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Arkansas Children’s named Dr. Jamie Wiggins to the position of executive vice president and chief operations officer on Monday (June 21) after an extensive national search. Wiggins will begin in…
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Bill Kincaid, the managing associate general counsel at the University of Arkansas, has been named acting University of Arkansas chancellor following the sudden resignation last week of former Chancellor Dr….
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Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson announced Friday (June 18) it’s the first in the state to earn the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Perinatal Care Certification by…
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Walmart plans to begin drone deliveries by this fall from a Bentonville store. That news was part of the retailer’s announcement that it is investing in drone delivery provider DroneUp…
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HFA, a multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm based in Bentonville, recently announced five new senior leads: Jaime Castenada (MEP Program lead and electrical engineer), Jami Cook (C-Store and Multisite Architecture…
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Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., mathematics, University of Arkansas; M.A., teaching, University of Arkansas Professional background: Before establishing nonprofit RootED Northwest Arkansas in July 2017, Yáñez served as the education program…
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Residence: Fort Smith Education: B.S., accounting, Indiana University Professional background: Sowersby assumed her current job in April 2015. She established a Shared Services organization within the company during a restructuring…
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Residence: Fort Smith Education: B.A., communications, University of Missouri; M.A., higher education, University of Missouri; Ph.D., higher education and research, Saint Louis University. Professional background: Riley spent more than 25…
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Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., international relations, University of Arkansas; M.P.A. (master of public administration), University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Professional background: McDaniel has been affiliated with Arkansas Children’s for 14 years…
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Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., journalism, University of Arkansas Professional background: Kellams joined AACF as its first NWA director in 2008. In this role, she works to call attention to challenges…
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Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., English, Georgia Southern University; M.A., public policy, American University Professional background: At the start of 2020, Fayetteville nonprofit Partners for Better Housing hired Hudson as its…
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Residence: Rogers Education: B.S., nursing, University of Arkansas Professional background: Dean is a registered nurse and has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 23 years. In her existing…
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Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., communications, Arkansas Tech University Professional background: Bridgers has worked in human resources and talent acquisition for more than two decades. Before being named to her existing…
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Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., economics and communications, University of Pennsylvania Professional background: Endeavor NWA launched as the sixth U.S. office of entrepreneurial nonprofit Endeavor Global. Arkan is also managing director…
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Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., geography/geology, Missouri State University; graduate studies in resource planning, Missouri State University Professional background: In her existing role with the development and real estate company, Anderson…
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Roughly two years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Arkansas, the market has seen the sale of more than 50,000 pounds valued at $338.5 million, according to the…
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Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $39.01 per hour worked in March 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages and salaries cost employers $26.84…
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Americold is investing $84 million in its Russellville cold-storage operation and will add 30 jobs to the more than 70 now employed when the project is finished in late 2022,…
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AT&T has invested about $675 million during the last three years to improve Internet access in Arkansas and it plans to spend another $2 billion in the Natural State and…
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Former Arkansas Innovation Hub executive director Chris Jones announced his intentions Tuesday (June 15) to seek the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor in 2022. He opened his campaign in his…
