Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

C-Suite: Craig Lile

Fast Fact: Lile played golf at the University of Arkansas and owns the school record for most career tournament wins (5). If you had $1 million to give, what would…

C-Suite: Brock Hoskins

Fast Fact: Hoskins is chair of Garver’s board of directors and became the Arkansas company’s ninth president and CEO during the firm’s 100th year in 2019. In your company/industry, what…

C-Suite: Joe Ehrhardt

Fast Fact: Ehrhardt started Teslar in 2008 to provide automated workflow and portfolio management tools to help community financial institutions. What’s the most recent book you read? I just reread…

C-Suite: Vance Clement

Fast Fact: Clement has worked in the medical device industry for more than 25 years. He joined Lineus in 2015 and became CEO in 2018. If you weren’t in your current…

C-Suite: Shannon Campbell

Fast Fact: Campbell has worked for multiple nonprofits for more than 25 years. She became COO of SPSFNWA when two regional organizations merged earlier this year. What’s the most interesting…

Ribbon-cutting scheduled for Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield building in Springdale

The Springdale Chamber of Commerce has scheduled a ribbon-cutting and grand opening at 10 a.m. Nov. 3 to celebrate the completion of an 81,000-square-foot office building for Arkansas Blue Cross…

UA Little Rock Public Radio gets $1.5 million anonymous donation

The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5, closed its annual fall fund drive with an anonymous donation of $1.5…

Arkansas State Parks Director Grady Spann announces retirement

Grady Spann, who started his career with Arkansas State Parks in 1993 as superintendent of Parkin Archeological State Park and rose to director of the Division of Arkansas State Parks…

Connections: Fayetteville Public Schools announces general counsel

Mary Claire Hyatt joined Fayetteville Public Schools on Sept. 20 as general counsel for the school district. “We are very happy to welcome Mary Claire Hyatt to our administrative team,”…

Delta Regional Authority hands out $1.5 million grant to Arkansas Rural Health Partnership

The Arkansas Rural Health Partnership (ARHP) received one of 12 awards made by the Delta Regional Authority (DRA) in partnership with the U.S. Department of Labor (DOL) and the Appalachian…

AG Rutledge announces $216 million allocation of opioid settlement money with cities, counties

Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Thursday (Oct. 7) that Arkansas’ allocation of a $216 million opioid settlement will be split evenly between cities, counties and the state. A signed Arkansas…

Carol Silva Moralez to lead new adult education organization

Springdale nonprofit Excellerate Foundation announced Thursday (Oct. 7) that Carol Silva Moralez is the first president and CEO of Upskill NWA. The new adult education organization is being incubated within…

Charles Gaba named head of Memphis-Little Rock market for Merrill Lynch

Merrill Lynch Wealth Management, a division of Bank of America, has named Charles Gaba as market executive for the Memphis-Little Rock Market, overseeing 65 financial advisors. Gaba started his financial…

Former Arkansas lottery director Bishop Woosley launches consulting firm

Former Arkansas lottery Director Bishop Woosley has formed a lottery and gaming consulting firm, Woosley Gaming Advisors. The company focuses on providing consulting services to existing and emerging gaming and…

Former Judge Leon Holmes, two others join Quattlebaum law firm

Former U.S. District Judge J. Leon Holmes has rejoined the Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull law firm. The firm also announced that John M. Jewell and Shelley Fleisch-Djurica have joined the…

Two $16 million Jonesboro apartment complex sales lead monthly transactions

Interurban Eagles Landing LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Aug. 15 through Sept. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…

Gaines to run for Commissioner of State Lands as Democrat

Goldi Gaines said she plans to seek the Democratic nomination for Commissioner of State Lands, the office currently held by Republican Tommy Land. Gaines is a former Advance Medical Support…

Jonesboro airport to receive more than $3 million for runway project

Jonesboro Municipal Airport has been awarded a $3.55 million federal grant to strengthen the runway, according to a Tuesday (Oct. 5) news release. The airport was the only one in…

Osceola receives $2.8 million for water infrastructure improvements to aid steel sector

The Economic Development Administration (EDA) awarded a $2.8 million CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Osceola to make water and wastewater improvements to support the region’s growing steel sector. This…

Fiscal year-to-date Arkansas tax revenue down 2%, September collections up 15.7%

Tax revenue in the first quarter of Arkansas’ fiscal year (July-September) is down compared to a record period in 2020, but collections are up almost 17% above forecast, and September…