by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Forty Under 40: Jason Minton
It may look like Jason Minton, 34, hasn’t made it far from the nest, but he’s traveled the country to make it big back home. The Rogers native took off…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-It may look like Jason Minton, 34, hasn’t made it far from the nest, but he’s traveled the country to make it big back home. The Rogers native took off…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Jonathan Mwaba, 28, is in some ways unconventional. “My first passion is business, but not the traditional way of doing business,” Mwaba said, explaining his notion of a “triple bottom…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-A native of Topeka, Kan., Deanna Newberry, 37, calculated one of the best colleges she could attend was Tulane University in New Orleans. That’s where she started pursuing her degree…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Fayetteville native Mark Power, 39, has been the executive director of development — the office that raises private gift support — at the University of Arkansas since 2007. Power’s willingness…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Jason Reynolds, 27, played baseball for the Razorbacks as a situational player, but a career in the game wasn’t in the cards. The Austin native came to the University of…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-After graduating from Arkansas Tech University in 1993 with a degree in biology and chemistry, Christopher Simpson, 39, attended medical school at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Like a lot of University of Arkansas graduates in the mid-1990s, Shelley Simpson targeted the “big three” when she went looking for a job. She ended up at J.B. Hunt….
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-If starting entrepreneurial centers and promoting broadband connectivity throughout rural Arkansas sounds like a daunting task, just know Michelle Stockman, 36, took up skydiving on a dare. Stockman, who grew…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-David Thompson’s interest in financial advising began at a golf course. Thompson, 39, who played collegiately at Vanderbilt University, was giving lessons to supplement his career as a touring pro…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Kelly Tribell, 39, got into the mortgage business in 1998 because he was looking for something more interesting than traditional banking. He graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1993…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Matt Turner, 29, follows two rules when delivering the nightly news for KNWA: Don’t try to imitate anybody and don’t make it too complicated. “My job is really pretty simple,”…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Justin Williams, 34, has five jobs, but not the one he covets. Williams — maybe best known as one of the minds behind Pixelbenders, an award-winning multimedia design firm —…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Matt Machen’s early interest in business just seemed natural. “My dad was a business major and had a car dealership in Forest City, and that kind of got me interested…
by January 1, 2009 12:00 am
-Sarah King, 34, always knew she wanted to work in the field of community service. She volunteered for various organizations throughout her adolescence in Springdale, and landed a job at…
by January 1, 2008 12:00 am
-Nick Allen, 26, has made the most of his short time as vice president of his family’s business. In late 2006, he helped Allens Inc. enter the frozen vegetable business…
by January 1, 2008 12:00 am
-The trucking business isn’t anything new to Adam Arrington, 34. He grew up in the industry with his family-owned trucking firm. “It’s something I’ve always done,” Arrington said. “I love…
by January 1, 2008 12:00 am
-The summer after Robby Bader graduated high school, he and a few friends hauled 40,000 square bales of hay and more than 500 ricks of wood. In between seasons, he…
by January 1, 2008 12:00 am
-The power of global networking is not lost on Jeannette Balleza, 29. She relocated to Northwest Arkansas from Little Rock in 2001 to work for a marketing firm, and started…
by January 1, 2008 12:00 am
-Fundraising was a career Jamie Banks, 36, came into somewhat by accident. But it’s one she has a knack for that has been very rewarding. The Little Rock native got…
by January 1, 2008 12:00 am
-James Bell, 34, was born and raised in Springdale, but when it came time for college, he took off for Tulane University in New Orleans. He wasn’t sure what he…