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Inside the Business of Fixing Things

by Arkansas Business Staff – 2 months ago
Inside the Business of Fixing Things
These small businesses ply their increasing rarified trades to repair and renew products from antique books to fine clothing. Arkansas Business looks at how they do it.

In a world full of disposable merchandise, a few Arkansas craftsmen -- and women -- still make their living fixing things that are too precious to throw away. Arkansas Business looks at five businesses working to buck the trend of disposability.
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Clock Fixers Now Facing High Noon

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Bob Prince closed the Clock Shop of Monticello at the end of December, dealing another blow to the clock repair industry. Prince, who will turn 83 on Wednesday, had been repairing clocks since 1961, but decided to walk away from the business that he operated out of a metal building.
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Small Business Bill Promises Millions of Investment; AEDC Sees 'Risk'

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An Arkansas House committee advanced a proposal Wednesday to establish a new economic development program aimed at driving private investment to small businesses in low-income areas.
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