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Sally Gilbert, long-time Mountain Home resident and banking veteran, has joined Farmers & Merchants Bank as the new market president for Mountain Home and surrounding communities. Gilbert will lead Farmers…
by - November 29, 2021 4:08 pm
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced Monday (Nov. 29) it appointed five new members to its Community Development Advisory Council. The council meets twice a year to inform…
by - November 29, 2021 2:43 pm
Nine projects in Northwest Arkansas will receive $2.01 million of $11.5 million in federal matching grants for trails and other transportation-related improvements that were recently awarded statewide. The Arkansas Department…
by - November 29, 2021 2:33 pm
Bank of America is granting $50,000 to the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas (WFA) for a new program for the economic advancement of Arkansas’ Black female entrepreneurs. By naming WFA the…
by - November 27, 2021 7:55 pm
On December 2, AARP Arkansas will host a free online workshop to educate Arkansans against scams and frauds, especially common scams that are prevalent during the holiday season. Brett Johnson,…
by - November 24, 2021 9:42 am
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment sold two Texas properties – Windhaven Park Apartments in Plano and The Heritage at Hillcrest Apartments in Austin for $147.9 million. Windhaven Park consists…
by - November 24, 2021 9:32 am
Arkansas State University and the Arkansas National Guard signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) as part of the ROTC’s 85th anniversary celebration earlier this month. The memorandum contains requirements and…
by - November 23, 2021 4:41 pm
Researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received a $1.5 million, four-year grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to examine fetal neurodevelopment in a new study…
by - November 23, 2021 4:05 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) on Tuesday (Nov. 23) redesignated a portion of Highway 63 in Jonesboro as part of Interstate 555. The section of Highway 63 between U.S….
by - November 23, 2021 3:31 pm
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas announced this week 41 initiatives in Arkansas will receive grants totaling $3,360,327, that will directly impact 71 of Arkansas’ 75 counties….
by - November 23, 2021 12:15 pm
Fayetteville-based tax software company Zenwork recently closed a $163 million minority growth equity transaction led by Spectrum Equity, a growth equity firm focused on internet-enabled software and information services companies….
by - November 22, 2021 1:43 pm
The East Arkansas Planning & Development District will offer a workshop to assist its communities in applying for this year’s Assistance to Firefighters Grant program, made possible through funding by…
by - November 22, 2021 8:17 am
Delta Solar has named Katie Laning Niebaum as its new president. She is the former executive director of the Arkansas Advanced Energy Association. Niebaum will oversee operations of the solar…
by - November 21, 2021 9:34 am
Tennessee-based D1 Training, a training program specializing in developing youth athletes, has signed a two-unit franchise agreement to bring new facilities to Bentonville and Fayetteville. Will Bartholomew, a former University…
by - November 19, 2021 10:47 am
Jerry Adams, founder and president of the Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA), is retiring Dec. 31, 2021, with ARA CEO Bryan Barnhouse to also be the president beginning Jan. 1, the group…
by - November 18, 2021 3:52 pm
The White House is considering a diplomatic boycott of the Beijing Winter Olympics, and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., is asking the Biden Administration for a “total” boycott of the…
by - November 18, 2021 10:22 am
The 10th annual “Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception” will be held on Jan. 8 at the Berry Farm shop in Gillett. Marion Berry was the First District Congressman from 1997-2011. “The…
by - November 17, 2021 2:06 pm
University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommend Dr. Brian Shonk, currently vice chancellor for academic affairs at the University of Arkansas Community College at Batesville (UACCB),…
by - November 17, 2021 11:15 am
Crossland Heavy Contractors recently hired Bill Hagenburger as director of engineering. Hagenburger was previously chief operating officer for Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District. “I have been lucky to work with…
by - November 17, 2021 9:24 am
The Jim and Cherry Duckett family of Little Rock has made a donation to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to create an endowed student support fund in honor…
