by Paul Gatling (pgatling@nwabj.com)

Boris Johnson may not be the person who comes to mind when discussing the American Heartland.

But the former London mayor (2008-2016) and Prime Minister of the United Kingdom (2019-2022) did make an appearance in downtown Bentonville on Wednesday (Nov. 8) at the opening session of the Heartland Summit.

Approximately 350 policymakers, investors, business and thought leaders and entrepreneurs from across the country are in Bentonville for the two-day, invitation-only gathering. It is the signature annual event of Heartland Forward, a nonpartisan “think-and-do” tank in Bentonville.

Bentonville welcomes notable speakers, including Boris Johnson and Matthew McConaughey, to kick off Heartland Summit

Steuart Walton, left, and Boris Johnson discussed several topics during Wednesday's Heartland Summit in downtown Bentonville.

by Steve Brawner (BRAWNERSTEVE@MAC.COM)

The United Kingdom wants to do more business with the United States and with Arkansas, the U.K.’s minister of state for trade policy said in Little Rock Wednesday (April 13).

Minister Penny Mordaunt was scheduled to spend Tuesday and Wednesday in Arkansas after previously visiting Texas. She met with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin, small business leaders, and the University of Arkansas Little Rock.

According to the U.K.’s Department for International Trade, that nation was Arkansas’ sixth largest export market in 2019. Arkansas imports $124 million worth of U.K. goods, and U.K. businesses support 6,400 Arkansas jobs.

https://talkbusiness.net/2022/04/uk-trade-minister-seeks-stronger-arkansas-ties-on-visit/