For nearly 65 years, Rood Heating and Cooling has been serving Arkansas and the River Valley. The company started in 1955 when Fred Rood was hired to dig plumbing ditches at Arkansas Tech University. He later incorporated and set the foundation for the business’ growth. Over the years, the family-owned and operated company has been…
You won’t find entrepreneur Kerry McCoy lounging in her considerable pool of accomplishments. Rather, look for her swimming in the open sea of risk toward new horizons. While most business owners her age are contemplating retirement, McCoy is busy parlaying her business, FlagandBanner.com, into a multi-media enterprise. Those that know her do not find this…
While many business owners dream of being able to pass their enterprise on to their children, Roderick Edwards’ parents urged him to do his own thing. It wasn’t out of concern, though; they didn’t want him to feel handcuffed to their business. So he set his sights on a medical career. He graduated pre-med and…
Gary Horton says he stumbled upon his career, but once he got into it knew he had found his calling. As a college student looking for a job to make ends meet, Horton took a job in an orthotics shop. Once he learned about how his work was making a difference in people’s lives, he…
Charlene Simon is the embodiment of the Mark Twain quote, “Find a job you enjoy doing, and you will never have to work a day in your life.” Simon is a serial entrepreneur whose success has proved a formal education is just a formality. A wife at 15 and mother of three by 20, her…
Becky Whelan never imagined some 20 years ago when she was a customer at Cecil’s Fine Jewelry that someday she would be the owner. She had a thriving design business, first in Hot Springs Village in the 1970s and 1980s and then as the head of design for the old Brandon House until the late…
Blackmon Auctions, a third-generation, family-owned, auction company specializing in construction, trucking, industrial, and real estate sales is celebrating its 81st year in business. “We are still owned by the original family, and we have been in business longer than any others in the industry,” says CEO Thomas Blackmon. “We are also rare that for the…
Arkansas is home to a number of outstanding companies that have been passed down through generations. It’s an impressive feat to launch a business and be able to pass it to the next generation, much less successive generations. John Ward, co-director of The Center for Family Enterprises at Northwestern University’s Kellogg School of Management and…
Who’s Hungry? There are no two ways about it; Arkansas is loaded with great restaurants. From hip new spots to time-honored haunts, there’s no reason to ever go hungry in the Natural State. We know going out to eat costs you both time and money. And sometimes, you just can’t decide where to go. Ask…
At Conner Homes we understand building a home is a big decision, so we want to make your experience as comfortable, convenient, and cost effective as possible. We are focused on investing in our community, building quality homes at a practical price and maintaining the highest level of customer service. Our homes are well thought…
