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At the City Council work session on Monday, Jan. 31, community members voiced concerns about how the proposed corn milling plant will be in competition with local co-ops, and how tax breaks and infrastructure improvements to accommodate the foreign company provide it an unfair advantage over local businesses.
Amy Hopper has been hired as program manager by the Arkansas Research Alliance in Conway. Hopper previously managed the I-Fund, an accelerator for scalable, early stage entrepreneurs throughout Arkansas and the Delta Regional Authority territory. Andrew Sharpley has retired from his research post at the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station in Fayetteville. He is still doing some work as he transitions to retirement. Sharpley’s research focused on conservation practices to preserve water quality. He was also one of the founders of the Arkansas Discovery Farms Program. Sharpley is also re...