by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
In her nearly 15 years with Tyson Foods Inc., Connie Jo Clampit has held seven different positions. After earning a bachelor’s degree in general business from the University of Arkansas…
by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
Mike Cook likes to joke that he graduated in the Top 10 of his high school class. It’s true, but so did everybody else. There were only eight students who…
by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
Andy Core believes so strongly that “a healthy lifestyle fuels success” that he’s built a career out of it. Core, a Fort Smith native, earned a graduate degree in exercise…
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Janine Covington was raised in the family business. The work ethic of her parents contributed to her drive for success, but when she was younger she had no desire to…
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Christopher Crossland started working for the family business, Crossland Construction Co., in his hometown of Columbus, Kan., on steel and concrete crews while he was still in high school.nA few…
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Wendy Davidson has worked for Tyson Foods Inc. for more than 10 years. nThe Le Mars, Iowa, native earned a bachelor’s degree in political science and sociology with an emphasis…
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Although he earned his bachelor’s degree in agricultural business from the University of Arkansas in 2001, David Erstine was working on his career in real estate while he was still…
by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
Catherine Frederick worked full time at Bob Wimberly Public Relations while earning her bachelor’s degree at night from the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. That taste of “PR” convinced…
by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
While growing up in Little Rock, James Harkins wanted to be either a commercial Realtor or a country-and-western songwriter. But a three-week stint in Nashville trying to break into show…
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Brad Johnson started to go to law school, but changed his mind during the first semester to take a position with Scurlock Industries Inc. Johnson said he had always loved…
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Little Rock native Missy Darwin Kincaid graduated from the University of Arkansas in 1987. She then spent time in Washington D.C. working for U.S. Sen. David Pryor, D-Arkansas; just under…
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The Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market on Crossover Road in Fayetteville won the David Glass Asset Management Award last year as the best Neighborhood Market in the nation.nKenny King, who has managed…
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Robert Kisabeth wanted to be a chef. Although he still loves cooking Italian food, he found his real talent in managing hotels.nA native of Plymouth, Mich., Kisabeth graduated from Michigan…
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Steven Lane made his way to Bentonville three years after earning a bachelor’s degree in civil engineering at the University of Missouri-Columbia in 1989. Previously he had worked for an…
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A real Renaissance man, Alex Lostetter is the author of the young adult science fiction novel, “Yesterday’s Shadow,” an avid painter, hiker, traveler and water skier.nThe president of Arkansas Power…
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Mitchell Massey started a hydraulics firm in 1992 and later launched his own holding company that has an interest in a number of entities, including five primary companies through Massey…
by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
Mark McQueen owned his own businesses, but after some health problems helped him realize that taking off work really wasn’t an option, he began to look for a more giving…
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A former professional runner, Matt Mitchell has shifted his competitive drive to the business world.nOriginally from New Jersey, Mitchell moved to Fayetteville to run track for the University of Arkansas….
by - January 1, 2004 12:00 am
Sarah Nabholz Mitchell’s professional career reads like a 21st-century fairy tale.nShe and a Little Rock coworker, Pam Purvis Hatcher, were burned out on advertising agency work, and Mitchell wanted to…
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Originally from Littleton, Colo., Seth Mohorn earned two degrees from York College in Nebraska one in business administration and one in secondary education. nWhen he graduated in 1994, he moved…
