Brett Russell knows it is a bit cliched to mention that the more things change, the more they stay the same, but as vice president of Russell Chevrolet Co., which owns Russell Chevrolet and Honda in North Little Rock, he …
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Southern Block Capital Focusing on Bitcoin as It Rides Digital Wave
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe entrepreneurs behind Southern Block Capital, a Bitcoin mining investment firm based in Little Rock, are optimistic that their second fundraising round will build on the success of the first. Ryan Herget, the man behind Arkansas startup uber-success stories Chef …
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Southern Block Capital Launches Second Infrastructure Fund
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSouthern Block Capital, the investment fund led by central Arkansas entrepreneurs Ryan Herget, Steve Landers Jr. and Dustin Curtis, has launched its second funding round out of a planned five. The fund focuses on building and operating energy-backed infrastructure. Bitcoin …
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Arkansas-owned Warfield Whiskey Offering Corporate Gift Packages
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas-owned Warfield Distillery is taking the stress out of scrambling at the last minute to find corporate gifts for customers and clients. Warfield is offering its premium vodka, gin, barrel-aged gin, huckleberry whiskey and two other whiskeys — along with …
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Bitcoin Meets the Natural State: Herget, Landers and Curtis Launch Southern Block Capital
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThree veteran Arkansas entrepreneurs are betting big on Bitcoin and aiming to bring the power of digital currency mining home to the Natural State. Southern Block Capital, a newly launched investment fund led by Ryan Herget, Steve Landers Jr. and …
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A Day in the Life: Steve Landers Jr., Interstate Holdings
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas-owned Interstate Holdings continues to grow its portfolio. One of its more high-profile acquisitions was that of Warfield Distillery in Idaho, producer of the award-winning Warfield Whiskey. Owned by longtime Arkansas car dealership owner and entrepreneur Steve Landers Jr., Interstate …
Dry January, sober curious, California sober — every day, there seems to be a new phrase to describe the same phenomenon. People are drinking less alcohol. An NCSolutions poll found nearly half of Americans, 49 percent, are trying to drink …
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Steve Landers Jr. Discusses Planned Crypto Mine in Vilonia
Businessman Steve Landers Jr. is planning to open another cryptocurrency mine, this time in Vilonia. If all goes as planned, the mine will open in the fourth quarter of this year, he said. The Vilonia Planning Commission is set to …
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Arkansas Cryptocurrency Mines to Face New Rules From Oil and Gas Commission
Cryptocurrency mining in Arkansas could soon see stricter regulations placed on it from rules set by the Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission. Dustin Curtis, vice president of Interstate Holdings, which owns a crypto mine in Lonoke County, said the new …
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Bill Banning Crypto-Mines Near Military Bases Killed in Committee
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAn Arkansas Senate bill banning crypto-mining facilities from operating within 30 miles of any military installation, filed in response to Steve Landers Jr.’s crypto mine nearing completion near the Little Rock Air Force Base, was defeated in committee Thursday. The …
