Q&A with Young Professional Jared Lincoln
This year, we are partnering with Young Professionals of Conway to bring you profiles of some of Conway’s brightest young professionals. This month, we introduce you to Jared Lincoln. Jared is the Business Development Manager at 360 Payroll Solutions. 360 Payroll Solutions is a Payroll and HR service in Conway. Jared is originally from Atlanta, TX and did his undergraduate degree at Hendrix College. He was a member of the football and track teams. Name Jared Lincoln Company 360 Payroll Solutions How long have you been with your company? I have been with 360 for almost 3 years. What kind of challenges […]
Conductor Receives Kauffman Foundation’s 2019 Inclusion Open Grant
Grant will enable the Conductor to bring its growth program to rural Arkansans, hire Program Officers to deliver initiative in underserved areas CONWAY—The Conductor today announced that it has been awarded the 2019 Inclusion Open Grant from the Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation. The Inclusion Open Grant was created by the Kauffman Foundation to find uncommon solutions that accelerate the rate of business starts and growth in all communities. The Foundation sought proposals from organizations that could either test new ideas or scale already-proven programs to remove barriers that make starting and growing a business more difficult. The Conductor was selected […]
Conductor Hires Director of Operations, Rural Director
Grace Rains and Tiffany Henry Join the Conductor as Director of Operations, Rural Director CONWAY—The Conductor today announced that Grace Rains and Tiffany Henry will join its leadership team as the Director of Operations and Rural Director, respectively. “The Director of Operations and the Rural Director are both pivotal additions to the Conductor team, and we are thrilled to expand our team with these two amazing thought leaders and visionaries,” said Kim Lane, the Executive Director of the Conductor. “In under three years, the Conductor has exponentially increased its footprint, its breadth of offerings and its impact. This expansion of […]
Ultimate Guide to Conway Events in August 2019
Every month we curate your Ultimate Guide to Events in Conway, a post filled with a handy schedule of (probably) everything going on in Conway that month. We scour dozens of sources, calendars and websites so you don’t have to. Know when each month’s event schedule is released PLUS get a weekend-only version sent straight to your email each week by subscribing to the Conway Scene newsletter. We strive to keep this post as current as possible, but please check with the event host before attending or purchasing tickets in the case of changes. Got an event to add? Send the info to events@conwayscene.com. WEEKLY […]
UCA welcomes HGTV Stars To Conway
CONWAY — The University of Central Arkansas Center for Community and Economic Development welcomes the stars of HGTV’s hit series “Home Town” to the “Downtown Comeback” event on Tuesday, July 30 from 5 to 7 p.m. The event will be held in the McCastlain Hall Ballroom on the UCA campus in Conway. “Home Town” stars Jim and Mallorie Rasberry and Josh Nowell will share why they believe it takes a town to save a town. Nowell and the Rasberrys, along with other partners, have restored more than 60,000 square feet of commercial space and more than 40 historic homes. They […]
Q&A with Young Professional Melvin Martinez
This year, we are partnering with Young Professionals of Conway to bring you profiles of some of Conway’s brightest young professionals. This month, we introduce you to Melvin Martinez. Melvin is the Local Marketing Coordinator at Tacos 4 Life restaurant. Tacos4Life is a taco restaurant based in Conway that gives a meal for each meal they sell through their partnership with Feed My Starving Children. Name: Melvin A Martinez Company: Tacos 4 Life How long have you been with your company? 3 years What kind of challenges have you had to overcome in your career? Not believing I was good […]
New exhibit at UCA Downtown on display through July 29
Conway — There’s a new exhibit at UCA Downtown. The show is called Welcome Home and the artist is milkdadd. Gallery hours are Monday – Friday from noon to 5 p.m. and closed for private events. milkdadd will be on display until July 29, 2019. Welcome Home is a collection of work exploring the world of social media and the developed sense of security that comes with it. Using digital sketches with an added layer of traditional medium, the artist wrestles with this phenomenon that has transformed human interaction, bringing us all together while simultaneously pushing us apart. About the exhibit, […]
Ultimate Guide to Conway Events in July 2019
Every month we curate your Ultimate Guide to Events in Conway, a post filled with a handy schedule of (probably) everything going on in Conway that month. We scour dozens of sources, calendars and websites so you don’t have to. Know when each month’s event schedule is released PLUS get a weekend-only version sent straight to your email each week by subscribing to the Conway Scene newsletter. We strive to keep this post as current as possible, but please check with the event host before attending or purchasing tickets in the case of changes. Got an event to add? Send the info to events@conwayscene.com. WEEKLY […]