Author: Talk Business & Politics staff

Talk Business & Politics staff

Heritage Sites to reopen

Arkansas State University’s Heritage Sites are planning to reopen with limited tours available beginning Aug. 4. Each site will open with a reduced tour schedule. The schedules vary, so Heritage…

Northwest Arkansas Business Journal announces 2020 Forty Under 40 class

The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal has announced the honorees of its 24th annual Forty Under 40 class, presented by Intrust Bank. These professionals are already making their mark on the…

Bentonville childcare center suspends operations following additional COVID-19 cases

The Helen R. Walton Children’s Enrichment Center in Bentonville is closing immediately after two more positive cases of COVID-19 were identified among staff. They are the third and fourth positive…

UAMS Health Orthopaedics and Sports Medicine opens second NWA office

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) opened a second Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine office in Northwest Arkansas on Thursday (July 16). The new location is at 519 Latham…

Connections: St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish at UA hires Sarah Brady Du Preez

Sarah Brady Du Preez has been hired by St. Thomas Aquinas University Parish as director of stewardship and development. St. Thomas is a Catholic parish with a registered student organization,…

Gov. Hutchinson to implement statewide face mask mandate effective July 20 (Updated)

Editor’s note: The story is updated with changes and additions throughout. Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday (July 16) issued a statewide mandate requiring the use of a face mask, citing…

Home BancShares second-quarter income beats estimates, but down 13%

Conway-based Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, posted second quarter revenue and income that beat the consensus estimate of analysts but fell below net income in the same…

MBA: Pandemic to cause pullback in commercial/multifamily lending in 2020

Commercial and multifamily mortgage bankers in the U.S. are expected to close $248 billion of loans backed by income-producing properties in 2020, a 59% decline from 2019’s record volume of…

Arkansas Capital Corp. receives $35 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits

The U.S. Department of Treasury’s Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund on Wednesday (July 15) awarded Arkansas Capital Corporation of Little Rock $35 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits…

Central Arkansas Angel Network partners with Conductor for leadership role

The Central Arkansas Angel Network announced Wednesday (July 15) a partnership with Conductor to fulfill the role of executive director. Conductor’s executive director Grace Rains will serve as the CAAN…

Baptist Health research group seeking volunteers for COVID-19 vaccine trial

Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research is conducting a late-stage, Phase 3 study on a potential COVID-19 vaccine, and is recruiting volunteers to participate. Baptist Health Center for Clinical Research’s…

Anheuser-Busch donates to the Arkansas Discovery Farms program

The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture will receive $130,000 from the Anheuser-Busch Foundation in support of the Arkansas Discovery Farms Program. The program is an effort by the…

UAMS, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health sign agreement to build proton treatment center

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, Arkansas Children’s, Baptist Health and Proton International have signed a letter of intent to bring proton therapy — an alternative to radiation therapy…

Helen Walton Enrichment Center has a second positive COVID-19 case

The Helen Walton Enrichment Center in Bentonville reports a second positive case among its staff. This comes after another positive case the childcare center had last month. “Our hearts go…

Arkansas Lottery boss to step down Aug. 3

Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) Secretary Larry Walther announced Tuesday (July 14) that Bishop Woosley, director of the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery, has submitted his resignation effective Aug. 3…

DHS provider pleads guilty to obstruction, Rutledge announces

The owner and CEO of Little Rock-based New Beginnings Behavioral Health Services has pleaded guilty to obstructing governmental operations, Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge’s office announced Tuesday (July 14). Rutledge’s…

ForwARd Arkansas names Ben Kutylo as new executive director

ForwARd Arkansas announced Tuesday (July 14) that Ben Kutylo has been named executive director, effective July 27, 2020. Most recently, Kutylo served as co-founder and executive director of Fremont Street,…

Mercy Hospital in Rogers opens inpatient rehabilitation unit

Mercy is now accepting patients in a new rehabilitation unit inside Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers. The unit helps adults who have experienced a loss of function or disability…

With new guidelines, Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville sets reopening date

The Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville plans to reopen to the public at noon on Saturday (July 18) with new processes and procedures in place because of COVID-19. “The safety,…

Vacancy in House District 12 race brings back former legislator, possible legal challenge

Former State Rep. Jimmie Wilson, D-Helena-West Helena, could return to the Arkansas legislature more than two decades after his last term. However, legal action by the Republican Party of Arkansas…