by - August 16, 2020 11:26 am
An entrepreneur and calculated risk-taker, Ed Cyster leads by creating a vision and recruiting the best talent to grow his globally integrated communications group. Originally from Edinburgh, Scotland, Cyster studied…
by - August 16, 2020 11:25 am
After graduating college, Fayetteville native Boo Buchanan bartended in New York City and taught high school English in Taiwan. A family obligation brought him back to Fayetteville a decade ago,…
by - August 16, 2020 11:23 am
Andrew Branch has sold everything from cars to mining equipment to mortgages. Now he’s selling Northwest Arkansas National Airport (XNA) to the airlines and the public. “Selling is selling,” Branch…
by - August 16, 2020 11:20 am
Fort Smith native Ricky Beauchamp may be rare for a CPA in that he’s an extrovert. He also has an entrepreneurial mindset and likes challenges — and these qualities help…
by - August 16, 2020 11:19 am
Channing Barker earned degrees in broadcast journalism and political science from the University of Arkansas in 2012. NBC affiliate KNWA-TV in Fayetteville had already hired her as a weekend producer…
by - August 16, 2020 11:16 am
Kathryn Allison began pursuing her MBA from the University of Arkansas in the fall of 2005. Shortly thereafter, she began pursuing a new career in the region’s supplier community. Allison…
by - August 14, 2020 2:57 pm
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas hired Rick Neal as education to employee director, a new position with the chamber. Neal is responsible for engaging state business…
by - August 13, 2020 9:13 pm
With roughly 10 days before the return of in-person school classes across the state, Arkansas officials are working to provide data to assess how COVID-19 is impacting communities at the…
by - August 13, 2020 6:03 pm
The Venture Center and Little Rock Regional Chamber have opened applications for Spark!, a pre-accelerator program for small businesses in central Arkansas. In its second year, Spark! delivers mentorship, publicity,…
by - August 13, 2020 5:49 pm
Thirty grants of up to $75,000 each are available to help rural Arkansas communities apply for federal grants and loans to make broadband accessible to their residents. The “Rural Broadband…
by - August 13, 2020 5:35 pm
The department of computer science at Arkansas State University is making a leadership transition as a new academic year begins. Dr. Hung-Chi Su, who has been serving as department chair,…
by - August 13, 2020 4:54 pm
An order for more than 1 million feet of 36-inch pipe for use on the Keystone XL pipeline project will keep around 500 Welspun manufacturing employees in Little Rock busy…
by - August 13, 2020 12:54 pm
The COVID-19 pandemic continues to reduce airline traffic with July enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport totaling 2,957, down 67.3% compared with July 2019. Delta flights had the biggest…
by - August 12, 2020 6:40 pm
Little Rock-based solar energy company Entegrity has announced a solar energy project with the city of Eureka Springs. The solar energy project between Entegrity and Eureka Springs is expected to…
by - August 12, 2020 12:15 pm
Off-price retailer Stein Mart is the latest casualty of the COVID-19 crisis as the Jacksonville, Fla.,-based company files Chapter 11 bankruptcy. Stein Mart plans to close most, if not all…
by - August 12, 2020 12:00 pm
The Arkansas Department of Commerce awarded the city of Magazine $1,025,692 from its Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant program. The city will work in partnership with Magazine Telephone Company and…
by - August 12, 2020 8:01 am
The Arkansas Department of Commerce awarded Cave City $803,762 from its Arkansas Rural Connect (ARC) broadband grant program. The city will work in partnership with Hillbilly Wireless and the project…
by - August 11, 2020 5:23 pm
HealthTech Arkansas and the Center for Advancing Innovation (CAI) will work together with healthcare researchers and early-stage companies to drive innovation in clinical environments. The Center for Advancing Innovation launches…
by - August 11, 2020 5:17 pm
Walmart has agreed to settle a class action lawsuit filed in U.S. Southern District of Florida in early 2019 that alleged Walmart advertised deceptive unit prices for weighted goods such…
by - August 11, 2020 3:58 pm
Holding true to his promise to have a woman as vice president on the ticket, presumptive Democratic presidential candidate Joe Biden has selected U.S. Sen. Kamala Harris, D-Calif., as his…
