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Talk Business & Politics staff

Dr. Andrea Stewart named interim chancellor at UAPB

University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt appointed Dr. Andrea Stewart as interim chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB), effective July 1. Dr. Stewart,…

Teagle Foundation gifts $175,000 Cornerstones grant to Lyon College

Lyon College has been awarded a $175,000 “Cornerstones” grant from the Teagle Foundation to expand the role of humanities in general education. The funding will support the implementation of a…

Arvest Opportunity Fund establishes advisory board

Arvest Opportunity Fund, a subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has established an advisory board and named six members from the bank’s four-state footprint. According to a news release on Monday…

Kristin Pawlik of Fayetteville is new president of Arkansas Bar Association

Kristin Pawlik was sworn in as president of the Arkansas Bar Association on Friday, June 14 during the association’s annual meeting at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Pawlik is a…

Gov. Sanders authorizes three percent pay increases for state employees

Gov. Sarah Sanders on Friday (June 14) authorized a three percent adjustment for pay increases for state employees, effective June 23, 2024. In a letter to state workers, Sanders also…

Philander Smith University board selects Dr. Tionna Jenkins as chair

The Philander Smith University Board of Trustees has announced its new slate of officers, with Tionna L. Jenkins, Ph.D., elected as Board Chair effective June 1. A Little Rock native,…

Porsche dealership to open in Little Rock

indiGO Auto Group, a national premier luxury automotive retailer with 27 dealerships throughout California, Texas, and the Midwest, will open Porsche Little Rock on Monday, June 17th. The all-new facility…

ABB, ATU-Ozark work together on workforce development

ABB Ozark and Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus recently launched a career readiness pilot program as a collaborative workforce development initiative for Franklin County and the surrounding region. Program participants have…

Tyson CFO suspended after DWI arrest

John R. Tyson, Tyson Foods chief financial officer, again finds himself on the wrong side of the law after being arrested by the University of Arkansas police early Thursday (June…

Heartland Forward appoints Cara Osborne as new senior fellow

Heartland Forward, based in Bentonville, announced Thursday (June 13) that it has appointed Cara Osborne as its new senior fellow. Osborne, who holds a master’s in nursing from Vanderbilt University…

AEDC announces rural services grants

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Rural Services recently awarded grants totaling $806,125 to 29 Arkansas cities and counties. AEDC Executive Director Clint O’Neal, Director of Rural Services Becca…

Specialty hospital opens in White Hall

Anchor Health Properties, a national full-service healthcare real estate development, management, and investment company focused exclusively on medical outpatient buildings and specialty healthcare facilities, recently celebrated the grand opening of the Jefferson…