North Metro Business Journal

Conway Wealth Management: Providing High-Quality Financial Advisement with a Hometown Feel (North Metro Business Journal)

When new clients walk into Conway Wealth Management, owner Greg Pillow wants them to leave with a clear and extensive picture of their financial situation and how they can move forward to achieve their goals, whether it be saving for retirement, a house or a child’s future education.  “It’s a job where you can truly make a difference in someone’s life and […]

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Baptist Health Heart Institute/Arkansas Cardiology Clinic–Conway Adds New Physician [North Metro Business Journal]

Faheemullah Beg, M.D., is a practicing physician at Baptist Health Heart Institute/Arkansas Cardiology Clinic–Conway. He grew up in a small town in northern Pakistan and was interested in health care from an early age.  “We had minimal access to health care where I grew up,” he recalled. “Mostly when we saw a physician, it was during sickness, and those physician visits

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Working Together to End the Pandemic [North Metro Business Journal]

Many of us can remember March 11, 2020, when it was announced that Arkansas had its first presumptive case of COVID-19, which was later confirmed as positive. A patient in Pine Bluff likely contacted the virus during a trip to New Orleans for Mardi Gras. The next day, eight more people tested positive. And now, just 18 months later, more than 7,000 Arkansans

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Arkansas PBS: Arkansas’s Media Home

For 55 years, Arkansas PBS has been committed to enhancing lives by providing lifelong learning opportunities for people of all ages and all walks of life. As the only statewide public media outlet, Arkansas PBS has played a vital role in educating, informing, engaging and inspiring audiences in every corner of the state.  Until 2020, Arkansas PBS was known as AETN – the Arkansas Educational

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Bringing Neurosurgery Care Closer To Home [North Metro Business Journal]

Surgeons at Baptist Health Neurosurgery Arkansas Satellite Clinic-Conway allow patients to stay close to home in Faulkner County and still receive Arkansas’ most comprehensive neurosurgery care.  Doctors Blake Phillips, MD, and Gautam Gandhi, MD, PhD, are board-certified by the American Association of Neurological Surgeons (AANS) and experienced in providing the full spectrum of neurosurgical care including brain and pituitary

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Structurlam Puts Down Roots in Conway [North Metro Business Journal]

In August, operations will begin at the first mass timber manufacturing facility in the United States, introducing a new product and new occupations to central Arkansas.  Headquartered in British Columbia, Canada, in the city of Penticton, Structurlam was established in 1962 and is the leading mass timber manufacturer in North America. The company announced in December 2019 that it was expanding its mass timber operations to the U.S. with a plant

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Pain Treatment Centers of America Puts Patients Back in Control of Their Lives [North Metro Business Journal]

Pain Treatment Centers of America (PTCOA) is the largest, fully comprehensive, pain management practice in Arkansas. With 10 locations across the state, including one in Conway, PTCOA’s team of dedicated physicians and nurse practitioners helps restore patients’ functionality and improve the quality of their daily lives.  PTCOA was established in Little Rock over six years ago. Immediately upon its founding, CEO Bill McCrary said

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Toad Suck Daze Celebrates 40th Anniversary with “Deconstructed” Festival [North Metro Business Journal]

“Is Toad Suck Daze happening?” It is the question on many people’s minds asvaccinations ramp-up and COVID-19 casesfall, bringing a sense of normalcy to Arkansasand the U.S. The answer? “Yes, it’s happening. It just won’t look the same.” Mary Margaret Satterfield, the Conway Area Chamber of Commerce’s director of Toad Suck Daze and events, spoke

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A UCA nursing student hangs IV back in hospital room.

UCA School of Nursing Students, Faculty Help to Stay COVID-19 Pandemic [North Metro Business Journal]

Sarah English hopes to work in the emergency department at a local hospital when she graduates from the University of Central Arkansas in May. At present, the level IV nursing student continues to strengthen her patient interaction skills by participating in COVID-19 vaccination clinics in Conway. “UCA has prepared us well to work with patients

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A mockup animation of a new First Community Bank location.

First Community Bank Announces Big Plans in Conway [North Metro Business Journal]

First Community Bank recently announced the purchase of property at 766 Harkrider Street in Conway, Arkansas. The property, located in the downtown district at the corner of Harkrider and Polk streets, is a highly visible corridor that will become a focal point once a new structure graces this corner. The next phase, pending regulatory approval, includes placing a temporary building on

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