By Caleb Talley | Photography by Meredith Mashburn Arkansas Athletic Director Hunter Yurachek Aims to Right the Ship for the Razorbacks UPDATE: Coach Mike Anderson was fired by the University of Arkansas on March 26. From his office on the…
March 2019
by Chris Price Arkansas’ community colleges and technical schools providing a shorter path to jobs, prosperity Maybe you’ve seen one of the trending internet memes mockingly comparing so-called “professional” jobs with skilled labor. The general theme shows a depressed-looking yuppie…
Arkansas beat the national unemployment average during the last month of 2018. By Tyler Hale Unemployment in Arkansas was lower than the national average in December 2018, the most recent month for which employment is available. Arkansas reported a seasonally…
Buffalo River Outfitters – Ben Milburn, Owner Established in 1972, the Buffalo National River flows freely for 135 miles and is one of the few remaining undammed rivers in the contiguous 48 states. Since 1986, Buffalo River Outfitters has been making…
By Sydne Tursky Fort Smith has been many things in its 200-year history, from a simple stockade on the Western frontier to a military base to an industrial city. With a revitalized historic downtown, significant developments in the city’s arts…
By Eric J. Francis Farming is, increasingly, also marketing. As Arkansas growers seek to meet the evolving tastes and expectations of consumers, they are exploring distribution methods outside of traditional channels. When Chris Isbell’s father grew the first crop of…
Arkansas Women in Agriculture set to host annual conference By Jeremy Peppas It is a familiar story: The child follows their father’s footsteps into the family business and then grows into a leader in their field. It is undoubtedly a…
by Dan McFadden, APR Health care choices are bountiful in Arkansas. From knee surgery to heart surgery, neurosurgery to neonatal intensive care, Little Rock offers a wealth of hospitals from which to choose. While many Arkansas hospitals may provide…
- MagazineMarch 2019
Easy Money: Technology Is Reinventing Banking In Arkansas
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda Uday Akkaraju hardly fits the image of a revolutionary, but appearances can be deceiving. Akkaraju, CEO of BOND.AI, not only holds a radically alternative vision of how the financial industry should operate, he’s dragging arguably the planet’s…
By Dustin Jayroe Though the rich diversity of outdoor activities available in Arkansas is, perhaps, the trunk of the tourism tree, one of the most important branches is quickly becoming the bicycling industry. Because of this, local leaders throughout the…