Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Clinton Center to undergo expansion, will add Hillary Rodham Clinton Institute

The Clinton Foundation announced Tuesday (Aug. 8) plans for a major expansion of the Clinton Presidential Center. The foundation is partnering with Studio Gang, the award-winning international architecture and urban…

$3 million commercial property tops recent Craighead County deals

Long Point Enterprises LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from June 15 through July15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent…

UAMS geriatrics researcher receives $1.9 million for Alzheimer’s research

Dr. Steven Barger, professor of geriatrics in the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Medicine, has received a five-year federal grant to support his research on the…

Cross, Gunter Law Firm attorneys joining Rose Law Firm

Rose Law Firm and Cross, Gunter, Witherspoon & Galchus (CGWG) announced Tuesday (Aug. 8) that the attorneys practicing with CGWG will join Rose Law Firm’s Little Rock office effective October…

Jim Hudson named by governor as DFA Secretary

Gov. Sarah Sanders Monday (Aug. 7) announced that Jim Hudson will serve as chief fiscal officer and secretary of the Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration. He replaces Larry Walther,…

UAMS research group leads breakthrough in ovarian cancer treatment

The Birrer Laboratory at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute helped discover a proteogenomic signature in ovarian cancer that may improve the way…

Arkansas Securities Department announces plans for Lear Capital bankruptcy victims

The Arkansas Securities Department (ASD) announced that investors who purchased retail precious metals from Lear Capital will receive compensation as a part of Lear’s bankruptcy plan. State securities regulators had…

Leadership change announced at Weldon, Williams and Lick

Tracey Geren, president and CEO of Fort Smith-based Weldon, Williams and Lick (WWL), will retire in 2024 after 38 years with the company. Ron Wilson has been named company president…

ADFA awarded $75 million in federal tax credits to create low income housing

The Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) recently awarded more than $75 million in federal Low-Income Housing Tax Credits (LIHTC) that will generate approximately $64 million in equity. The LIHTC were…

Ritter Communications to begin $3.5 million RightFiber project in Marion

Ritter Communications announced Thursday (Aug. 3) a $3.5 million investment that brings RightFiber services to select neighborhoods in Marion, Ark. The service uses 100% fiber optic technology to deliver reliable…

Arkansas tax revenue up 4.5% to begin new fiscal year

Arkansas began the new fiscal year with total tax revenue of $643.3 million in July, up 4.5% compared with July 2022 and 3.5% above the budget forecast, according to a…

Walmart follows Amazon with discounted subscription costs for SNAP customers

Cutbacks in the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP), also known as food stamps, this past spring has retailers offering discounted subscription costs for households seeing reduced…

USDA distributes $5.6 million for Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure program

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture will receive $5.6 million from the U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) for the Resilient Food Systems Infrastructure (RFSI) program to improve food supply chain operations…

Baptist Health partners with Academies of Central Arkansas, two NLR schools

The Academies of Central Arkansas entered into a formal partnership between Baptist Health and two high schools within the North Little Rock School District. The partnership with North Little Rock…

NWACC names Brooke Brewer athletic director

NorthWest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville has hired Brooke Brewer as its first full-time athletic director. The college issued a news release Tuesday (Aug. 1). Brewer teaches and coaches at…

Report: Tornado aftermath dominates Little Rock metro Q2 commercial activity

Commercial real estate firm Colliers Arkansas said the aftermath of a March 31 tornado has dominated much of the second-quarter commercial activity in the state’s largest metro. Storms swept across…

ASBTDC to host classes for business owners throughout NEA in August

There are multiple opportunities for future small business owners in August through the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at Arkansas State University. Several sessions will allow future…

Beaty Capital begins second phase of work on TempleLive in Cleveland

Rogers-based Beaty Capital Group (BCG), which owns TempleLive in downtown Fort Smith, has obtained an $8.1 million construction loan for a second phase of renovation of the more than 100-year-old…

Mitchell Williams adds three attorneys to statewide litigation practice

Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. has hired attorneys Allison Gladden, Kimberly Glover and Emily Runyon to its statewide litigation practice. Gladden is a bankruptcy attorney and joins the…

Arkansans for the Arts selects Mariah Hatta as new executive director

Mariah Hatta was named as the new executive director of Arkansans for the Arts, which was founded in 2014. Seed funding for the organization was provided by the Windgate Foundation…