Photos by Jason Burt Jay Brogdon leans back in a side chair at the conference table in his newly claimed office atop the Simmons Bank Tower in Little Rock. From this spot, the banking system’s new CEO is but …
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Feature image: Heather Baker with Sam Pittman The late great Paul Eells, legendary Voice of the Razorbacks, was known for his famous “Touchdown, Arkansas!” call during Razorback football games. His signature call came to mind recently as Arkansas sports promoter …
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The White Sands of Arkansas: Sheridan Operation’s Crushed Quartz Coming to a Golf Course, Pool or Ball Field Near You
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterUnderneath the tall pines and gently rolling hills that make up the Grant County landscape runs a vein of quartz unique to Arkansas. From the deposit located on the outskirts of Sheridan, Premier Sand & Stone mines, washes and crushes …
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Little Rock’s BSR Closes $28.3M Deal on OKC Apartment Complex
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLittle Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust has sold its Bluff Creek Apartments complex in Oklahoma City for a total of $28.3 million. BSR has identified the buyer as 5757 W. Hefner Road LLC. BSR previously sold off nine multifamily …
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Dynamic Duo: Dana and Joe Kleine
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is full of “dynamic duos,” those couples and partners in business who’ve made lasting impacts on their communities. And they come in many different flavors, from community business leaders to those Arkansans making noise on a global stage. Arkansas …
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Dynamic Duo: Drs. Scott Schlesinger and Dominic Maggio
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas is full of “dynamic duos,” those couples and partners in business who’ve made lasting impacts on their communities. And they come in many different flavors, from community business leaders to those Arkansans making noise on a global stage. Arkansas …
In an effort to lure more employees into truck driver roles throughout its transportation system, Walmart is hoping its latest offer is one people can’t refuse. Last year, the Bentonville-based retailer announced it was creating its own truck driver’s school …
And so it will be Memphis and the Liberty Bowl, War Memorial’s slightly more successful and questionably better-looking big brother, on Dec. 28, for the hard-luck Arkansas Razorbacks. The Hogs will face a capable team in Kansas, which limped to …
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Torii Hunter Reflects on MLB Career, Legacy, Current Endeavors
Torii Hunter, a man who was raised in Pine Bluff and went on to become one of the greatest baseball players in American history – with a 19 year baseball career and a hall-of-fame induction, was recently back in Arkansas …
When it comes to following a favorite professional football team, I’m a stranger in a strange land. I live in Arkansas – a hotbed of support for the Dallas Cowboys, but because of a single play that happened nearly half …