by - June 24, 2021 5:34 pm
Jeff Teague has been appointed Citizens Bancshares chairman and CEO. Citizens Bancshares of Batesville, Inc. is the holding company for Citizens Bank of Batesville. In his role with the holding…
by - June 24, 2021 7:57 am
Arkansas State University System General Counsel Brad Phelps said changes have been made in the Office of General Counsel. Katie Prescott, who served as senior associate counsel for the ASU…
by - June 23, 2021 5:49 pm
Arkansas didn’t have a public trucking academy – until today. The Arkansas Trucking Academy (ArkTA) is a consortium of ASU Three Rivers, UA Cossatot, UA Rich Mountain, and UA Hope/Texarkana….
by - June 23, 2021 11:41 am
The Arkansas Department of Corrections has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a multi-year contract of more than $453,000 to study and assess the prison culture and climate…
by - June 22, 2021 4:08 pm
Arkansas Community Foundation and the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative announced Tuesday (June 22) that 40 grants from the Building Black Communities Fund have been awarded to Black-led and Black-serving nonprofit…
by - June 22, 2021 4:01 pm
As the statewide Campaign for a Healthier Tomorrow comes to a close later this month, Arkansas Children’s Foundation received a $1 million gift from Melanie and Edwin Wells to establish…
by - June 22, 2021 3:48 pm
Community Clinic has partnered with Fayetteville-based Namida Lab Inc. to participate in a clinical utility study of a newly developed breast cancer screening test. The lab-developed screening test is called…
by - June 21, 2021 3:31 pm
Arkansas Children’s named Dr. Jamie Wiggins to the position of executive vice president and chief operations officer on Monday (June 21) after an extensive national search. Wiggins will begin in…
by - June 21, 2021 2:48 pm
Bill Kincaid, the managing associate general counsel at the University of Arkansas, has been named acting University of Arkansas chancellor following the sudden resignation last week of former Chancellor Dr….
by - June 21, 2021 1:42 pm
Willow Creek Women’s Hospital in Johnson announced Friday (June 18) it’s the first in the state to earn the Joint Commission’s Gold Seal of Approval for Perinatal Care Certification by…
by - June 21, 2021 11:11 am
Walmart plans to begin drone deliveries by this fall from a Bentonville store. That news was part of the retailer’s announcement that it is investing in drone delivery provider DroneUp…
by - June 21, 2021 8:27 am
HFA, a multidisciplined architecture and engineering firm based in Bentonville, recently announced five new senior leads: Jaime Castenada (MEP Program lead and electrical engineer), Jami Cook (C-Store and Multisite Architecture…
by - June 21, 2021 8:03 am
Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., mathematics, University of Arkansas; M.A., teaching, University of Arkansas Professional background: Before establishing nonprofit RootED Northwest Arkansas in July 2017, Yáñez served as the education program…
by - June 21, 2021 7:57 am
Residence: Fort Smith Education: B.S., accounting, Indiana University Professional background: Sowersby assumed her current job in April 2015. She established a Shared Services organization within the company during a restructuring…
by - June 21, 2021 7:54 am
Residence: Fort Smith Education: B.A., communications, University of Missouri; M.A., higher education, University of Missouri; Ph.D., higher education and research, Saint Louis University. Professional background: Riley spent more than 25…
by - June 21, 2021 7:52 am
Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., international relations, University of Arkansas; M.P.A. (master of public administration), University of Arkansas-Little Rock. Professional background: McDaniel has been affiliated with Arkansas Children’s for 14 years…
by - June 21, 2021 7:47 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., journalism, University of Arkansas Professional background: Kellams joined AACF as its first NWA director in 2008. In this role, she works to call attention to challenges…
by - June 21, 2021 7:43 am
Residence: Springdale Education: B.A., English, Georgia Southern University; M.A., public policy, American University Professional background: At the start of 2020, Fayetteville nonprofit Partners for Better Housing hired Hudson as its…
by - June 21, 2021 7:37 am
Residence: Rogers Education: B.S., nursing, University of Arkansas Professional background: Dean is a registered nurse and has worked in the healthcare industry for more than 23 years. In her existing…
by - June 21, 2021 7:34 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., communications, Arkansas Tech University Professional background: Bridgers has worked in human resources and talent acquisition for more than two decades. Before being named to her existing…
