by - August 26, 2014 7:44 pm
The state’s economic development community concluded two days of workshops hearing from leaders who called for a workforce overhaul and potential changes to Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment. Grant…
by - August 26, 2014 5:09 pm
Home BancShares Chairman Johnny Allison makes a huge personal gift and says pending bank acquisitions are on the way.
by - August 26, 2014 4:50 pm
Home BancShares Chairman Johnny Allison makes a huge personal gift and says pending bank acquisitions are on the way.
by - August 23, 2014 3:08 pm
Republican gubernatorial nominee Asa Hutchinson announced the formation of a “Teachers for Asa” coalition, which identified that one of its efforts would be to find a long-term fix to the…
by - August 22, 2014 7:32 am
The planned Arkansas Colleges of Health Education presented the first renderings of the layout of its proposed $60 million college of osteopathic medicine at a meeting of the Fort Chaffee…
by - August 21, 2014 7:10 pm
A series of unanticipated infrastructure challenges have led Arkansas State University’s Mexico partners to request a new 2016 opening date for its Queretaro campus.
by - August 20, 2014 6:14 am
The Walton Family Foundation said its new strategic plan includes an anticipated investment of more than $302 million in Northwest Arkansas and the Arkansas and Mississippi Delta through 2020 —…
by - August 19, 2014 3:25 pm
A technology invented by a UALR professor has been licensed by a worldwide leader in water purification with the help of the university’s TechLaunch technology transfer office. Dr. Tito Viswanathan,…
by - August 18, 2014 9:02 pm
Arkansas State University is participating in a research program called “Bridging the Divide,” which aims to increase the number of Ph.D graduates in the so-called “STEM” fields, especially among minority students.
by - August 18, 2014 2:45 pm
The formula for keeping and attracting good teachers is simple: Let them be leaders. That’s the message of Jonathan Crossley, Arkansas’ Teacher of the Year. Crossley, 26, teaches 11th and…
by - August 15, 2014 5:03 pm
The concept of networking “is going to dominate the 21st century,” former President Bill Clinton told attendees at the opening of the Southern Governors’ Association’s annual meeting, which is being held in Little Rock this weekend.
by - August 14, 2014 5:16 pm
Wal-Mart, the Walmart Foundation and the U.S. Conference of Mayors (USCM), awarded $4 million to seven universities to help create processes that facilitate U.S. manufacturing jobs in the areas of…
by - August 13, 2014 6:50 pm
Reforming the state’s workforce education system is the single most-important issue to saving and creating skilled jobs, Delta leaders say. A new report suggested ramping up existing efforts.
by - August 12, 2014 7:11 pm
Arkansas should be able to expand broadband access to all public schools without extra state funding because it’s currently wasting too much money on outdated technology and is not effectively…
by - August 11, 2014 4:59 pm
Arkansas should be able to connect all of its schools to high-speed fiber optics broadband networks within a few years using $15 million it already spends.
by - July 28, 2014 8:59 am
In 2007, Arkansas State University was forced to make a decision: fight what would almost certainly be a losing battle with the National College Athletic Association to keep their long-time…
by - July 28, 2014 12:01 am
City leaders are doing much more than just keeping Fayetteville funky. Grounded by the University of Arkansas, this college town has a strong manufacturing and technology base.
by - July 27, 2014 8:24 am
Sen. Linda Chesterfield and businessman Sherman Tate, who came of age in the civil rights era, recalled their roles and memories in the tumultuous decade, which celebrates the 50th anniversary this month of the signing of the 1964 Civil Rights Act.
by - July 26, 2014 4:45 pm
The Arkansas Higher Education Coordinating Board on Friday granted the New York Institute of Technology (NYIT) certification for an additional osteopathic medical school site on the campus of Arkansas State…
by - July 25, 2014 6:27 am
A letter from telecommunications providers expressing opposition to connecting K-12 public schools to a statewide fiber optic network drew disapproval from Gov. Mike Beebe, who called parts of the letter…
