by - August 4, 2022 12:18 pm
Pavilion in the Park, an upscale retail and office center at 8201 Cantrell Road in Little Rock, sold for $8.85 million this week. Little Rock real estate firm Colliers Arkansas…
by - August 3, 2022 6:40 pm
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board has approved proposed changes in the degree and certificate programs offered by Arkansas State University. Four programs were approved to be offered online: the…
by - August 3, 2022 4:54 pm
The Office of Skills Development (OSD) is investing $3.3 million to train new broadband and telecommunication industry workers in an effort to close the gap in the state’s digital infrastructure….
by - August 3, 2022 9:48 am
Two iconic bands are slated to headline the Jonesboro Advertising and Promotion Commission’s Downtown Jonesboro BBQ and Music festival in September. Gin Blossoms and Queensryche will be the marquee entertainment…
by - August 3, 2022 9:43 am
Drive-thru coffee concept, 7 Brew, will open its first Little Rock location at 11100 N. Rodney Parham Rd., the site of the former Shorty Small’s. The new location will open…
by - August 2, 2022 7:11 pm
Discount retail chain Dollar General announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) a new initiative in Little Rock to provide fresh fruits and vegetables at 10 of its area stores. The effort is…
by - August 2, 2022 6:55 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced Tuesday (Aug. 2) that its College of Public Health has received a $1 million grant for research from the United States…
by - August 1, 2022 2:47 pm
Del Sloneker, the influential Walmart executive who worked in several leadership positions around the world for the Bentonville retailer, is retiring at the end of the year, according to a…
by - August 1, 2022 9:43 am
Tekla Research has made a donation to the Williams Works initiative at Williams Baptist University. Tekla CFO Beth Russell West and CEO Dave Russell, both of Jonesboro, donated a total…
by - July 31, 2022 11:25 am
Bobby Hopper, a U.S. Army veteran of the Korean Conflict and a Springdale auto dealership owner who was best known for his 16 years on the powerful Arkansas Highway Commission,…
by - July 31, 2022 11:21 am
A $412,000 planning grant from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation to the University of Arkansas will support the college’s vision of becoming the preeminent university in smart mobility. The…
by - July 29, 2022 9:57 am
Excel by Eight, a coalition of 30 partner organizations focused on increasing Arkansas children’s health and education outcomes, has hired Adena White as communications director. White has more than 15…
by - July 28, 2022 3:38 pm
The Ewing Marion Kauffman Foundation in Missouri made a $400,000 grant to Bentonville think tank Heartland Forward that will help the nonprofit build on its work investing in entrepreneurship in…
by - July 28, 2022 10:35 am
Stephens Inc. announced Thursday (July 28) that David Knight, the longtime general counsel and executive vice president, will retire effective July 29, 2022. Knight joined Stephens in 1988 as the…
by - July 28, 2022 8:14 am
The Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism has announced $25,000 in grants for 10 historic properties and museums across the state. Funded by the 1/8th-cent conservation tax, the awards…
by - July 27, 2022 3:48 pm
The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM) will receive a $2 million grant from the U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration to build a new Allied Health…
by - July 27, 2022 11:23 am
Arkansas Drug Director Kirk Lane is resigning to serve as director of the Arkansas Opioid Recovery Partnership, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Wednesday (July 27). He has served as the state’s…
by - July 27, 2022 10:53 am
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $11.5 million in Phase II funding to the Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI). The award is based on the successes of the…
by - July 26, 2022 5:13 pm
With Gov. Asa Hutchinson publicly pushing for an Aug. 9th special session to accelerate tax cuts, but not to provide teacher salary increases, political dynamics at the state capitol have…
by - July 26, 2022 4:34 pm
A county wealth index produced by New York City-based SmartAsset has the top Arkansas counties in the state’s metro areas, with the only non-metro counties in the top 10 being…
