by - November 25, 2020 3:33 pm
COVID-19 hospitalizations and ventilations hit new record highs, and the number of school districts with high community infection rates jumped from 88 to 117. Arkansas’ former Surgeon General said the…
by - November 24, 2020 11:55 am
U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) Administrator Andrew Wheeler announced an award of $3.224 million to the Arkansas Department of Agriculture’s Natural Resources Commission to protect water quality statewide. The funding…
by - November 24, 2020 10:25 am
Little Rock-based Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors is acquiring Steel Fabricators of Monroe, La., and adding its 130 employees to its workforce. Lexicon is a provider of construction management, fabrication, erection,…
by - November 23, 2020 3:51 pm
Reducing the number of COVID-19 patients in Arkansas hospitals depends on how Arkansans follow health safety protocols during the Thanksgiving holiday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday (Nov. 23) in conjunction…
by - November 23, 2020 2:20 pm
U.S. News and World Report ranked the University of Arkansas at Little Rock as the top university in Arkansas for social mobility. The ranking measures a university’s success in graduating…
by - November 23, 2020 1:12 pm
Walmart is acquiring JoyRun, a startup that focuses on a final-mile platform connecting goods from 500 companies with its more than 30,000 runners who work as independent contractors. “This acquisition…
by - November 23, 2020 1:11 pm
Northwest Medical Center-Springdale’s Emergency Department (ED) has achieved Level I accreditation from the American College of Emergency Physicians’ (ACEP) Geriatric Emergency Department Accreditation (GEDA) program. The hospital is the first…
by - November 22, 2020 4:21 pm
An almost 1% decline in the state’s labor force combined with a scant increase in new jobs pushed the jobless rate to 6.2%, down from 7.2% in September but still…
by - November 21, 2020 6:41 pm
The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas has awarded $19.3 million in Affordable Housing Program (AHP) subsidies to 38 projects in Arkansas, Louisiana, Mississippi, New Mexico and Texas. The subsidies…
by - November 21, 2020 6:19 pm
David Frankenberg has been named as vice president and chief financial officer of Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corporation (AECC) and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives, Inc. (AECI) effective Jan. 1, 2021. Frankenberg replaces…
by - November 21, 2020 10:32 am
NEW HIRES Marketing & Advertising Caitlyn Ford Rogers Employer: RichContext Title: director of strategy Previous employer: Empower Previous title: director, digital commerce Nonprofit Susan Upchurch Fayetteville Employer: Excellerate Foundation Title:…
by - November 20, 2020 4:25 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Friday (Nov. 20) he does not plan to shut down schools or businesses despite rising numbers among COVID-19 cases, hospitalizations and deaths. On Friday, the governor…
by - November 19, 2020 6:09 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council will host a one-hour webinar on Dec. 10 at 1:30 p.m. to offer insight on the United States, Mexico, and Canada Agreement (USMCA), which updated…
by - November 19, 2020 5:44 pm
Walmart announced a new equality in education initiative with North Carolina A&T State University, one of the largest historically black colleges in the country. The retail giant is investing $5…
by - November 18, 2020 7:32 pm
Three central Arkansas small business owners won $18,500 at the inaugural Global Entrepreneurship Week Pitch Competition produced by local Entrepreneurial Support Organizations in Central Arkansas on Tuesday (Nov. 17). Beatrice…
by - November 18, 2020 4:47 pm
Amber Sharp has joined FNBC Bank as Senior Vice President Chief Information and Innovation Officer. Sharp was hired for this newly created role in October. Sharp will provide leadership and…
by - November 18, 2020 11:54 am
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) is working with Stanford University’s “Our Voice” initiative to improve “health-impacting features” of the region and will begin with local citizen scientists helping…
by - November 17, 2020 4:00 pm
The Delta Population Health Institute (DPHI) appointed Tiffny Calloway to serve as director of operations on Tuesday (Nov. 17). The DPHI serves as the community engagement arm for New York…
by - November 17, 2020 3:54 pm
After 22 years with The Nature Conservancy in Arkansas, Tim Snell, Associate State Director for Water Resources, will retire Dec. 31, 2020. During his tenure, Snell worked with partners, supporters…
by - November 17, 2020 10:02 am
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) will accept and process franchise taxes beginning Jan. 1, 2021. Franchise taxes were previously administered by the Arkansas Secretary of State’s Office,…
