Inductees: Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
Each year, four new members are inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
An event is held at the Statehouse Convention Center, honoring the new inductees.
2024 Inductees
President
Holden-Conner Company
Senior Vice President
Oaklawn
Owner
US Irrigation
Former Owner/President of Delta Plastics and Revolution Bag
2023 Inductees
Chief Operating Officer
Stephens Inc.
Chairman of the Board
Bumper to Bumper/Crow-Burlingame Co.
Chairman, President and CEO
ArcBest
President and CEO, Horizon Capital Partners, LLLP;
President, Horizon Timber Services, Inc.
Chairman, Board of Trustees for The Ross Foundation
2022 Inductees
Owner and Managing General Partner
Clark Timberlands
Chairman, Morgan Stanley Investment Management
Former Chairman/CEO, Eaton Vance
Founder/Owner, Ginger and Baker
Former President/CEO, Amylin Pharmaceuticals
2020 Inductees
President and CEO
Con-Real, LP
Retired CEO
Arkansas Business Publishing Group
Chairman Emeritus
Nabholz Corporation
Chairman and CEO
First Security Bancorp
2019 Inductees
Chairman
Murphy Oil Corporation
(1905 - 1976)
Co-Founder
Steele Canning Company & Springdale Canning Company
Founding Director
Beaver Water District
Chairman, President & CEO
Stephens Inc.
(1905 - 1967)
Founder
Tyson Foods, Inc.
2018 Inductees
Founder & Chairman
ABC Financial
(1947 - 2015)
Former Chairman & CEO
Big River Steel
(1915 - 2001)
Former Chairman & CEO
Citizens Bank of Jonesboro
Union National Bank of Arkansas
Chairman
J.B. Hunt Transport, Inc.
2017 Inductees
(1927 - 2021)
Retired Chairman, President & CEO
Southwestern Energy Co.
(1941 - 2020)
Chairman
Lexicon, Inc.
President & CEO
Tate & Associates Management
Chairman
Bailey Construction and Consulting, LLC
2016 Inductees
Dillard's Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1912 - 1973)
Former Governor of Arkansas
Winrock Farms
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1938 - 2017)
Aromatique Inc.
Heber Springs, Arkansas
2015 Inductees
Stax Records
North Little Rock, Arkansas
(1941 - 2013)
USA Drug
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
Stone Ward
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1937 - 2016)
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Springdale, Arkansas
2014 Inductees
(1932 - 2021)
Faulkner & Associates
Falcon Productions & Falcon Publications
Jimco, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
McLarty Associates
McLarty Companies
Arkla
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1951 - 2011)
Lawyer
Farmer
Arkansas Farm Bureau
Marianna, Arkansas
Simmons Foods, Inc. & Affiliates
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
2013 Inductees
Micro Images
Amarillo, Texas
(1928 – 2011)
Coleman Dairy
Little Rock, Arkansas
Oaklawn Jockey Club
Little Rock, Arkansas
Frank Fletcher Companies
Little Rock, Arkansas
2012 Inductees
Anthony Timberlands, Inc.
Bearden, Arkansas
(1933 - 2020)
Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods
Little Rock, Arkansas
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette
WEHCO Media, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1938 - 2010)
Walmart
Bentonville, Arkansas
2011 Inductees
(1938 - 2020)
Colliers International | Arkansas
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1935 - 2022)
Liberty Bank of Arkansas
Fowler Foods, Inc.
Jonesboro, Arkansas
(1934 - 2016)
Walmart
Soderquist Center for Leadership and Ethics
Rogers, Arkansas
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Springdale, Arkansas
2010 Inductees
(1943 - 2007)
CDI Contractors
Little Rock, Arkansas
Dallas Cowboys Football Club, Inc.
Arlington, Texas
Lindsey Management, Inc.
Lindsey & Associates, Inc.
Fayetteville, Arkansas
Simmons First National Bank and Simmons First National Corp.,
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2009 Inductees
(1915 - 2001)
Pruet Drilling Co.
El Dorado, Arkansas
(1898 - 1975)
Rebsamen Companies, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1918 - 2014)
Willis Shaw Express, Inc.
Elm Springs, Arkansas
(1941 - 1998)
E-Z Mart Stores, Inc.
Texarkana, Texas
2008 Inductees
Meridian Management Company
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1923 - 2014)
First Commercial Bank and First Commercial Corporation
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1877 - 1941)
Arkansas Power & Light Company (now Entergy)
Pine Bluff/Little Rock, Arkansas
(1917 - 1991)
National Bank of Commerce
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2007 Inductees
(1919 - 1988)
Allen Canning Company
Siloam Springs, Arkansas
J.M. Products Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1919 - 2002)
First Arkansas BancShares, Inc.
Jacksonville, Arkansas
(1923 - 2018)
Yarnell Ice Cream Co.
Searcy, Arkansas
2006 Inductees
TCBY Enterprises, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1913 - 1975)
Rector Phillips Morse Inc. (RPM)
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1918 - 2013)
Metropolitan National Bank
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1932 - 2020)
Wood Manufacturing Company, Inc.
Flippin, Arkansas
2005 Inductees
(1901 - 1974)
Sterling Stores Company, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1924 - 2003)
Hudson Foods, Inc.
Rogers, Arkansas
(1927 - 2022)
Munro & Company, Inc.
Hot Springs, Arkansas
(1922 - 2014)
Worthen Banking Corporation
Little Rock, Arkansas
2004 Inductees
(1906 - 1998)
Cooper Communities, Inc.
Rogers, Arkansas
(1910 - 1998)
Frank Lyon Company
Little Rock, Arkansas
Acxiom Corporation
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1908 - 1973)
Arkansas Best Corporation
Fort Smith, Arkansas
2003 Inductees
(1934 - 2015)
Riceland Foods, Inc.
Stuttgart, Arkansas
(1935 - 2020)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas
(1924 - 2002)
Nabholz Construction Corporation
Conway, Arkansas
(1918 - 2004)
Simmons First National Corporation
Pine Bluff, Arkansas
2002 Inductees
(1924 - 2006)
Baldor Electric Company
Fort Smith, Arkansas
(1934 - 2004)
American Freightways, Inc.
Harrison, Arkansas
(1922 - 2010)
George's, Inc.
Springdale, Arkansas
Smiley Investment Company
Little Rock, Arkansas
2001 Inductees
(1881 - 1960)
Lion Oil Company
El Dorado, Arkansas
(1904 - 1979)
National Old Line Insurance Company
Little Rock, Arkansas
J.B. Hunt Transport Services, Inc.
Lowell, Arkansas
(1918 - 2005)
Johnson Publishing Company, Inc.
Chicago, Illinois
2000 Inductees
ALLTEL Corporation
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1900 - 1989)
Jones Truck Lines
Springdale, Arkansas
(1906 - 1993)
Donrey Media Group
Las Vegas, Nevada
(1930 - 2011)
Tyson Foods, Inc.
Springdale, Arkansas
1999 Inductees
(1914 - 2002)
Dillard's, Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1920 - 2002)
Murphy Oil Corporation
El Dorado, Arkansas
(1923 - 2005)
Stephens Inc.
Little Rock, Arkansas
(1918 - 1992)
Wal-Mart Stores, Inc.
Bentonville, Arkansas
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