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2SS SUNDAY, MAY 15, 2016 SPIRIT OF BATESVILLE • THREE RIVERS EDITION OF THE ARKANSAS DEMOCRATGAZETTE
TABLE OF CONTENTS
ADVERTISING FEATURES
3 Tracing the steps
4 Revitalizing downtown 6 Neighbors
8 Dive right in
10 Rev it up
FEATURED BUSINESSES
First Community Bank ..................................... 12 Mark Martin Power Sports..........................12 Merchants and Planters Bank........................2 Mountain Meadows Health
and Rehabilitation.............................................9 North Arkansas Farm Supply.....................12 UACCB .......................................................................... 2 Unique Nosh.............................................................7 Wood-Lawn Inc......................................................7
Merchants and Planters Bank
Merchants and Planters Bank opened in 1946, when local farmers and merchants were growing as the economy was on a postwar fast track. Several community leaders formed a local bank that would serve their community and meet their financial needs.That philosophy began a tradition that hasn’t changed in over 70 years. Merchants and Planters has expand- ed into five counties, with a total of 10 banking locations and one mortgage lending office. In addition to full-service banking, Merchants and
Planters offers a trust and wealth-management department and a line of insurance and invest- ment products through M&P Insurance and Investments Services.
GOOD TO KNOW: Merchants and Planters Bank plans to build a new, full-service banking location at 3081 Harrison St. that will provide even more convenience and allow them the opportunity to get to know more of their business and residential neighbors.
The University of Arkansas Communi- ty College at Batesville embraces a practical approach to education, providing students with diverse educational opportunities and job-enhancement programs. Focusing on the needs and demands of the community and the residents who make up the area’s workforce, UACCB has crafted a unique blend of associ- ate and transfer degrees and technical certifi- cations. UACCB also supplies a steady stream of qualified employees to local businesses, add- ing new programs to the school’s curricu-
lum as the needs of area employers change. UACCB is a major area employer, with more than 300 full-time and par t-time employees and a payroll that exceeds $5 million.
GOOD TO KNOW: The school’s comprehensive allied health programs have made UACCB the region’s leader in training for nurses. Partnerships with local hospitals enable students in the allied health programs to learn in the classroom and gain practical, hands-on experience in a hospital setting.
UACCB
ONTHE COVER:
Main cover photo:William Harvey, Three Rivers Edition; bottom series, from left:William Harvey, Three Rivers Edition; Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism; William Harvey, Three Rivers Edition; and Arkansas Democrat-Gazette file photo