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Talk Business & Politics staff

Meet the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s 2024 Forty Under 40 class

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal proudly introduces the 28th class of Forty Under 40 honorees. Our annual list recognizes emerging leaders for achievements in their professional lives and their community…

Tyson Foods to cut hundreds of jobs in North Carolina chicken complex

Last week Tyson Foods began handing out pink slips to plant workers in the Wilkesboro, N.C., fresh chicken facility, according to local news reports. Around 500 jobs are expected to…

Forty Under 40: Lindsay Wilmott

When Lindsay Wilmott was a child, she was fascinated and intrigued with numbers. Both of her parents were educators, and she thought it would be natural for her to become a…

Forty Under 40: Chris Thompson

Five years ago, Chris Thompson was homeless in Los Angeles due to addiction. On Thanksgiving Day 2018, he started his sobriety journey. While living at a halfway house, he started…

Forty Under 40: Aayush Thakur

Aayush Thakur never intended to live and work in the United States. In 2010, he attended the University of South Florida seeking a master’s degree in civil engineering with an…

Forty Under 40: Joshua Sykes

Joshua Sykes understands that sometimes you have to walk away from a goal. He also understands that temporarily doing so does not keep you from reaching it. Sykes graduated from…

Forty Under 40: Lindsey Steiger-Muck

Lindsey Steiger-Muck found a love for teaching after a former college professor suggested it. The Fort Smith native started teaching after earning an MBA from the University of Arkansas in…

Forty Under 40: Hannah Stanley

Hannah Stanley knew she was going to become a doctor. Her father was a doctor, and when she was young, he battled cancer. The two spent a lot of time…

Forty Under 40: Andrea Ritchie

When Andrea Ritchie was growing up, she voraciously consumed the news. Ritchie served as the sports editor for her high school newspaper. She liked media so much that she planned…

Forty Under 40: Alli Thurmond Quinlan

Dedicated to sustainable growth, urbanism and historic preservation, Alli Thurmond Quinlan started her multidisciplinary design consulting firm to focus on architecture, master planning, landscape and infrastructure investment analysis. Quinlan, who…

St. Louis Fed names Henriquez, Torbett to key positions

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed François G. Henriquez the first vice president and chief operating officer, effective Thursday (Aug. 15). He will succeed Kathleen O’Neill who…

Forty Under 40: David Proffitt

David Proffitt’s knowledge of large business transactions, the insurance industry and interest in financial markets led him to become a financial advisor in 2020. In 2023, he joined Wilson Coker…

AMFA receives $450,000 from Windgate Foundation

The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) announced Monday (Aug. 12) the receipt of a multi-year grant totaling $450,000 from the Windgate Foundation. The grant will significantly enhance the museum’s…

Forty Under 40: Diana Frieberg Plattner

Diana Frieberg Plattner was about to graduate from the University of Arkansas with a degree in journalism. As a youth, she had dreamed of being an architect, but the allure…

Forty Under 40: Kristifier Paxton

Kristifier Paxton’s mantra is, “If you give me six hours to chop down a tree, I’ll spend the first three sharpening my axe.” Paxton’s axe is sharp with a degree…

Forty Under 40: Luke Parsons

Growing up as the fifth generation on his family’s farm in Springdale, working with cows and on row crops for $1 an hour taught Luke Parsons not to quit. “It…

Forty Under 40: Aaron Nicholson

Aaron Nicholson initially thought he would sell agricultural chemicals for a living after earning an agricultural business degree from the University of Arkansas in 2009. He did that for more…

Forty Under 40: Zachary McGee

Zachary McGee followed his father and grandfather, who both worked for Hudson Foods, into the poultry business. A Rogers native, McGee graduated from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock…

Forty Under 40: Mitchell Mawby

Mitchell Mawby never intended to work for the family business, planning instead to go into commercial real estate. His agreement with his dad was that he’d find success elsewhere and…

Forty Under 40: Calvin Mastin

Calvin Mastin is using his natural competitiveness to find ways to make ArcBest the very best at what it does. “I want to see us be the best,” Mastin said….