BRUCE MOORE:

Bruce Moore remembers coming up from South Arkansas with his family. “You topped a hill on I-30 and then you began to see the skyline. That was very exciting to me.” 

Moore grew up in El Dorado. After high school, he attended Henderson State University in Arkadelphia, then earned a master’s degree at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. In 1994, he came to Little Rock to take his first job, as an administrative assistant at City Hall. He’s been here ever since. He moved up to being the mayor’s assistant, then assistant city manager. Since 2002, he’s been the city manager. 

What he likes about Little Rock is “The people, first of all. For a city our size, we still have a lot of down-to-earth individuals. That makes a world of difference. When people move here from elsewhere, that’s one of the first things they comment on.” 

Also, he says, “We have great parks and great shopping venues. The quality of life in Little Rock is unmatched in a lot of ways. It’s the perfect size, big enough to have city amenities, but still small enough to get around in fairly easily. You can get anyplace you want to go without much hassle. It’s a big city with small-town charm.” 

He believes that Little Rock has an excellent school system, too. The father of a 1-year-old, he’ll learn more about that soon. 

— Doug Smith