Ed Clifford
Building Legacies: The Jones Center for Families Thrives 20 Years On
Bernice Jones’ dream of an all-welcoming community center is alive and well in Springdale two decades after the philanthropist’s death. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Ed Clifford to Step Down as Jones Center CEO
He's led the center in downtown Springdale since 2012. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Nonprofits
A nonprofits resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Trail Boosts Springdale’s Downtown Effort
The city of Springdale’s master plan calling for rejuvenating its downtown is estimated to be about $20.5 million in improvements, coinciding with the opening of the Razorback Greenway trail later this year. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Walton Family, Care Foundations Pledge $20M to Jones Center
A pair of $10 million contributions from the Walton Family Foundation and Care Foundation will serve as lead gifts in a $30 million campaign for the Jones Trust and Jones Center in Springdale. read more >
by Chris Bahn -
Influx of Workers Transforms Northwest Arkansas
From highways to airports, from homes to banks, from dining to the arts, the Wal-Mart presence is felt mightily in the Fayetteville-Springdale-Rogers Metropolitan Statistical Area anchored by the three cities plus Wal-Mart’s home in Bentonville. read more >
by Todd Traub -
Wal-Mart: Sam Walton’s Ideas Reshaped Retailing Industry
Whether the Wal-Mart phenomenon could have developed anywhere else is an unanswerable question. But the reason why it happened is simple: Back in 1950, Sam Walton thought Bentonville would be a good place to raise a family and operate a business. (Part of Arkansas Business' 20th anniversary issue.) read more >
by Mark Friedman -