by - April 13, 2021 7:09 pm
More than 40,000 pounds of medical marijuana have been sold in Arkansas since the first dispensary opened in May 2019, according to the Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission (AMMC). A dispensary…
by - April 13, 2021 6:47 pm
Elizabeth Jones, a history major and German minor at Hendrix College from Mount Vernon, has received a Fulbright U.S. Student Program award to study at Royal Holloway, University of London…
by - April 13, 2021 6:34 pm
The 2021 Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition winners were announced last week and the University of Arkansas dominated the 21st annual awards. The winners of the college-level business…
by - April 12, 2021 3:09 pm
Beef exports have evolved in recent years in a dynamic environment of global politics and trade policies, direct and indirect impacts of animal disease outbreaks, and growing beef preferences and…
by - April 12, 2021 3:06 pm
Retail giant Walmart, which continues to build its internal advertising and media business, recently hired former Disney executive Jean Battany as the company’s first chief creative officer. Battany formerly served…
by - April 12, 2021 2:01 pm
The planned Whole Health School of Medicine and Health Sciences in Bentonville is joining the institutional membership of the Academic Consortium for Integrative Medicine & Health, working to advance patient-centered, evidence-based…
by - April 12, 2021 12:54 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences broke ground Monday (April 12) in Little Rock on construction of an $85 million surgical hospital, which is expected to be complete by…
by - April 11, 2021 5:11 pm
Mercy doctors in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas recently began utilizing the Savi Scout, a device that eliminates the need for wires and a preoperative procedure for patients undergoing lumpectomies…
by - April 11, 2021 10:20 am
The University of Central Arkansas launched the public phase of the largest fundraising effort in university history on Friday (April 9). The campaign, UCA Now: Impact Arkansas and Beyond, is…
by - April 11, 2021 10:11 am
The Old State House Museum’s exhibit “Play It Loud: Concerts at Barton Coliseum” opens virtually on Friday, April 23 with a tour at 7 p.m. on the museum’s Facebook and…
by - April 11, 2021 9:58 am
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau will host a jobs fair for hospitality and tourism workers on Tuesday, May 4 from 10 a.m. to 6 p.m. at the Statehouse…
by - April 11, 2021 9:51 am
Little Rock law firm Friday, Eldredge & Clark, LLP has established the Friday Forward Fellowship, a program to increase the number of law school students from diverse backgrounds. The program…
by - April 9, 2021 2:03 pm
Korenda Allen of Centerton is the new human resources (HR) director for Lowell-based utility Beaver Water District. She replaces Pat Bates of Bentonville, who is retiring after more than 12…
by - April 8, 2021 8:35 pm
The Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDot) is considering moving the on and off ramp of eastbound Interstate 40 at the Highway 59 exit in Van Buren and adding a roundabout…
by - April 8, 2021 5:37 pm
Tyson Foods said Thursday (April 8) the meat giant is set to open its $425 million poultry processing plant, feed mill and hatchery in Humboldt, Tenn., later this month. “We’re…
by - April 8, 2021 12:10 pm
A 130-acre site in Osceola near I-55, railroad lines, and the Mississippi River now has a new designation to aid in economic development. Officials with Mississippi County Economic Development and…
by - April 7, 2021 1:28 pm
Little Rock-based IT services firm The Computer Hut (TCH) has acquired Pinnacle IT Services of Fort Smith. The companies did not disclose financial terms. The deal is effective May 1….
by - April 6, 2021 6:31 pm
Two recent U.S. Department of Agriculture reports indicated a red-hot grain and oilseed market was again heating up and raising corn prices for animal agriculture. Derrell Peel, Oklahoma State University…
by - April 6, 2021 2:52 pm
Wasting no time, the Arkansas legislature overrode Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s veto of HB 1570 on Tuesday (April 6). The governor vetoed the measure on Monday calling it a “vast government…
by - April 6, 2021 2:08 pm
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced Tuesday (April 6) nine new members of its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which shares input with the FDIC on community bank policy…
