by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Meredith Lowry doesn’t see any limit to what Northwest Arkansas can become. As one of the area’s leading intellectual property lawyers, Lowry helps inventors, entrepreneurs and companies obtain patent, trademark…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Frozen dinners and Pop-Tarts were never served in Matthew McClure’s childhood home. Both parents liked to cook and used fresh foods. McClure always had a comfortable grip on cooking as…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
During the dozen years J.R. Meeks has worked at Chambers Bank, the peaks have been magnificent and the valleys deep. He joined the bank, which his great-grandfather founded, while finishing…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Dean Morris learned about the credit card industry from the bottom up. When he was just a teenager, he sat in the back office at his dad’s company, Community Bankers…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Misty Murphy’s longtime passions for public service and biking came together last September when she started her work at the Northwest Arkansas Council. And the crowning achievement of her career…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Marcus Necessary enjoyed a quick rise in the Northwest Arkansas real estate market to become the top overall agent at Weichert Realtors-The Griffin Co. in Arkansas, Missouri and Kansas. He…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Sach Oliver grew up on a cattle farm in north Arkansas, graduated as valedictorian from Viola High School and was later student government president at Arkansas State University. It was…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
You know you’ve made it when you have your own Wikipedia page. Just ask Buck Ortega. The former NFL journeyman and University of Miami tight end has had a charmed…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
He was told to “do what you do” by a man he respected, and took the advice. For Jonathan Perrodin, that meant giving himself the freedom and flexibility to follow…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Mike Rush didn’t make the cut for his eighth grade basketball team, so his coach told him to try track. He went out and beat the ninth-graders in sprints and…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Thuy (pronounced “twee”) Rushing knows a thing or two about big brands. Her entire career in retail has been built on The Hershey Co., the largest chocolate manufacturer in the…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
On the surface, learning the Russian language and representing a global brand have nothing in common. But having done both, Hamilton Seale Moriarty knows better. Being good at either one…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Ben Shankle is a team player. Although he was hand-picked to start the Bentonville office of Dallas-based Pavecon Ltd. in 2011 and has grown the staff to 30 — in…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
Brook Thomas has always had a can-do attitude. That’s how he went from part-time teleprompter operator in 2000 to news director in 2007. “You do the job you’ve been given…
by - January 1, 2014 12:00 am
He traded in his sword for a ploughshare. Josh Whittle, a former United States Air Force pilot, did two tours in Iraq flying one of the most successful military aircrafts…
by - December 31, 2013 8:12 am
Arkansas Lt. Gov. Mark Darr settled with the Arkansas Ethics Commission on Monday, accepting a fine of $11,000.
by - December 23, 2013 12:00 am
Five industries weigh in on the year ahead, as the economy continues its slow recovery.
by - December 23, 2013 12:00 am
Legal saga, merger activity lead Top 10 list for local business news in 2013.
by - December 23, 2013 12:00 am
NWABJ editors weigh in on some of the highlights and low points of 2013.
by - December 23, 2013 12:00 am
The city is in for a busy 2014 in the construction industry.
