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Forty Under 40: Tina Waggener
As executive director of The Cancer Challenge in Northwest Arkansas, Tina Waggener said she sees the best side of people. “There couldn’t be more satisfaction than working with people who…
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Forty Under 40: Kerry Watkins
It took Kerry Watkins only three years to become a chartered financial analyst, a feat that takes most analysts another year or two. Raised on her family’s Greenland farm, the…
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Forty Under 40: Karen Williams
As owner of a State Farm insurance agency, Karen Williams works with folks from every industry. The 37-year-old said her outgoing personality helps her communicate with customers from different backgrounds….
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Forty Under 40: Bart Allard
As a partner at Lundy, Allard and Co., Bart Allard oversees all the company’s accounts and helps inform and educate his clients. Allard, 34, said he always knew he wanted…
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Forty Under 40: Shannon Boyd
As senior vice president of integration for one-year-old Transplace.com, Shannon Boyd’s goal at work is to relieve the stress and concerns of his company’s clients. Transplace is an Internet-based supply…
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Forty Under 40: Michael Britt
A portfolio manager with Fayetteville’s Greenwood & Associates, 27-year-old Michael Britt said he was born with a natural knack for numbers. “It’s how I think. It’s what I’m good at,”…
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Forty Under 40: Aubrey Carrington
Students in elementary and high school alike often make their first tour of Washington Regional Medical Center with Aubrey Carrington in the lead. Pointing out patient rooms, the emergency department…
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Forty Under 40: Jeff Collins
Jeff Collins, 38, grew up in Colorado and moved to Fayetteville in 1999 to head the University of Arkansas’ Center for Business and Economic Research. In between, he was a…
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Forty Under 40: Charles Cross
Charles Cross, 31, came home to Eureka Springs in 1996 to work at the bank his family has owned since 1929. Two years later, Cross took over operation of the…
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Forty Under 40: L. Paul Dobbs
When L. Paul Dobbs and his mother started A.S.A.P. Services Inc. in 1990, they had no way of knowing their $3,500 investment would grow into a business that pulls in…
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Forty Under 40: Lisa Fowler
Lisa Fowler, 31, grew up in Little Rock and earned a bachelor’s degree in marketing from the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville in 1992. Fowler’s first job after college was…
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Forty Under 40: Kevin Gardner
An avid duck hunter and cook, Kevin Gardner has no problem disposing of his leftovers. As site manager of Waste Management of Northwest Arkansas, Gardner oversees all operations of the…
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Forty Under 40: Greg Goggans
After earning an agricultural business degree from the University of Arkansas in 1992, Greg Goggans worked for Tyson Foods Inc. for six years before talking his wife, Linda, into starting…
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Forty Under 40: Louis C. Gottsponer
As liaison between Tyson Foods Inc. and its investors, 36-year-old Louis Gottsponer has been busy. “Especially in the past 12 months, without a doubt,” he said. The poultry producer’s impending…
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Forty Under 40: Hunter Haynes
At 23, Hunter Haynes is the youngest honoree in this year’s class. But with a management portfolio of more than 1 million SF of office space throughout Northwest Arkansas, he…
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Forty Under 40: Steven Hinds
Steven Hinds said it’s a challenge to set even Arvest McIlroy Bank apart in this competitive market. In his fifth year at the Fayetteville bank, the vice president of marketing…
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Forty Under 40: Jennifer Irwin
Jennifer Irwin, 30, grew up in Dallas and earned a bachelor’s degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas in 1994. The week after she graduated, she started work at…
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Forty Under 40: Lynne Kenworthy
Lynne Kenworthy said she was an “AT&T brat” growing up, constantly on the move with her father’s job. But she was taught by her Arkansas-raised parents to love the Razorbacks….
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Forty Under 40: David Kinney
Three years ago, David Kinney accepted the biggest challenge of his career. His family business of making stereo speakers was losing sales to overseas competitors. Kinney’s father, who established Wood…
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Forty Under 40: Lyndy Lindsey
Lyndy Lindsey said putting golf courses and apartment complexes together is like building a puzzle. And at the rate he’s going, it looks like he’s got it all figured out….