When considering the following quote attributed to Warren Buffet years ago, building a financial portfolio and growing it into wealth seems, well, almost easy. “I will tell you how to become rich. Close the doors. Be fearful when others are…
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Opera in the Ozarks Gets $34M Walton Family Grant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Walton Family Foundation recently announced that it will be providing a $34 million grant to support a new theater building for Opera in the Ozarks, funding the design and construction of a facility to attract the best of a…
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Stacker Report Names Richest Billionaires in Arkansas
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffUsing data from Forbes, writers at online news aggregator Stacker recently compiled a list of the richest billionaires in the state of Arkansas. According to the report, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage last year, 660 people became billionaires…
The judges for a virtual fundraising event on March 16 for Economic Arkansas (EA) read like a “Who’s Who” of some of the top executives not just in Arkansas but nationally and internationally. Jim Walton, who is chairman and CEO…
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Economics Arkansas Hosting Virtual Pitch Contest for Students in March
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffEconomics Arkansas will be hosting a unique virtual pitch contest in March, featuring top Northwest Arkansas business executives. The Think Inside the Box pitch event will challenge participants to pitch a product idea that must be conceptualized and prototyped in…
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Four Arkansas Residents Make 2020 Forbes 400 List
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleMultiple Arkansans have secured a spot on the Forbes 400 list in 2020. Every year, Forbes assembles a ranking of the 400 wealthiest individuals in the United States. According to the publication, the 400 ranked in 2020 have a collective…