Pictured above: Gary George, from left, Eric Jackson, John Conner Jr. and Dhu Thompson were recently inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. Photos provided. In February, four distinguished individuals were welcomed to the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame…
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Art & Basketball: Darrell Walker’s Passion Extends Beyond Coaching
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaPictured above: Former Razorback star Darrell Walker enjoyed a long career in the NBA. (Photos provided) Mention Darrell Walker in most corners of Arkansas, and his name recognition is almost instantaneous among Razorback fans. The Chicago native carved a permanent…
Southwest Oklahoma native Carlton Saffa found himself immersed in the beauty of Arkansas for the first time while driving through the Bobby Hopper Tunnel on what is now Interstate 49. As a senior in high school, he ventured to Fayetteville…
The road to Alison Wynne’s January promotion to chief financial officer at Crafton Tull, the architecture and engineering firm based in Rogers, was paved by experience. She replaced Jim Tull, who transitioned into the chief strategy officer role and whose…
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Economists: More Slow Growth Ahead — Steel, Lithium Industries Promise Economic Impact
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterPictured above: A Standard Lithium bromine tower in El Dorado hints at big things to come in south Arkansas. (Photos provided) In a nutshell, more of the same is what Arkansans can expect of the state’s economy in 2024. The…
Any entrepreneur with enough experience will tell you that more often than not, success is found in the detours, rather than the main road. Casey Flippo, founder and CEO of Dark Horse Medicinals in Little Rock, learned that lesson firsthand.…
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A Sore Spot: Dr. Kyle Quinn Aims to Heal Unhealable Wounds
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDr. Kyle Quinn, professor of biomedical engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville, has no grand illusions about the pragmatic nature of assembling a research team. “Most young people interested in research want to find a cure for cancer,”…
In 2015, Wenchao Zhou co-founded AM3 Lab at the department of mechanical engineering at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. AMBOTS — Autonomous Mobile roBOTS and Advance Manufacturing roBOTS — is a company that is working on commercializing the patent-pending…
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Tech 20 Spotlight: Harvesting Graphene — Paul Thibado, University of Arkansas
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterResearchers at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville are on the cutting edge of determining how to make graphene scalable for commercial use. Graphene, discovered in 2004, is a sustainable material extracted from graphite that consists of pure carbon —…
Ranu Jung is a distinguished professor of biomedical engineering, an associate vice chancellor, and the founding executive director and endowed chair of the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research at University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. As a professor and a…