When Little Rock Jilted Amazon: Tale of a Breakup Letter
The whirlwind week of #lovelittlerock started when Millie Ward got a call from Little Rock Regional Chamber's Jay Chesshir, who thought that while 238 cities were pitching to land Amazon, Little Rock could make some noise by saying no. read more >
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Honda Dealers Hitch Their Marketing With Stone Ward
Stone Ward has a new client, the South Central Honda Dealers Association, and the ad agency will be developing new creative concepts for the group of seven Honda dealerships in three states. read more >
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Stone & Ward Reflect, From Leno to Picasso
Stone Ward's Millie Ward and Larry Stone have struck a good work-and-home-life balance: They draw no dividing line. read more >
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Millie Ward to Speak at UCA’s Davis Family Series
Stone Ward co-founder and president to discuss her career as part of the UCA business school lecture program. read more >
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Little Rock’s Metrocentre Mall District Begins Dissolution Process
Property owners in downtown Little Rock’s Metrocentre Improvement District No. 1 are finally getting a break from decades of shouldering $12.5 million of debt. read more >
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Brett Parker Named Incoming Media Director of Stone Ward (Movers & Shakers)
Brett Parker, senior media planner and buyer for the Stone Ward advertising agency, will become media director on Oct. 1. He’ll replace Debra Reid, who will retire Sept. 30. read more >
Sissy’s Log Cabin Rings Stone Ward for Ad Buys
Sissy’s Log Cabin, the jewelry company with stores in Pine Bluff, Little Rock, Jonesboro and Memphis, has switched its advertising contract from Albright Ideas to Stone Ward. read more >
Rotary Club of Little Rock Honors Millie Ward
Millie Ward, co-founder and president of Little Rock advertising agency Stone Ward, was honored Tuesday by the Rotary Club of Little Rock with its Business & Professional Leader of the Year Award. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Media & Marketing
A media and marketing resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Millie Ward of Stone Ward on 40 Years in Advertising
Millie Ward, president of Stone Ward of Little Rock, has been in the advertising business for 40 years and she was recently inducted into the University of Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. But spend any time with her and you’ll see — it’s subtle, noticeable only in retrospect — that she’d rather tell her clients’ stories than her own. read more >
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Two Steps Forward (Editorial)
Millie Ward is believed to be the first woman to have been named a partner in a major advertising agency in Arkansas and one of the first in the Southwest. In a lengthy interview with an Arkansas Business reporter, not once did she refer to her status as a pioneer, and when asked directly about it, she said she didn’t want really to discuss it. She agreed that it just might be a sign of progress that the subject hadn’t arisen earlier. read more >
UA to Induct 4 Into Business Hall of Fame Tonight
The Sam Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will induct four into its Business Hall of Fame at a ceremony tonight at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. read more >
UA Business Hall of Fame 2015: Millie Ward
Millie Ward is at the center of things. As president and co-founder of Stone Ward, a full-service advertising agency with offices in Little Rock and Chicago, she is at the center of the group’s ethos of intelligent thinking, committed service and creative drive. read more >
UA Announces 4 Inductees For Business Hall of Fame
Representing the Class of 2015 inductees into the University of Arkansas Business Hall of Fame are Millie Ward, Al Bell, Stephen L. LaFrance Sr., and Donald E. "Buddy" Wray, the UA said Thursday. read more >
Video: Millie Ward Talks Main Street, River Market And Downtown Little Rock Partnership (Exec Q&A)
Millie Ward, who has served on the board of the Downtown Little Rock Partnership since the 1980s, talks about her vision for downtown Little Rock and what the partnership is doing to better the area. Includes video. read more >
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