TEXARKANA MAGAZINE THE ARNOLD EFFECT BY DR. ROBIN HICKERSON | PHOTOS COURTESY OF THE ARNOLD FAMILY
Truman Arnold never got sidetracked with personal interest related to growing a better Texarkana. He was a competitor and loved to win, but he knew we would win our share if we could retain and grow our business community. He had the innate ability to make the state line an opportunity, not a barrier, strongly encouraging the positives of being a border city. He provided the leadership to make the Chamber of Commerce a bipartisan organization and a central agency to privately air business matters—good or bad—to build consensus and execute what was best for Texarkana, USA. ” —Joe Nichols, State Bank Chairman and CEO, protégé of Truman Arnold
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