Construction remains strong in NWA, improving across the state by Curt Lanning Most would agree the national economy is chugging right along. That means construction jobs are up around the country, and that includes Arkansas. Mervin Jebaraj, director of the Center for Business and Economic…
June 2019
The Natural State’s biggest construction projects and the companies behind them by Dustin Jayroe & Matthew King Almost everywhere across the state, new and exciting construction projects are underway, and they are as diverse as ever – from new corporate headquarters…
Every business starts with a business plan. The end of June brings us halfway through the year and time to monitor how the company is performing with meeting its business goals. Let’s take a look. In January, our team set…
by Gregory Graham | Photography by Jamison Mosley In 1965, the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce held a mock funeral and erected a tombstone for “Dogtown,” aiming to rid the city of the negative moniker tied to the urban…
by Angela Forsyth | Photos Courtesy of Ozark Electric Last year marked Arkansas’ biggest year ever for solar power installations, making it the 18th highest among the 50 states in terms of added solar projects for the year. While the…
While many Arkansans can recite their elected officials – especially the “household names,” which usually includes the governor, senators and representatives in the U.S. Congress – positions frequently forgotten, but so often responsible for our day-to-day well-being, are our city…
by Chris Price Airports are the Natural State’s gateways to the world In today’s business environment, transactions happen at the speed of light. Although automation has made it easier to converse and conduct commerce online, sometimes face-to-face interaction is what’s…
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Vive L’Arkansas! Asa Hutchinson Set to Sell Arkansas at the International Paris Air Show
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda The first year Gov. Asa Hutchinson and his team attended the International Paris Air Show, the state’s chief executive was newly minted, as were many in his delegation. Times have changed, and in the years hence Hutchinson…
- June 2019Magazine
Sam Alley: Chasing the American Dream from the West Bank to Central Arkansas
by Caleb Talleyby Caleb Talleyby Caleb Talley Little Rock’s Sam Alley may have always known what he wanted to do in life, but it’s not likely he knew just how he’d get there. He wanted to be an engineer, specifically a civil engineer. “My…