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Forty Under 40: Dexter L. Howard

Dexter L. Howard, 32, signed to play football for the University of Oklahoma, but when Barry Switzer got fired in 1989 Howard was allowed to transfer and sign with another…

Forty Under 40: Ed Huber

Ed Huber, 39, had moved from St. Louis to Chicago to Virginia to North Carolina to California. So he and his wife were ecstatic when word came in 2001 that…

Forty Under 40: Mitchell Johnson

Swayed by a college adviser, Mitchell Johnson, 39, pursued a degree in accounting because of the influence accounting has on all aspects of a business. Now serving as the president…

Forty Under 40: Jeff Martin

Jeff Martin, 34, grew up in Newport Beach, Calif., and graduated from the University of Colorado-Boulder in 1991 with a degree in finance and accounting. He worked in commercial real…

Forty Under 40: Allison A. McElroy

Allison A. McElroy, 32, has spent her entire professional career working to raise money for the Adult Development Center of Benton County. She earned a broadcasting degree in 1993 from…

Forty Under 40: Chris McSpadden

Chris McSpadden, 33, said he always wanted to get back to Arkansas. Getting to return for his dream job was like landing a hole-in-one. A Paragould native, McSpadden graduated from…

Forty Under 40: Andrew R. Miller

Andrew R. Miller at one time wanted to be a Border Patrol agent, and he entered college majoring in criminal justice. But he went on to get his law degree…

Forty Under 40: Blake Miller

Working with the many sectors that intersect with banking is what Blake Miller, 32, said he likes best about his job. A golfer and family man, Miller works primarily with…

Forty Under 40: Brian Moore

Brian Moore, 32, grew up in Springdale and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1994 with a degree in civil engineering. He spent five years as a project engineer…

Forty Under 40: Wes Morris

Wes Morris, 37, grew up in Harrison and graduated from the University of Arkansas with a degree in marketing. After college, he spent seven years with Dial Corp. in Springfield,…

Forty Under 40: Eric J. Pianalto

A Tontitown native, Eric J. Pianalto, 37, landed close to home. Pianalto, who now lives in Springdale, has made a career in medical administration. He heads up the Mercy Health…

Forty Under 40: Raymond Raphael Jr.

Theres a story Raymond Raphael Jr., 35, likes to tell. Its about a truck driver who falls off his back porch while hes trying to feed his dog. He cracks…

Forty Under 40: Bill Reynolds

Bill Reynolds mother always said he liked to argue, so the Fort Smith native went to law school. A partner with Nolan, Caddell & Reynolds P.A. since 1995, Reynolds, 38,…

Forty Under 40: Donovan â€˜Donâ€™ Russell

Donovan Russell, 37, began his professional career as a radio sports announcer and ended up as the director of sales and marketing for Honeywell Internationals Bentonville office.n Russell grew up…

Forty Under 40: Rod Sanders

Rod Sanders, 39, spent his early years in Orange, Calif., until his family relocated to Bentonville when he was 8 years old. Sanders graduated from John Brown University in 1986…

Forty Under 40: Robin Schrader

Robin Schrader was 18 years old when she went to work in the Wal-Mart pharmacy in Rogers. But she remembers a man coming in one day in overalls and beat-up…

Forty Under 40: Samuel T. Sicard

A fifth-generation banker, Sam T. Sicard, 27, has been in banking since age 14. Sicard serves as the assistant vice president and commercial loan officer in the Sicard family-owned First…

Forty Under 40: Melinda Steinsiek

Melinda Steinsiek, 38, knew at an early age that she liked caring for people. She earned a nursing degree from the University of Arkansas in 1987 and spent a couple…

Forty Under 40: Robert Tollett

Robert Tollett, 38, has hospitality in his blood. Remembering playing in hotels and kitchens as a child, Tollett said he learned from his mother, who has been in the industry…

Forty Under 40: Lance Weatherton

Lance Weatherton, 33, grew up in Little Rock and graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1993 with a bachelors degree in architecture. After graduation, he worked for Cromwell Architects…