by - June 18, 2020 10:49 am
Bentonville think-and-do tank Heartland Forward on Thursday (June 18) named Angie Cooper chief program officer. The organization earlier this year named Cooper the executive director of its annual event, the…
by - June 18, 2020 9:56 am
Tyson Foods on Thursday (June 18) named Dan Turton as senior vice president for global government affairs, effective June 29. Turton will be based in Washington, D.C., and lead the…
by - June 17, 2020 1:33 pm
The Arkansas Arts Center will take the programming for the 62nd Annual Delta Exhibition into a virtual space this summer. Following the exhibition’s move to a digital format, virtual programming…
by - June 17, 2020 1:30 pm
The University of Central Arkansas has received a $634,594 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council (ANCRC) to revitalize and preserve the Bigelow Rosenwald School, which was built…
by - June 16, 2020 9:02 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is introducing a new four-year degree program in cybersecurity in the fall 2021 semester to help meet the rising demand for cybersecurity professionals,…
by - June 16, 2020 11:20 am
Walmart announced Monday (June 15) the acquisition of certain assets of health services platform CareZone for an undisclosed amount. Included in the deal are the technology platform, patents and intellectual…
by - June 16, 2020 8:56 am
LeadAR, one of the state’s leadership programs, is searching for its next class of leaders. Operated by the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture Cooperative Extension Service, LeadAR offers participants an in-depth…
by - June 15, 2020 7:32 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has released the latest tourism economic impact information to the Little Rock Advertising & Promotion (A&P) Commission, reflecting multi-million dollar losses in…
by - June 15, 2020 7:20 pm
High school students in the communities where Tom and Mary Manning were raised will be eligible for a new scholarship program established in the couple’s name at Arkansas State University….
by - June 15, 2020 11:56 am
A project for helping Arkansas science- and technology-based startups apply for and obtain federal grant funding was announced Monday (June 15). Science Venture Studio (SVS) will provide an in-the-trenches approach…
by - June 14, 2020 11:22 am
Fresh off national and local protests in the wake of the recorded killing of George Floyd, a black man, by a white police officer, Derek Chauvin, in Minneapolis, nearly three-quarters…
by - June 14, 2020 9:47 am
President Donald Trump and U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Ark., are struggling with independent voters in Arkansas less than five months before Election Day. A new survey from Talk Business &…
by - June 13, 2020 12:50 pm
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced it has acquired Retreat at Wolf Ranch Apartments, a 303 suite, garden-style residential community in Georgetown, Texas and the Austin Metropolitan Statistical Area (MSA)…
by - June 13, 2020 12:36 pm
Paul W. Keith of Hamburg was sworn in as the President of the Arkansas Bar Association on June 12. The swearing-in ceremony by Chief Justice Dan Kemp took place virtually…
by - June 13, 2020 12:31 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments this week: Adrienne Woods, Rogers, to the State Board of Education. Appointment expires June 30, 2026. Replaces Chad Pekron. Drew Craft, Jonesboro, to…
by - June 13, 2020 12:13 pm
After months of social distancing, Arkansans are ready to play some football, but less than a majority think college football should resume this fall. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix…
by - June 12, 2020 3:13 pm
Arkansas Children’s announced Friday (June 12) it would make a number of cost-saving cuts including layoffs of 25 workers. “We are collectively living through the most difficult health crisis of…
by - June 12, 2020 11:46 am
Little Rock-based Southwest Power Pool, the regional transmission organization that manages the electric grid for much of the central United States, recently set records for the highest share of electricity…
by - June 12, 2020 10:29 am
Springdale-based Stout Executive Search has been included in an annual ranking of America’s Best Recruiting Firms, published recently by Forbes. Forbes’ fourth annual rankings recognize the nation’s top recruiting firms…
by - June 12, 2020 9:42 am
Despite a slow rollout of medical cannabis in Arkansas, public support for the industry is growing. A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College Poll of likely statewide voters shows the…
