by Caleb Talley and Tyler Hale _________________________________________ Don’t tell Austin, Charleston or Birmingham, but there’s a new Startup City of the South. And it’s right here in Arkansas. _________________________________________ Fayetteville has spent the last few years working towards the goal…
September 2018
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Haley Allgood, Fayetteville’s Startup Queen
by Caleb Talleyby Caleb TalleyBy Caleb Talley | Photography by Meredith Mashburn When Haley Allgood moved to Fayetteville in 2010 to pursue a degree in chemical engineering, she probably didn’t know the Northwest Arkansas community would become her forever home. She also couldn’t have…
by Caleb Talley It’s been more than a decade since anyone other than Mark Stodola has occupied 500 Markham St., having served as the mayor of Little Rock since January 2007. Stodola was elected to his first term in the…
- MagazineSeptember 2018
Mission Critical: State Chamber Boss Talks Straight About Issues Facing Business
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda | Photography by Jamison Mosley There’s no quicker route to the truth than through Randy Zook’s office at the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce. As President and CEO of the organization, he’s a wellhead of information and…
By Chris Price Healthcare systems are expanding to improve their offerings and chances for economic success. Health care, its costs and how it’s delivered are hot-button issues on the national stage and closer to home, here in Arkansas. The industry…
Charles Morgan enters a room — and a conversation — with the mentality of a racecar driver barreling into a turn. A thousand details crossing his mind at 200 miles per hour, his is a phone that never stops ringing…
Sitting with Omar Kasim at his organic cold-pressed juice bar, I got the scoop on his comeback, as well as the process of building Juice Palm in the wake of losing Con Quesos over a year ago. By Sarah Van…
By Haley Allgood, Startup Junkie Navigating how to fund a startup venture is often one of the largest barriers to getting started in a new business. It is perhaps even more difficult when you are trying to start a company…
Jon Callahan, President of the Home Builder’s Association of Greater Little Rock As President of the Home Builder’s Association of Greater Little Rock, I am fortunate to be at the forefront of many of the local issues which are impacting…
Steve Stouffer, president of Fresh Meats for Tyson Foods When we say Tyson Foods helps feed the world, we’re not kidding. We ship our products to 115 countries. Last year alone, exports generated about 19 percent of our pork sales…