by - March 25, 2022 11:35 am
All large Arkansas employment sectors posted job gains in February, with the state’s jobless rate setting a new record low of 3.1%, down from 4.8% in February 2021. However, Arkansas’…
by - March 23, 2022 4:44 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $1.96 million workforce development grant to fund further development of the Cyber Learning Network (CyberLearN) – a regional cyber-learning partnership…
by - March 23, 2022 11:23 am
Many parts of society are returning to a pre-COVID-19 pandemic normal, but a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) report suggests the pandemic isn’t finished and will continue…
by - March 22, 2022 1:42 pm
Carty & Co. of Memphis hired veteran public finance banker Edmond Hurst of Little Rock to lead the firm’s national Public Finance and Capital Markets division. Hurst has worked in…
by - March 22, 2022 1:22 pm
Structurlam Mass Timber Corp., a mass timber manufacturer, hired Jason Trenn as the company’s new vice president of manufacturing & operations for its new production facility in Conway. Trenn brings…
by - March 21, 2022 12:48 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $4,753,478 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 30 Arkansas cities and counties. The grants were awarded under the General Assistance…
by - March 21, 2022 12:43 pm
The Women’s Leadership Center in the Neil Griffin College of Business at Arkansas State University has hosted the Women’s Leadership Conference for years, but due to the COVID-19 pandemic the…
by - March 21, 2022 10:07 am
Jobless rates in all eight metro areas within or including parts of Arkansas were down compared with January 2021, but higher than December. Fort Smith, Hot Springs and Texarkana metros…
by - March 19, 2022 12:18 pm
The 99.3% of fourth-year medical students at the Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM) who received a “match” were part of the largest number of osteopathic students nationwide to place…
by - March 16, 2022 7:47 pm
The Conductor, a Conway-based entrepreneurship organization, is launching its sixth cohort for its 10x Growth Accelerator. The program, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, offers a peer-driven entrepreneurship…
by - March 16, 2022 6:01 pm
Dr. Corey Wiggins has been sworn-in as Delta Regional Authority Federal Co-chairman. Nominated by President Biden on Dec. 15, Wiggins was confirmed unanimously by the U.S. Senate and became the…
by - March 16, 2022 5:58 pm
KASU and the Department of English, Philosophy and World Languages at Arkansas State University, together with the West End Neighborhood Association, will present the Arkansas Roots Music Festival on April…
by - March 16, 2022 1:39 pm
President Joe Biden on Wednesday (March 16) announced another $800 million in defense support for Ukraine following a virtual address by Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky to the U.S. Congress in…
by - March 16, 2022 12:14 pm
In collaboration with regional healthcare leaders, the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville is creating a program that focuses on healthcare industry challenges and possible solutions. According to a UA news…
by - March 15, 2022 7:09 pm
Arkansas lawmakers officially ended their fiscal session – a motion known as “sine die” – bringing to a close the 93rd General Assembly’s even-numbered year business. At the conclusion of…
by - March 15, 2022 6:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Tuesday (March 15) the award of more than $8 million in grants to economic and workforce development partnerships to create training opportunities for in-demand skills and…
by - March 15, 2022 11:37 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, said Tuesday (March 15) it had expanded its $40 million Series B funding round to $60 million following an investment from Columbus, Ohio-based…
by - March 15, 2022 8:28 am
Pacific GeneTech (PGT), an animal health biotech company based in Hong Kong but with Arkansas roots, plans to establish its U.S. headquarters in Northwest Arkansas. According to a March 11 news release,…
by - March 14, 2022 7:55 pm
A $1.6 million sale of some or all of a former trucking company headquarters building and property to Fort Smith-based Riverside Furniture was the largest Sebastian County property transaction in…
by - March 14, 2022 7:28 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson led a rally in Camden on Monday (March 14) in support of the aerospace defense industry that produces weapons being used to defend the country of Ukraine….
