by - June 21, 2021 7:37 am
Residence: Rogers Education: B.S., nursing, University of Arkansas Professional background: Dean is a registered nurse and has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 23 years. In her existing…
by - June 21, 2021 7:34 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., communications, Arkansas Tech University Professional background: Bridgers has worked in human resources and talent acquisition for more than two decades. Before being named to her existing…
by - June 21, 2021 7:26 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., economics and communications, University of Pennsylvania Professional background: Endeavor NWA launched as the sixth U.S. office of entrepreneurial nonprofit Endeavor Global. Arkan is also managing director…
by - June 21, 2021 7:22 am
Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., geography/geology, Missouri State University; graduate studies in resource planning, Missouri State University Professional background: In her existing role with the development and real estate company, Anderson…
by - June 20, 2021 2:49 pm
Roughly two years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Arkansas, the market has seen the sale of more than 50,000 pounds valued at $338.5 million, according to the…
by - June 20, 2021 2:35 pm
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $39.01 per hour worked in March 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages and salaries cost employers $26.84…
by - June 18, 2021 11:54 am
Americold is investing $84 million in its Russellville cold-storage operation and will add 30 jobs to the more than 70 now employed when the project is finished in late 2022,…
by - June 16, 2021 3:13 pm
AT&T has invested about $675 million during the last three years to improve Internet access in Arkansas and it plans to spend another $2 billion in the Natural State and…
by - June 15, 2021 2:22 pm
Former Arkansas Innovation Hub executive director Chris Jones announced his intentions Tuesday (June 15) to seek the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor in 2022. He opened his campaign in his…
by - June 15, 2021 12:10 pm
Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, has announced the election of Jude Kearney as Chair of the Winrock International Board of Directors. Kearney is the managing…
by - June 14, 2021 11:32 am
The Broadlands LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from April 15 through May 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - June 13, 2021 9:56 am
Eleven months until they may square off in a GOP primary for Arkansas Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is viewed more favorably by voters than Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. A new…
by - June 12, 2021 10:11 am
Controversial topics drowned out the typical bread-and-butter business of the legislative session, and that played out in public opinion. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 535 Arkansas…
by - June 10, 2021 5:26 pm
A protracted pandemic, a contentious legislative session, and a contrarian stance against Trumpism may have taken a toll on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s job approval rating with Arkansas voters. According to…
by - June 10, 2021 2:27 pm
A new independent expenditure Super PAC, Liberty and Justice for Arkansas, has formed to “combat Trumpism” and “defeat Sarah Huckabee Sanders,” the Republican candidate for governor. The LJA group said…
by - June 9, 2021 4:43 pm
President Joe Biden and U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., have varying job approval ratings in Arkansas, but for the most part, they are in line with historical polling trends. A…
by - June 7, 2021 5:11 pm
Shealyn Sowers, an executive producer at Little Rock television stations KARK and FOX 16, will be the new director of communications for the Governor’s Office, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday…
by - June 7, 2021 3:39 pm
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts, formerly known as the Arkansas Arts Center, has selected Bob Tarren as its new Chief Marketing Officer. In a letter to supporters on Monday…
by - June 7, 2021 1:04 pm
Perdeta L. Bush has been hired as director of Title IX and Institutional Equity for Arkansas State University. She joins ASU after four years at Penn State University-Harrisburg where she…
by - June 3, 2021 2:33 pm
Walmart executive Latriece Watkins, executive vice president of consumables, received the inaugural Madam C.J. Walker Award for Excellence in Diversity, Equity and Inclusion. The award was presented in May by…
