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Forty Under 40: Jason Minton

It may look like Jason Minton, 34, hasn’t made it far from the nest, but he’s traveled the country to make it big back home. The Rogers native took off…

Forty Under 40: Jonathan Mwaba

Jonathan Mwaba, 28, is in some ways unconventional. “My first passion is business, but not the traditional way of doing business,” Mwaba said, explaining his notion of a “triple bottom…

Forty Under 40: Deanna Newberry

A native of Topeka, Kan., Deanna Newberry, 37, calculated one of the best colleges she could attend was Tulane University in New Orleans. That’s where she started pursuing her degree…

Forty Under 40: Mark Power

Fayetteville native Mark Power, 39, has been the executive director of development — the office that raises private gift support — at the University of Arkansas since 2007. Power’s willingness…

Forty Under 40: Jason Reynolds

Jason Reynolds, 27, played baseball for the Razorbacks as a situational player, but a career in the game wasn’t in the cards. The Austin native came to the University of…

Forty Under 40: Christopher Simpson, M.D.

After graduating from Arkansas Tech University in 1993 with a degree in biology and chemistry, Christopher Simpson, 39, attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in…

Forty Under 40: Shelley Simpson

Like a lot of University of Arkansas graduates in the mid-1990s, Shelley Simpson targeted the “big three” when she went looking for a job. She ended up at J.B. Hunt….

Forty Under 40: Michelle Stockman

If starting entrepreneurial centers and promoting broadband connectivity throughout rural Arkansas sounds like a daunting task, just know Michelle Stockman, 36, took up skydiving on a dare. Stockman, who grew…

Forty Under 40: David Thompson

David Thompson’s interest in financial advising began at a golf course. Thompson, 39, who played collegiately at Vanderbilt University, was giving lessons to supplement his career as a touring pro…

Forty Under 40: Kelly Tribell

Kelly Tribell, 39, got into the mortgage business in 1998 because he was looking for something more interesting than traditional banking. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1993…

Forty Under 40: Matt Turner

Matt Turner, 29, follows two rules when delivering the nightly news for KNWA: Don’t try to imitate anybody and don’t make it too complicated. “My job is really pretty simple,”…

Forty Under 40: Justin Delaney Williams

Justin Williams, 34, has five jobs, but not the one he covets. Williams — maybe best known as one of the minds behind Pixelbenders, an award-winning multimedia design firm —…

Forty Under 40: Matt Machen

Matt Machen’s early interest in business just seemed natural. “My dad was a business major and had a car dealership in Forest City, and that kind of got me interested…

Forty Under 40: Sarah E. King

Sarah King, 34, always knew she wanted to work in the field of community service. She volunteered for various organizations throughout her adolescence in Springdale, and landed a job at…

Wal-Mart Puts Stock in Continued Growth Around World

The Nov. 21 naming of Mike Duke to succeed Lee Scott as Wal-Mart’s president and CEO fits nicely into the company’s plans to further expand into international markets.

Northwest Arkansas Past Dues Loans Rise 6 Percent in 3Q

Twenty-one banks doing business in Benton and Washington counties had a combined $332.3 million worth of loans on their books that were not accruing interest as of Sept. 30.

Focus on Innovation During Downturn (Grey Williams Commentary)

Unlike the weather, the local economic forecast is these days affected quite directly by events around the globe, as well as national and state trends. Implications and responses to these are therefore important as one seeks to plan.

Recession Woes (Editorial)

The U.S. economy has been in the doldrums for some time now. So the National Bureau of Economic Research finally said recently what most of us already knew: we’ve been in a recession for a year, since last December.

Garland Center Under Construction on U of A Campus (Real Deals)

Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. of Little Rock recently broke ground on a $39 million parking garage and retail center on the University of Arkansas campus.

Natural State Fares Better Than Nation on Unemployment Rate

The Bureau of Labor Statistics on Dec. 5 released the worst unemployment figures in 30 years but numbers in Arkansas fare better.

Arkansas led country in farm bankruptcies in 2025

Hybar to open second mill in Osceola

Executive Summary: Slowing down, listening a part of Gehrig’s leadership

Then and Now: Brandenburg manages through global uncertainty