Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

C-Suite: Sarah Clark

FAST FACT: Clark started at Mitchell in 2010 and was named CEO in 2017. What is the best business advice you have ever received? Surround yourself with great leaders and…

C-Suite: Diane Carroll

FAST FACT: Carroll joined the museum staff in 2012 and has since earned two promotions. If you had $1 million to give, what would you support? I’m inspired by the…

Poll: Highway funding proposal Issue 1 poised to pass

Issue 1 – the ballot proposal that makes permanent a current half-cent sales tax for roads and highways – is poised to pass in November. A new poll from Talk…

Windstream names Drew Smith as treasurer

Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings named Drew Smith as treasurer on Friday (Oct. 16). The appointment is effective immediately. Smith previously served as assistant treasurer for the company. As senior vice…

UAM Forestry, Agri dean to retire Dec. 31st

Dr. Phil Tappe announced this week he will retire from his post as the University of Arkansas at Monticello Dean of the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources and…

AEDI creates new COVID-19 initiative to track state’s coronavirus social and economic impact

The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has developed an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the social and economic impact of COVID-19…

Bob Major to retire from NLR Convention & Visitors Bureau, Karen Trevino to lead

The North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced Friday (Oct. 16) that Bob Major, the organization’s President and CEO, will retire effective December 31, 2020. Karen Trevino, currently…

Poll: Hutchinson job approval remains high at 69%

A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll indicates Arkansas voters still have a high opinion of Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s job performance. The statewide survey of 647 likely voters was…

Connections: Lapovations promotes Nhiem Cao to COO

Medical device startup Lapovations LLC of Fayetteville promoted Nhiem Cao to chief operating officer. He will have the primary responsibility for day-to-day administrative and operational functions at the company. Cao…

COVID-19 deaths top 1,500, state sets record for testing

New COVID-19 cases again topped 1,000 in Arkansas and confirmed deaths rose above 1,500 in Friday’s (Oct. 16) report from the Arkansas Department of Health. Total cumulative cases rose by…

Acosta names new lead for Walmart, Sam’s Club account

Editor’s note: This story is updated from the original story posted online Wednesday (Oct. 14), which included inaccurate information about Walmart’s relationship with Acosta moving forward. ——- Kevin Mahoney is the…

Poll: 2nd Congressional District race between Hill, Elliott tied headed into early voting

Voters in Arkansas’ 2nd Congressional District could be headed towards a photo finish in the race between GOP incumbent U.S. Rep. French Hill and Democratic State Sen. Joyce Elliott. A…

Third quarter net income dips for Home BancShares; per share earnings beat the estimate

Conway-based Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, posted third quarter net income of $69.3 million, down 4.8% from the same quarter in 2019. Part of the decline was…

Craig Cannon, long-time anchor for 40/29 News, announces retirement

Craig Cannon, anchor, reporter and former news director for ABC affiliate 40/29 News, will retire Nov. 25 after 37 years at the station. Cannon announced his retirement Wednesday (Oct. 14)….

Arkansas Children’s names Rick Barr chief clinical and academic officer

Arkansas Children’s has a new chief clinical and academic officer in Dr. Frederick “Rick” Barr. The new role was created to elevate physician leadership and bridge operational, clinical and academic…

NIH funds $2.5 million UAMS study of healthy food delivery to combat diabetes

A first-of-its-kind study by UAMS will test whether deliveries of healthy food, along with recipes and education materials, can help reduce type 2 diabetes among food-insecure rural Arkansans. The National…

University of Arkansas releases details for fall commencement

The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will hold in-person fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-19 for graduates from all 2020 semesters, with proper social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines. “It has been…

Supporters of UAFS tax extension reject debate request

There will be no public debate between those who oppose and those who support extension of a 1/4 cent sales tax in Sebastian County that generates about $6 million in…

Second cohort announced for TRUE Northwest Arkansas program

Twenty organizations have been chosen to participate in the second TRUE Northwest Arkansas Train Cohort. The TRUE Northwest Arkansas initiative is a three-year pilot program announced in 2018. The purpose of the cohort…

Hospitalizations top 600 to set new record; active cases rise in public schools and universities

COVID-19 hospitalizations jumped above 600 in Monday’s (Oct. 12) report from the Arkansas Department of Health. The number of active cases and Arkansans on ventilators also rose, with total known…