C-suite

Arkansas Talent Group is an Arkansas-based recruitment firm that specializes in Accounting, Finance and Human Resources. ATG firmly believes that true leadership goes hand-in-hand with cultivating meaningful relationships. Their approach to executive search and local recruitment prioritizes not only finding …

Arkansas Talent Group is not your typical recruitment firm, and it is comfortably filling a specific niche in the Arkansas business market. Founded in 2024 by Chris Chunn and Stephanie Shine, each with more than a decade of executive recruitment …

More to the Mission   Dale Cole opened First Community Bank with a mission beyond building wealth. As chairman and CEO, Cole’s mission has remained steadfast: “To serve our customers with integrity, personal service and genuine care.” After attending the …

Diggin’ It Chris Meyer’s introduction to the company founded in 1962 by his grandfather, James A. Rogers Sr., was on the ground level. James A. Rogers Excavating had by then already become a respected name in central Arkansas construction. Meyer …

Shining Star For a history buff, there is no place in the U.S. quite like Washington D.C. The seat of government and the cradle of the Great American Experiment, museums and monuments lie around nearly every corner. So when Leslie …

People Power Seth Runser became CEO at Fort Smith-based logistics company ArcBest this year, replacing longtime CEO Judy McReynolds, but that does not mean he is holed up in a corner office. On the contrary, Runser said he strives to …

Fundamentally Innovative Asked to describe the success and growth of his company, CEO Scott Hambuchen called First Orion a “17-year overnight success.” Founded as PrivacyStar by former Acxiom CEO Charles Morgan in Little Rock and now based in North Little …

Looks like we’ve survived all that Old Man Winter had to throw at us, although I wouldn’t put it past him to throw us a late March frozen curveball. At Arkansas Money & Politics, we’re putting winter in the rear-view …

Imagine you are the head of a company going through a merger; for the sake of clarity, let’s say your firm is acquiring another. Just inside of the due diligence phase of the transaction, your chief financial officer leaves for …

James Reed is chief information officer for Conway Regional Health System. A highly accomplished professional, Reed earned his Doctor of Pharmacy in 2002 and his Master of Business Administration in 2011. He is also a fellow of the American College …