by - July 3, 2022 6:44 pm
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…
Author: Talk Business & Politics staff
by - June 30, 2022 10:22 am
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…
by - June 29, 2022 8:38 pm
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…
by - June 29, 2022 8:15 pm
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…
by - June 29, 2022 6:06 pm
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…
by - June 28, 2022 4:28 pm
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…
by - June 27, 2022 4:54 pm
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…
by - June 26, 2022 3:34 pm
AACF hires Val Rose Habrock for governmental affairs
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) has hired Val Rose Habrock as its new Director of Governmental Affairs. Habrock joined the team on June 13, 2022 and will work…
by - June 24, 2022 9:31 am
U.S. Supreme Court overturns Roe v. Wade; pushes abortion regulation to the states
The U.S. Supreme Court on Friday (June 24) upheld a Mississippi law banning abortion and in doing so overturned the right to abortion in Roe v. Wade, and also overturned…
by - June 24, 2022 8:49 am
USA Truck to be acquired in a $435 million deal
Van Buren-based USA Truck is being bought by Germany-based DB Schenker in a $435 million deal expected to close by the end of the year. The deal is for $31.72…
by - June 23, 2022 3:06 pm
U.S. Supreme Court rules to curtail concealed-carry weapons rules
The U.S. Supreme Court on Thursday (June 23) overturned decades of legal precedent in New York state and in doing so significantly curtailed what states and cities can do to…
by - June 22, 2022 6:57 pm
Arkansas joins ‘Confluence Accords’ to promote outdoor recreation and conservation
Outdoor recreation officials from Arkansas, Maryland, and New Hampshire recently signed on to the Outdoor Recreation Industry Confluence Accords. The signing, which happened in Little Rock, brings the total number…
by - June 22, 2022 5:48 pm
Joe Kolb elected president of Arkansas Bar Association
Little Rock attorney Joe Kolb was sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association on June 17, 2022, during the group’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center….
by - June 22, 2022 5:42 pm
CPA firm opens 5th office in Jonesboro
Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors opened its fifth office in the state with an expansion into the Jonesboro area. The company already has locations in Little Rock, Conway, Bentonville,…
by - June 22, 2022 3:25 pm
Fort Smith International Film Festival receives works from more than 50 countries
The Fort Smith International Film Festival, now in its second year, received 364 submissions from more than 50 countries and the Cherokee and Choctaw Nations. The festival received submissions from…
by - June 22, 2022 11:42 am
Former Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Bentonville in October
Former United States Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice will visit Northwest Arkansas this fall to give a keynote address at an event hosted by Gov. Asa Hutchinson. “America Leads: An…
by - June 22, 2022 11:30 am
ATU signs MOU with Jordan University of Science and Technology
Arkansas Tech University and Jordan University of Science and Technology have entered into a memorandum of understanding that calls for the two institutions to promote scholarly activities and international understanding…
by - June 22, 2022 12:24 am
Payton knocks out Sturch in Senate race; Rep. Richmond lone incumbent to win run off race
Former State Sen. Bryan King’s defeat of Sen. Bob Ballinger was the most-watched run off election of the night Tuesday (June 21). In addition to races in Northwest Arkansas, there were…
by - June 21, 2022 10:45 pm
King unseats Sen. Ballinger in Senate race run off; Dees wins Senate District 35 primary
Tuesday’s (June 21) run off elections saw five Republicans win Northwest Arkansas legislative primaries. In what was likely one of the most closely watched legislative races in Arkansas, former Sen….
by - June 21, 2022 9:53 pm
Key county elected posts set in Crawford, Sebastian, Washington counties
Run off elections in Crawford, Sebastian and Washington counties resulted in a new judge and sheriff in Crawford County, and a tight race between Republicans Patrick Deakins and Mark Scales…