A directory of Profiles for Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Awards
by - January 1, 2000 12:00 am
Busily juggling meetings with property realtors, buyers, sellers, insurers, lenders and inspectors, Blake Hanby’s contact list stretches longer than a typical person’s drive home. As executive vice president and operations…
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Charles Hanna grew up on a farm near Goshen where his family raised show-quality Quarter Horses. While he doesn’t dabble in equestrian pursuits today, he has helped groom AAA Business…
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Sam Harris is a heavy hitter both on and off the job for Arkansas National Bank. A 3-handicapper in golf, Harris services a personal loan portfolio of more than $30…
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Jim Haworth, 38, grew up in Centertown, Mo. (population about 300), near Jefferson City. He received a bachelor of science in business administration degree from Central Missouri State University, majoring…
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Eric Heil is making as big of a splash in the business world as his did as an Arkansas Razorback swimmer. Heil, 33, is the founder and general manager of…
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By day, he’s a mild mannered vice president who manages a personal-loan portfolio of more than $40 million. By night, First Arvest Bank’s Roger Holroyd splits his time between teaching…
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When Tim Hudson moved his family to Northwest Arkansas from the manic hustle of Atlanta, he planned to take some time to relax and slow down his pace. Promptly failing…
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James Young began his career with Tyson Foods Inc. immediately after graduating from college in 1988, and a recent promotion proved he remains strong in the company. The Dallas native…
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Brad Jones, 31, not only got to fulfill his dream. He got to do it with a friend. The Greenwood native graduated in 1993 from the University of Arkansas with…
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Darren Lee was working as a welder in Alaska when he suffered an injury that he was told would need surgery to repair. He visited a chiropractor and changed his…
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Ronald Loveless, 32, has been at Remington Products Co. in Bentonville for less than two months, and already he’s talking about the company’s “domestic and global goals.” “I hope to…
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Matt Mawby likes seeing new faces in town. But he likes seeing more familiar ones in his office. As vice president and general manager of Rogers-based Professional Business Systems since…
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Andy Murray, 37, grew up in Cincinnati, Ohio, and received a bachelor of science degree in computer science from Ohio Tech in 1983. He worked for Procter and Gamble for…
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David Needham was born and raised in Van Buren. In 1987, he earned a bachelor’s degree in radio and television broadcasting from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Six months later,…
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Mark Powell thought it was tough leaving football behind after his high school days, electing to enroll at the University of Tulsa. He learned a tougher lesson when, as a…
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Steve Proffitt, 38, grew up in Indianapolis, Ind., and went to work for an optical firm in Toledo, Ohio. In 1991, he landed a job in Wal-Mart’s Crawfordsville, Ind., optical…
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As large as poultry giant Tyson Foods Inc. is, Cary Richardson said there is still a family-oriented atmosphere around the workplace. Perhaps that’s why Richardson, senior vice president and general…
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Angela Ryan is the queen of the king of beers. As general manager for McBride Distributing Co., Ryan is responsible for one of the largest Budweiser beer distributors in Arkansas….
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In representing the best interests of children affected by either neglect or abuse, Washington County attorney ad litem April Rye realizes that anything less than thorough attention to each case…
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Cammie Harp Scott turned a potential tragedy into a fulfilling lifestyle, and she hasn’t looked back since. Scott was finishing a master’s degree in industrial engineering at the University of…
