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Forty Under 40: Christina Lusk

Christina Lusk turns relationships into business opportunities. When her parents lived in Russia from 1995-1998, Lusk started an import company in Southern Colorado that specialized in Russian gifts and collectibles….

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Forty Under 40: Matthew Mason

Matthew Mason saw more grain than greenbacks in his future when he left the University of Arkansas with a masters degree in agricultural economics in 1993. During graduate school, the…

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Forty Under 40: Jason Nichol

Jason Nichol grew up in Royse City, Texas, and earned a bachelors degree in agribusiness in 1993 from Stephen F. Austin State University in Nacogdoches, Texas. In 1994, he went…

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Forty Under 40: Justin Salter

After graduating from the University of Arkansas in 2000, Conway native Justin Salter worked as a bank examiner for the Arkansas State Bank Department in Little Rock for about three…

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Forty Under 40: Amber Savage

Amber Savage made her first dress at age 6 and earned a commission as a professional artist before leaving Rogers High School in 1998. Following graduation, she pursued a career…

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Forty Under 40: Lee Scarlett

A history buff who collects rare, numbered bottles of scotch but never drinks them, Lee Scarlett loves all things Celtic, especially the construction company he started in 1998. Scarlett grew…

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Forty Under 40: Kenny Tomlin

Kenny Tomlin is an innovator in the age of technology. After spending two years working for American Business Innovations and Electronic Data Systems, both in Dallas, he started I-Soft, an…

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Forty Under 40: Rod Wallis

While he doesnt build houses as fast as the folks on Extreme Makeover: Home Edition, Rod Wallis completes an average of 50 to 60 houses each year in Northwest Arkansas….

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Forty Under 40: Heath Ward

Even though he grew up around plenty of chicken houses in Murfreesboro, Heath Ward never planned to work in the poultry industry. After graduating from the University of Arkansas in…

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Forty Under 40: Jon Woods

In January, Jon Woods will be the youngest member of the newly elected Arkansas General Assembly. After winning the Republican primary in May, Woods, who also works as a loan…