural leaders — recognized by AMP readers as poised to do big things in their fields. They could…
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For UCA’s Houston Davis, COVID Represented Opportunity
A little more than a year ago, during the height of the pandemic, colleges were forced into a difficult decision. In order to help slow the spread of COVID-19, they closed their doors to in-person learning — not only closing…
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Gate Crashing, Third Winds & Skynyrd Roadies: A Barton Coliseum Mosaic
by Kelley Bassby Kelley BassIf you grew up in Central Arkansas during the 1970s and ’80s and loved going to concerts, Barton Coliseum on the grounds of the Arkansas State Fair in Little Rock was really about all you knew. Maybe your mom hauled…