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October 2019
- MagazineOctober 2019
Faces of Arkansas: Robbi Davis, The Robbi Davis Agency, Inc.
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffRobbi Davis opened her own insurance agency for a simple reason — to better serve her clients. Already a veteran in the central Arkansas insurance industry, Robbi launched The Robbi Davis Agency, Inc. in 1996 after working for several well-known…
Delta Pest Control is Arkansas’ largest family-owned pest removal agency. But it stands out in another way as well. Doris Lawrence is majority owner. “We’re the largest woman-owned pest control company in Arkansas,” Doris says. Doris bought Delta, founded in…
In high school, Rik Sowell loved the combination of creativity and precision he discovered in drafting class. As a kid, building treehouses and clubhouses with his brother sparked the vocational curiosity that led to his signing up for drafting class…
For Kelly Phillips, there was never a doubt in her mind where her career path would take her. Accounting, after all, runs in her blood. Her dad was a longtime accountant in the Pickens community outside Dumas, and she had…
Modern life would be impossible without reliable electric power. The conduit for that lifeblood of our existence? Quality electricians, and since 1978 the Gary Houston Electric Company has provided thousands of Pulaski County residents and hundreds of local businesses with…
- AMP NewsOctober 2019Politics
New Chapter: Sarah Huckabee Sanders Is Back in Arkansas
by Mark Carterby Mark Carterby Mark Carter It seems longer, but Sarah Huckabee Sanders had been away for just two and a half years when she returned home to Arkansas in August after a tour as President Donald Trump’s press secretary. Grateful for…
Kelly Sublett, Arkansas Money & Politics As the offspring of educators — a football coach and a government/economics teacher, specifically — the analogy I am about to propose may not seem so far fetched. I argue that the politics of…
by Jeremy Peppas A proposed casino in Pope County has caught the attention of Gov. Asa Hutchinson and lawyers, lots of them, as local political leaders maneuver to bring gambling to the Arkansas River Valley. The first step was Aug.…
In South Arkansas, Firm Looks to Lead Next Energy Revolution by Ryan Nix Lithium stands to become a keystone in the next energy revolution, serving as a vital component for rechargeable batteries found in portable electronics like cell phones, laptops…