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…
by - June 21, 2021 7:26 am
Residence: Fayetteville Education: B.A., economics and communications, University of Pennsylvania Professional background: Endeavor NWA launched as the sixth U.S. office of entrepreneurial nonprofit Endeavor Global. Arkan is also managing director…
by - June 21, 2021 7:22 am
Residence: Bentonville Education: B.S., geography/geology, Missouri State University; graduate studies in resource planning, Missouri State University Professional background: In her existing role with the development and real estate company, Anderson…
by - June 20, 2021 2:49 pm
Roughly two years after the first medical marijuana dispensary opened in Arkansas, the market has seen the sale of more than 50,000 pounds valued at $338.5 million, according to the…
by - June 20, 2021 2:35 pm
Employer costs for employee compensation for civilian workers averaged $39.01 per hour worked in March 2021, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Wages and salaries cost employers $26.84…
by - June 18, 2021 11:54 am
Americold is investing $84 million in its Russellville cold-storage operation and will add 30 jobs to the more than 70 now employed when the project is finished in late 2022,…
by - June 16, 2021 3:13 pm
AT&T has invested about $675 million during the last three years to improve Internet access in Arkansas and it plans to spend another $2 billion in the Natural State and…
by - June 15, 2021 2:22 pm
Former Arkansas Innovation Hub executive director Chris Jones announced his intentions Tuesday (June 15) to seek the Democratic nomination for Arkansas governor in 2022. He opened his campaign in his…
by - June 15, 2021 12:10 pm
Winrock International, the U.S.-based national and international economic development organization, has announced the election of Jude Kearney as Chair of the Winrock International Board of Directors. Kearney is the managing…
by - June 14, 2021 11:32 am
The Broadlands LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from April 15 through May 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company…
by - June 13, 2021 9:56 am
Eleven months until they may square off in a GOP primary for Arkansas Governor, Sarah Huckabee Sanders is viewed more favorably by voters than Attorney General Leslie Rutledge. A new…
by - June 12, 2021 10:11 am
Controversial topics drowned out the typical bread-and-butter business of the legislative session, and that played out in public opinion. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of 535 Arkansas…
by - June 10, 2021 5:26 pm
A protracted pandemic, a contentious legislative session, and a contrarian stance against Trumpism may have taken a toll on Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s job approval rating with Arkansas voters. According to…
