In this episode of “Reimagine Rural,” host Tony Pipa visits DeWitt, Arkansas, deep in the Mississippi Delta, where a failed biofuel project sparked a shift in the community’s economic identity. Entrepreneurs share the stories of how their small businesses got off the ground and what their plans are for their future and the future of DeWitt.
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Participants in this episode:
- Chandler Boyd-Mathews, executive manager, Boyd Farmhouse Inn, DeWitt
- Tami Hornbeck, owner, HBK Farms; owner, 420 & Turnrow, DeWitt
- Ines Polonius, CEO, Communities Unlimited, Fayetteville
- Bobby Webb, founder and owner, Webb’s Sporting Goods, DeWitt
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