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Fast 15: Katie Eaves

Growing up, Katie Eaves’ interest was in fine arts, and after being recognized as one of the state’s top soprano voices while competing at Fayetteville High School, she received a…

Fast 15: Cody Few

Cody Few is just two years removed from college, but he is already thriving in the competitive world of executive recruiting. Few joined Stout as an intern a little more…

NWA Women in Business: Angela Belford

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.S., business administration, University of Arkansas; M.S., internet marketing, Full Sail University in Florida Professional background: Belford’s knowledge and abilities in the areas of web-based technology, search-engine…

NWA Women in Business: Chung Tan

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.S., food science technology, National University of Malaysia; M.H.S.A, University of Arkansas at Little Rock Professional background: Tan has held her current position about seven years and…

NWA Women in Business: Denise Natishan

Residence: Rogers Education: B.A. from Wilkes University in Pennsylvania; master’s degree from Institute for Christian Studies in Toronto Professional background: Natishan joined Cameron Smith & Associates in 2004, and her…

NWA Women in Business: Julie Cromer Peoples

Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.S., communications management, Missouri State University; M.P.A., policy analysis, Indiana University School of Public and Environmental Affairs Professional background: Cromer Peoples joined the UA in 2014 after…

NWA Women in Business: Kelly Kemp-McLintock

Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., broadcast journalism, Arkansas Tech University Professional background: Kemp-McLintock has been chief advancement officer at The Jones Center for 12 years. In that time, she’s raised over$40…

NWA Women in Business: Kim Minor

Residence: Bentonville Education: Bentonville High School Professional background: Minor started her real estate career 17 years ago with RE/MAX Real Estate Results. She’s been principal broker and owner of the…

NWA Women in Business: Lori Walker

Residence: Rogers Education: A.A., Westark Community College; B.S., business administration, M.L.A, communications, Arkansas Tech University Professional background: Walker has about 16 years’ experience in higher education and has worked at…

NWA Women in Business: Melody Martens

Residence: Bentonville Education: Bruno-Pyatt High School Professional background: Martens’ banking career began 22 years ago, and she was named president of Signature Bank of Arkansas’ Bentonville market in April 2013….

NWA Women in Business: Shelle Summers

Residence: Rogers Education: B.A., International Business, William Jewell College; M.B.A., Western Illinois University Professional background: Shelle Summers has worked at the chamber for almost 10 years. Prior to moving to…

NWA Women in Business: Shelli McDaniel

Residence: Bentonville Education: A.S., Connors State College Professional background: McDaniel established Center Point Contractors in 2008 and has grown the construction company into a $6 million business. She began her…

Forty Under 40: C. Rachel Kilpatrick

As the first endocrinologist in several years based in Washington County, Rachel Kilpatrick has spent the past two years establishing her practice in Fayetteville, her hometown. After completing residency training…

Forty Under 40: Ashley Knight

Ashley Knight was dead set on attending medical school. A native of Dermott, she graduated from the University of Arkansas at Monticello with a biology degree and was looking at…

Forty Under 40: Erin Kraner

In the spring of 2006, during her senior year at Hendrix College, Rogers native Erin Kraner watched a documentary on underserved children. The film spurred her to action, and she…

Forty Under 40: Tara Limbird

Sales for Tara Limbird’s real estate team have grown an average of 52 percent each year since 2011, and last year’s sales reached $100 million. Her team now includes five…

Forty Under 40: Tina Miles

BioBased Technologies LLC chief financial officer Tina Miles will tell you she’s a perfectionist, and that trait plays well in her job. “What we do is meticulous. We dot every…

Forty Under 40: Nick Nabholz

As a grandson of company founder Robert D. “Bob” Nabholz, Nick Nabholz represents the third generation of Conway-based Nabholz Construction Corp., now one of the top commercial general contractors in…

Forty Under 40: Rob Nelson

Rob Nelson thinks about food constantly and is always changing the menu at his restaurant. “I’m the chief creative officer,” he said. Tusk & Trotter showcases High South cuisine with…

Forty Under 40: Jake Newell

Developer Jake Newell enjoys seeing the fruits of his labor in downtown Bentonville, while coming and going from his office on Southwest Fifth Street. “When I turn the corner on…