No matter the industry, size or years of experience, business owners everywhere know that it takes much more than the right software to keep the payroll running smoothly. Human resource management can be tricky even in the best of times,…
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Bass Pro Founder Shares Plans for Former Arkansas Theme Park ‘Dogpatch USA’ Location
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe location of former Arkansas theme park Dogpatch USA will soon be transformed into Marble Falls Nature Park, thanks to Bass Pro Shops founder, Johnny Morris. Bob Ziehmer, Bass Pro Shops senior director of conservation, shared plans for the project…
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Encore Bank Moving into Southwest Missouri Market
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleEncore Bank is expanding north of its Arkansas home base. The bank is moving into the Southwest Missouri market, marking its second out-of-state expansion in recent weeks. According to Encore Bank chairman and CEO Chris Roberts, Southwest Missouri has been…
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Bass Pro Founder Buys Dogpatch USA Property
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleJohnny Morris, founder and CEO of Bass Pro Shops, has purchased the former Dogpatch USA theme park. The sale of the property was announced early June with a sales price of $1.12 million. Media reports showed that Down By the…
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Desperate Missouri State Hoping to Cash in on Petrino
by Nate Olsonby Nate Olsonby Nate Olson A familiar name to Arkansas football fans will be coaching just up the road in the Ozarks next year. Missouri State named Bobby Petrino its head coach Wednesday. A press conference is set for Thursday. Monday night,…
The entrepreneurs behind the artificial intelligence software startup, Figgli, brought their talents to Northwest Arkansas this week, as they presented at 1 Million Cups in Bentonville on June 12. Attendees of the Wednesday meeting may not know it, yet, but…
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Angela Morelock, managing partner of BKD’s IT Risk Services division, is pleased to announce Dwayne Tucker has joined the firm as a managing consultant. “The deep cybersecurity experience Dwayne brings to our team further rounds out our…
SPRINGFIELD, MO. – Angela Morelock, managing partner of BKD’s Forensics & Valuation Services division, is pleased to announce Bryan Callahan as the new leader of the firm’s Big Data & Analytics practice. “Bryan’s experiences have given him a unique set…
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Entrepreneur Eric Buckner, 10 Fitness founder, on why he picked gyms over golf
by News Releaseby News ReleaseI knew Eric Buckner before he was Mister 10Fit, the founder, brains, and brawn of the 10 Fitness empire in central Arkansas. The advantage of knowing big shots before they are big is that you witness behavior and hear stories…