by - August 21, 2018 4:09 pm
Society will change in many ways during the next 30 years, and thanks to changing demographics, technology and ever-changing workforce demands, higher education may undergo the most dramatic transformation of…
by - August 20, 2018 5:19 pm
Located in a World War II-era warehouse in Chaffee Crossing in anticipation of further area growth, Fort Smith Brewing Company works with small businesses to spur growth in the city,…
by - August 20, 2018 5:03 pm
A national civil liberties group that advocates the separation of church and state plans to attend the Bentonville School District’s board of education meeting Monday (Aug. 20). Nick Fish, national…
by - August 20, 2018 4:29 pm
In Fayetteville, passengers can ride for free on buses of Springdale-based transit provider Ozark Regional Transit (ORT) and Fayetteville-based provider Razorback Transit. On Monday (Aug. 20), the city announced the…
by - August 20, 2018 11:01 am
Yue Zhao, assistant professor of electrical engineering at the University of Arkansas, has received $3.4 million to continue to develop a high-density, 300-kilowatt, silicon-carbide solar inverter. On Monday (Aug. 20),…
by - August 20, 2018 10:52 am
Encouraging diversity, equity and inclusion in Benton and Washington counties is the focus of a new community-based three-year initiative called TRUE Northwest Arkansas (TRUE). Supported by the Walmart Foundation and…
by - August 20, 2018 7:42 am
Marc Yount was one of the first employees at Field Agent, a crowdsource data collection company serving the retail industry. The 2 million users who have downloaded the company’s app…
by - August 20, 2018 7:41 am
Sarah White started at the bottom of the account leadership rung at advertising agency Saatchi & Saatchi X four years ago. Her ability to lead internal teams, build client relationships…
by - August 20, 2018 7:39 am
It was law school or bust for Caley Vo. Vo’s father was an immigrant from South Vietnam, whose career had been laboring in a tool factory. It was good, honest…
by - August 20, 2018 7:38 am
Christie Turner planned to be a lawyer, but a bank teller job in her hometown of Russellville during college at Arkansas Tech University changed her mind. She fell in love…
by - August 20, 2018 7:34 am
Samuel Terry was law clerk for Chief U.S. District Judge P.K. Holmes III of the Western District of Arkansas and deputy prosecuting attorney for Sebastian County before a colleague led…
by - August 20, 2018 7:32 am
In retrospect, 2009 was a formidable year to start a construction company. But the enterprise was successful for Jacob Tankersley. Nearly a decade later, he has built and renovated more…
by - August 20, 2018 7:31 am
Growing up, Chris Stec remembers spending nights at Alpha Packaging while his parents worked late. He was often at the corrugated box manufacturing company, and while his father didn’t want…
by - August 20, 2018 7:29 am
Historian and educator Dustin Seaton wants to help young people envision the world they wish to live in, then develop the understanding and resources to actuate it. Supporters say he…
by - August 20, 2018 7:27 am
T.J. Sangam describes his arrival in Northwest Arkansas as a coincidence. Born and raised in one of southern India’s largest cities, Sangam moved to the U.S. in 2006 to attend…
by - August 20, 2018 7:25 am
Since Joe Rumsey took helm of the cold storage company his grandfather founded, he has added an asset-based trucking company and a non-asset based brokerage company. “This streamlines the process…
by - August 20, 2018 7:24 am
Rockline Industries led Robert James Rudolph to Northwest Arkansas. “I joined the family business,” he said. In September 2011, he started at the manufacturing company his grandfather Ralph Rudolph founded…
by - August 20, 2018 7:22 am
Witnessing the positive impact cataract surgery made on people’s lives by restoring their vision, and knowing those surgical outcomes are always good, sold Patrick Risch on ophthalmology. An Eagle Scout,…
by - August 20, 2018 7:20 am
Elizabeth Prenger developed an interest in nonprofits while working for a political consulting firm in Washington, D.C. Before joining The First Tee, the Little Rock native worked for a nonprofit…
by - August 20, 2018 7:19 am
Will Pannell likes to play chess. Any game, really, that has a long-view, tactical aspect to it. As an economist for one of the world’s largest food companies, strategic thinking…
