by - September 28, 2022 2:58 pm
Stephens Inc. announced Wednesday (Sept. 28) it has hired Matt Dormer and Chris Cooley in its Investment Banking division as Managing Directors to focus on Health and Life Sciences. Dormer…
by - September 28, 2022 2:45 pm
Arkansas Children’s Hospital has hired veteran nurse leader Kris Maddalena, MSN, BSN, as its senior vice president and chief nursing officer. Maddalena brings more than 15 years of nursing leadership…
by - September 26, 2022 5:13 pm
Walmart names Howard Hacker as new vice president of health and wellness compliance. He will join Walmart effective Oct. 17, and will report to Matt Miner, global chief ethics and…
by - September 26, 2022 4:47 pm
CareSource PASSE announced Monday (Sept. 26) that David Donohue has been named market CEO in Arkansas. In this role, Donohue will oversee quality control, customer service, membership growth and retention…
by - September 25, 2022 10:48 am
Medical marijuana dispensary The Source recently relocated to a new 20,000-square-foot building along Interstate 49 in Rogers from an almost eight times smaller Bentonville location. The two-story building at 4505…
by - September 22, 2022 3:56 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday (Sept. 22) his appointment of Mark White of Bryant as the Secretary of the Department of Human Services. He will replace Cindy Gillespie, who resigned…
by - September 18, 2022 10:30 am
Soda Health, a healthcare technology company based in Bentonville, announced on Sept. 13 that it had raised $25 million in Series A funding. Lightspeed Venture Partners, Define Ventures and Qiming…
by - September 18, 2022 6:00 am
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Arkansas Department of Human Services to spend time with her 85-year-old mother in Georgia, she said in an interview Sept. 16. She…
by - September 15, 2022 5:48 pm
Cindy Gillespie is resigning as director of the Department of Human Services, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced in a press release Sept. 15. She will be leaving the office Oct. 7. The…
by - September 15, 2022 12:56 pm
River Valley Relief in Fort Smith could add up to 150 jobs. Kansas City, Kan.-based Greenlight estimates adding 100 jobs in Arkansas with $2 million in new investment. They’re just…
by - September 15, 2022 10:08 am
Mike Mudd has joined Mercy Hospital Northwest Arkansas in Rogers as chief operations officer (COO). Mudd joins Mercy from his previous role as COO of service lines for Rochester Regional…
by - September 8, 2022 7:12 am
Northwest Arkansas tech/health innovation hub FemHealth Founders (FHF) disclosed details Thursday (Sept. 8) for its inaugural accelerator program focused on women’s health and wellness. Five startups will be chosen for…
by - September 7, 2022 8:23 pm
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge announced Wednesday (Sept. 7) a $438.5 million agreement in principle between JUUL Labs and 34 states and territories resolving a two-year investigation into the e-cigarette…
by - September 7, 2022 3:45 pm
Walmart seeks to raise $5 billion in operating capital through four separate bond issues ahead of expected Federal Reserve interest rate hike. Also, the Bentonville-based retailer announced Wednesday (Sept. 7)…
by - September 7, 2022 11:02 am
Arkana Laboratories announced plans Wednesday (Sept. 7) to expand its Little Rock operations adding another 20 jobs this year and growing by another 74 workers over the next five years….
by - September 6, 2022 4:38 pm
The University of Arkansas at Fort Smith will have an on-campus daycare for children of students and possibly staff and faculty starting in fall 2023, thanks to a partnership with…
by - September 5, 2022 10:43 am
In collaboration with investor Nex Cubed, GE Healthcare recently selected Fayetteville-based digital healthcare company CardioWise for the inaugural Edison Accelerator in Canada. Executives said that the accelerator could lead to…
by - September 5, 2022 9:26 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) received grants from the Walmart Foundation and the Alice L. Walton Foundation to support the Northwest Arkansas (NWA) Farmers’ Market Alliance’s Double…
by - August 30, 2022 5:23 pm
Dr. Jeffrey Osborn will join the Fort Smith-based Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) as the vice president of research. The hiring is part of the college taking another step…
by - August 30, 2022 10:53 am
The ongoing monitoring of cancer-causing chemicals in the ground from when Whirlpool operated a manufacturing plant in Fort Smith shows that the pollution plume is shrinking. Some hot spots remain,…
