Northwest Arkansas

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Rausch Companies

John Rausch and Buddy Coleman founded Rausch Coleman Homes in 2002 and sold the company to Lennar in February 2025. John Rausch founded Rausch Enterprises, doing business as Rausch Companies,…

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Onyx Coffee Lab

Jon and Andrea Allen formed Onyx Coffee Lab in 2012 after spending time from high school and beyond in the coffee business. They met working as baristas at Arsaga’s Coffee…

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49 Financial

49 Financial began inside a Fortune 500 company before it became an independent, registered investment advisor (RIA) firm in 2019. It was founded by Travis Penfield, Hunter Lloyd and Kyle…

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The Stitt Group

The Stitt Group began as a DIY home project in 1975 when Orlo and David Stitt installed a solar water heating system on their home in suburban Montreal, Canada. This…

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PodcastVideos.com

Eric Howerton had an idea. In recent years, podcasts and YouTube videos have become extremely popular, and many people want to get into the space. There are several obstacles they…

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mejo

In 2018, Ryan Sheedy decided to become a stay-at-home dad. He and his wife had recently welcomed twin sons. One of the boys has a rare genetic disorder. Soon Sheedy…

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Barbell Gyms of NWA

A Siloam Springs gym was selling all of its weightlifting equipment, and Bobby Bittle saw an opportunity. For more than three years, Bentonville had been without a gym where heavy…

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Water for Good

About 713 million people globally don’t have access to reliable water, or about one in 12 people on Earth. That number balloons to one in four when the number of…

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Havenwood

Many single mothers and their children were struggling in the Bentonville area in the early 1990s. They had trouble finding safe and stable housing. A group of people came together…

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7hills

On any given night in Northwest Arkansas, there are approximately 900 individuals experiencing homelessness. Homelessness can range from couch surfing to staying in a temporary place like an emergency shelter…