Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

CARTI Foundation names four new board members

The CARTI Foundation appointed four new members to its board of directors for fiscal year 2023. Board terms begin on July 1 and the members foster, support and encourage the…

Walmart chief diversity officer to retire

Ben Hasan, 69, chief diversity officer officer at Walmart, is retiring at the end of the month. His replacement has yet to be named. The company plans to search for…

Hanna named Jack White Award recipient; 2022 Leadership Fort Smith grads announced

Bill Hanna has been selected as the 2022 Jack White Leadership Award recipient. The award has for more than 30 years recognized community and business leaders who have had a…

Blue & You Foundation accepting health grant applications up to $150,000

The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is currently accepting grant applications from public schools, governmental agencies and nonprofit groups across the state. Grants of up to $150,000…

Cromwell Architects Engineers hires 6 in Little Rock

Cromwell Architects Engineers announced Thursday (July 7) that it has added six new employees to its Little Rock office. The six new employees include Paula Cigainero, Kate Edwards, Randy Listenbee,…

Encore Bank expands into Boulder, Colorado

Little Rock-based Encore Bank announced Thursday (July 7) it has expanded into the Boulder, Colorado market. Gary Geis will serve as executive vice president and Boulder market president. “We are…

First Community Bank appoints Allen Williams as EVP for Jonesboro region

Allen Williams, a veteran employee of First Community Bank, has been named executive vice president and market president for the Jonesboro region. “Allen has been an instrumental leader in our…

Immerse Arkansas adds seven to staff

Immerse Arkansas, a Little Rock-based nonprofit that serves youth in crisis, recently hired Mojadesinuola Adejokun, Alicen Bennett, Robert Butler, Debbie Chambers, Jana Coleman, Chelsea Taylor and Letha Todd. The organization…

Lexicon acquires Alabama insulation contractor

Little Rock-based Lexicon, Inc., a steel fabrication and construction company, announced Tuesday (July 5) it has acquired Universal Limited, Inc. of Trussville, Ala. Terms of the private deal were not…

Baptist Health announces changes to hospital leadership in Central Arkansas

Baptist Health has made several leadership changes at its hospitals in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Malvern and Arkadelphia. The Little Rock-based hospital system announced the following appointments: Mike Perkins…

Encore Bank adds association banking specialty to services

Little Rock-based Encore Bank launched a new business line, Association Banking by Encore, with the appointment of 25-year community association executive and banking veteran Patti DuBuque. As executive vice president…

Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame to add 5 in October

The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its 2022 class of inductees. Five new inductees will be honored at the 2022 Induction Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 20, 2022 at…

Entergy seeks proposals for major wind, solar project

Entergy Arkansas officials announced late last week they have issued a request for proposals for 1,000 megawatts of solar and wind generation resources and emissions-free renewables. The new project would…

Walton Arts Center fills new COO role

Jeffrey Mann is the new chief operating officer of the Walton Arts Center in Fayetteville. In the new role, Mann will oversee all facility operations, marketing and public relations of…

Rockline Industries recognized for 15 million safe work hours in Springdale

The Arkansas Department of Labor has recognized Rockline Industries’ 370,000-square-foot Springdale manufacturing plant for achieving 15 million safe work hours without a lost time accident (LTA). According to a news…

Arkansas Children’s Hospital to join new childhood leukemia clinical trial

Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) will be the first site in the nation to enroll patients in a therapeutic clinical trial designed to fundamentally change how children with acute leukemias are…

LRCVB promotes three

The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced Wednesday (June 29) the promotions of Joy Barlogie to director of marketing, Diana Long to director of community engagement, and Stasha…

Energy bills to rise for SWEPCO customers in Arkansas

Nearly 125,000 Southwestern Electric Power Co. (SWEPCO) customers in western Arkansas will soon see an increase in their energy bills. The utility company reported Wednesday (June 29) that the Arkansas…

ASBTDC to host finance and counseling seminars across NEA in July

The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center at Arkansas State University will be offering several opportunities in July for small businesses to learn about financing a business. During several…

Former Sebastian County JPs sentenced to prison for social security fraud

Two former Republican members of the Sebastian County Quorum Court were sentenced Monday (June 27) in the U.S. District Court for the Western District of Arkansas at Fort Smith to…