Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Entergy Arkansas awards Polyethylene Containers close to $1 million in incentives

Entergy Arkansas recently awarded Polyethylene Containers, Inc. of El Dorado with $969,505.71 in incentives as part of its Large Commercial & Industrial Program through Entergy Solutions, a program which provides…

Springdale nonprofit receives HUD award for collaboration

Springdale-based Excellerate Foundation, a regional nonprofit working to fill gaps in social services, has been awarded the distinguished 2023 Secretary’s Award for Public-Philanthropic Partnerships by the U.S. Department of Housing…

Arvest Bank completes 13th year of Million Meals initiative

Arvest Bank’s 13th annual Million Meals campaign raised $101,791 to benefit over 30 food partners in Northwest Arkansas, southwest Missouri and eastern Oklahoma. During an event at Arvest Ballpark in…

Colliers Arkansas hires Daniel Vogel as director of multifamily services

Daniel Vogel has assumed the role of director of multifamily services at the Colliers Arkansas office in Little Rock as of Monday (June 12). In his new capacity, Vogel will…

Arkansas State Chamber accepting applications for Leadership Arkansas Class XVIII

The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas are now accepting applications for Leadership Arkansas Class XVIII. Designed for leaders from diverse backgrounds and industries, Leadership Arkansas…

The Compass Report: Arkansas, metro area economies ‘robust’ to begin 2023

Arkansas’ four top metro areas are healthy with “robust” and “stable” job growth a common factor in the regions, according to the first quarter 2023 The Compass Report. Job numbers…

Warby Parker opens store at Pinnacle Hills Promenade

New York-based eyewear retailer Warby Parker opened its first Arkansas store on May 20 at Pinnacle Hills Promenade near Interstate 49 in Rogers. The store at 2203 Promenade Boulevard is…

Marty Ryall named to Division of Arkansas Heritage post

Gov. Sarah Sanders appointed Marty Ryall as the Director of the Division of Arkansas Heritage on Monday (June 12). He replaces Jimmy Bryant, who is retiring at the end of…

Dr. Glen Hoffsis named founding dean of A-State’s veterinary school

Dr. Glen Hoffsis has been named as the founding dean for Arkansas State University’s upcoming College of Veterinary Medicine, Chancellor Todd Shields said. Hoffsis has served as dean of two…

Greenway Equipment, country music star Jason Aldean team up to tackle childhood hunger

Greenway Equipment Inc. has launched a fundraising campaign for local food banks in partnership with country music star Jason Aldean. The funds raised through the promotion will be donated to…

Study: Biking generates $159M in economic impact in Northwest Arkansas

The University of Arkansas released a report Monday (June 12) showing that Northwest Arkansas’ cycling industry contributed $159 million to the economy in 2022 through cycling-related jobs, tourism revenue and…

ArcBest notes slower economy in quarterly update

A “slowdown” in the U.S. economy is reducing revenue and squeezing margins in the freight shipping business, according to Friday’s (June 9) federal filing by Fort Smith-based ArcBest. According to…

DHS disenrolls 43,385 extended Medicaid recipients, 68,838 total in May

The Arkansas Department of Human Services said it disenrolled 43,385 Medicaid beneficiaries whose coverage had been extended because of the COVID public health emergency in the month of May, the…

ArcBest announces departure of veteran executive Danny Loe

Fort Smith-based ArcBest on Thursday (June 8) reported that veteran executive Danny Loe is leaving the company effective June 16 “to explore other opportunities.” Loe was the chief yield officer…

Lavaca man sentenced to 15 years for health care fraud

Billy Joe Taylor of Lavaca, Ark., was sentenced Thursday (June 8) to 15 years in prison, three years of supervised release and ordered to pay $29.835 million in restitution for…

Kiva hits milestone in Northwest Arkansas

The Northwest Arkansas hub of microloan nonprofit Kiva recently provided its 100th loan. Since its inception in late 2019, Kiva NWA has given over $800,000 in interest-free loans to the…

Panda Express pledges nearly $1.2 million to Arkansas Children’s

Arkansas Children’s announced Thursday (June 8) that Panda Express – through its philanthropic foundation, Panda Cares – pledged $1,171,840 to support the hospital school at Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH). The…

UAPB plans Fall ’23 launch of new engineering, cybersecurity programs

The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) announced Thursday (June 8) it will offer two new degree programs, pending approval by the Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board, in the…

UAMS study finds pregnancy telehealth visits spiked during COVID

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences study found that digital health services for prenatal care spiked during the COVID pandemic in 2020 and, while declining from the peak, remained…

Arkansas Symphony Orchestra names Geoffrey Robson as new Music Director

Following a four-year national search, the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) has appointed Geoffrey Robson as music director to lead the performing arts organization into its 58th season. Robson has been…