Charles Nabholz, CARTI Honored at 37th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards

Charles Nabholz, accepts the 2025 Legacy of Leadership Award at the 2025 Arkansas Business of the Year Awards (Lauren McCullough)

Charles Nabholz, the chairman emeritus of Conway’s Nabholz, was celebrated for a life of leadership with the seventh Legacy of Leadership Award at the 37th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards, and CARTI was recognized as the Arkansas Business of the Year with more than 500 employees.

▶️Watch Nabholz’s acceptance speech.

Arkansas Business Publishing Group of Little Rock presents the awards each year to honor businesses of all sizes and nonprofits. Readers of Arkansas Business nominate executives and organizations for the awards, and an independent panel of judges determines the winners.

An evening ceremony honoring nominees and winners took place March 5 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock.

The winners were:

• Category I (1-30 employees): Whitton Farms. ▶️Watch the acceptance speech.

• Category II (31-55 employees): ControlTek Inc. ▶️Watch the acceptance speech.

• Category III (56-150 employees): Polyethylene Containers Inc. ▶️Watch the acceptance speech.

• Category IV (151-499 employees): Splash Car Wash & 10-Minute Oil Change. ▶️Watch the acceptance speech.

• Category V (500+ employees): CARTI Inc. ▶️Watch the acceptance speech.

The Morgan Nick Foundation of Alma was named Nonprofit Organization of the Year, and Path Fertility of Bentonville won the third annual Innovation Pacesetter Award.

The Olivia Farrell Gender Equity Award, which is presented by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, was awarded to Arvest Bank.