As the cover reveals, the August issue of Arkansas Money & Politics shines a spotlight on the Little Rock Touchdown Club, which is celebrating its 20th anniversary this year. AMP is proud to be the club’s media sponsor again this year. With more than 500 members, the LRTDC is one of the largest clubs of its kind in the country, and according to many of the high-profile speakers it brings in — think Peyton Manning, Terry Bradshaw, Jon Gruden — it is one of the best, as well.
While the Touchdown Club is on the cover, economic development and health care are the industry focuses of the August issue. Chambers of commerce are the pistons that fuel the economic engine in Arkansas. In our look at the overall state of economic development in Arkansas, our writers visit with the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, the Northwest Arkansas Council, and chamber executives in Natural State cities and towns from El Dorado to Bentonville.
Our look at health care will include a look at Lyon College’s plans to open a dental school in Little Rock, the state’s first; the potentially revolutionary care navigator program at OrthoArkansas; the successful model at Arkansas Surgical Hospital; and how the stress of being a CEO can take its toll.
Plus, AMP readers once again picked their Champions of Health Care.
Elsewhere in this month’s issue, we’ll look at the state’s wet/dry laws related to alcohol sales, feature the unique James + James Furniture in Springdale and, it being August, preview the upcoming Razorback football season.
I love summer but am ready to trade this August heat in for some good old-fashioned football weather. Maybe by November, we’ll get some.
Thanks for reading, as always. Hit me up with any comments or suggestions at HBaker@armoneyandpolitics.com.
