by - May 24, 2021 3:42 pm
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary donated $1.15 million to Arkansas Children’s Hospital to support programs and research initiatives, the group said Monday (May 24). Since 2011, the ACH Auxiliary…
by - May 24, 2021 10:34 am
Arkansas-based Custom Craft Poultry is opening a new poultry processing plant in Little Rock, the company announced Monday (May 24). The company has repurposed the former Odom’s Tennessee Pride sausage…
by - May 24, 2021 10:33 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments Monday (May 24): David Hopkins, Benton, to the State Board of Registration for Professional Geologists. Appointment expires October 1, 2025. Replaces Mike Lybrand. Chris…
by - May 23, 2021 7:28 am
Rock Region Metro announced last week it will resume its public transit streetcar service Tuesday, June 1 in North Little Rock. Streetcar service was suspended March 17, 2020 as part…
by - May 23, 2021 7:17 am
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) received a two-year grant of $469,420 from the Windgate Foundation to support teacher preparation programs for students through its Educator Preparation Program….
by - May 20, 2021 3:22 pm
Lauren Mallett-Hays, a speech-language pathologist, announced Thursday (May 20) she would challenge U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, in 2022. Mallett-Hays, a Democrat, made the announcement through a news release and…
by - May 20, 2021 11:50 am
A Fayetteville financial services firm organized an event on May 18 at Fayetteville Town Center to recognize a group of retired and active nurses who volunteered to help pharmacists meet…
by - May 20, 2021 10:48 am
Arkansas Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced Thursday (May 20) that Mark Conine will serve as the new president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). Conine comes from his…
by - May 20, 2021 10:33 am
The Paula and Rodger Riney Foundation announced a gift of $1.8 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Myeloma Center in the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute…
by - May 20, 2021 10:24 am
Rogers-chartered Generations Bank recently recognized chief financial officer Sandy Ferguson for her 40-year work anniversary. Ferguson is the bank’s longest serving full-time employee. Ferguson started her career as a teller…
by - May 19, 2021 5:26 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has reappointed Ted Thomas, chairman of the Arkansas Public Service Commission, to another term on PSC. He added former Miss Arkansas and Gov. Huckabee staff member, Dr….
by - May 18, 2021 8:21 pm
With just 1,617 votes cast, incumbent Fort Smith School Board member Bill Hanesworth lost his reelection bid to Matt Blaylock. Blaylock, president of Blaylock Heating & Air Conditioning & Plumbing…
by - May 18, 2021 1:12 pm
North Carolina-based banking company Bank of America, the nation’s second-largest bank, announced Tuesday (May 18) it will raise its U.S. minimum hourly wage to $25 by 2025. In March last…
by - May 17, 2021 6:11 pm
Murphy USA Inc. plans to hire 3,000 workers across its 1,650 stores to support the company’s continued growth. The El Dorado-based company, with an estimated 2 million customers per day,…
by - May 17, 2021 6:05 pm
Kinetic by Windstream is creating a new engineering and fiber construction organization to manage its broadband expansion across 18 states. The company plans to add nearly 1,000 jobs. “We are…
by - May 17, 2021 5:39 pm
ForwARd Arkansas, a non-profit organization that works on education issues in the state, has hired three new board members. The organization announced Monday (May 17) that Tequilla Brownie, Rick Neal,…
by - May 16, 2021 11:15 am
The Rogers-Lowell Chamber of Commerce will host a roundtable discussion on May 25 at the Supply Chain Hall of Fame inside the Northgate office building on West J.B. Hunt Drive…
by - May 15, 2021 11:28 am
Little Rock-based Dillard’s surprised most retail equity analysts with first fiscal quarter net income of $158.2 million, a wide swing from the $162 million loss in the same quarter of…
by - May 13, 2021 4:15 pm
Tyson Foods’ plans to expand its international and e-commerce reach and a new partnership with Chinese online retailer Dada Group is a big first step in that direction. Dada Group,…
by - May 13, 2021 3:27 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) announced Thursday (May 13) that it has established the Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews the director. According to a news…
