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Rucker Named To Veterans Affairs Post

Gov. Mike Beebe has named Alicia “Cissy” Rucker of Little Rock to be the next Director of the Arkansas Department of Veterans Affairs. “Cissy Rucker has a history of military…

Stewart Title Names Lisa Dwiggins To Manager Post

Lisa Dwiggins was named title manager of Stewart Title of Arkansas, LLC. In this position, Dwiggins will manage title production. A 15-year veteran of the title industry, Dwiggins will report…

Two Stephens Analysts Selected As ‘Best’ By Wall Street Journal

Two Stephens Inc. equity research analysts were named among the nation’s best in The Wall Street Journal’s 2011 Best on the Street survey. Farha Aslam ranked first in the food…

Simmons First Hires Rick Ferguson

Simmons First National Bank recently announced the hiring of Rick Ferguson as Consumer Loan Officer. Ferguson brings 26 years of banking experience to Simmons First serving in various facets of…

Tim Parker Chrysler Recognized For Environmental Move

Tim Parker Chrysler Dodge Jeep Ram in Hot Springs is one of 30 dealerships that Chrysler’s corporate operations has recognized for a commitment to environmentally-friendly and energy-efficient business practices. This…

Alliance Rubber Co. of Hot Springs Receives National Innovation Award

Alliance Rubber Co. has received the Manufacturing Extension Partnership’s (MEP) 2012 Excellence In Innovation Award. The Hot Springs-based rubber band and rubber products company was profiled by Talk Business earlier…

Coalition For Excellence Hires Meincke As ED

The Arkansas Coalition for Excellence (ACE) board of directors selected Stephanie F. Meincke, MSW as ACE’s new Executive Director effective June 5, 2012. Meincke is the former CEO of Florida’s…

Pegge Bell Named Director of UA School Of Nursing

Pegge Bell becomes the new director of the Eleanor Mann School of Nursing at the University of Arkansas, effective July 15. “This is an incredibly exciting time in the life…

Simmons First Adds Two To Board Of Directors

Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Bank added Dean Chambliss and Johnny McGraw to its board of directors. Chambliss is a life-long resident of Jefferson County and the owner of H&D…

Mitchell Communications Group Receives Two National Awards

Fayetteville-based Mitchell Communications Group has received two national awards. The Holmes Report recognized Mitchell as 2012 Small Agency of the Year for its high-profile clients, rate of growth and broad…

Beebe Puts 23 On Boards And Commissions

Gov. Mike Beebe today announced the following judicial appointment: Byron Freeland, Little Rock, as Special Associate Justice to the Arkansas Supreme Court for the case styled 11-1128, Ray Hobbs v….

The Design Group Adds Stephanie Jackson In PR Role

The Design Group, a multicultural communications firm based in Little Rock, has added Stephanie Jackson as Director of Public and Media Relations. In this role, Jackson will lead the strategic…

Greg Licata Named VP For Product Development At DataPath

DataPath, a Little Rock-based healthcare technology and services company, has named Greg Licata as vice president of healthcare product development. Licata will be responsible for ensuring that DataPath’s products address…

Beebe Appoints Pine Bluff Psychiatrist To UA Board

Gov. Mike Beebe has named Dr. Stephen Broughton of Pine Bluff to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. Broughton, 54, works as a Staff Psychiatrist for the Southeast Arkansas…

Bank Of The Ozarks Adds 3 To Board Of Directors

Three new members have joined the board of directors of Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks. The three new directors are Nicholas Brown, Dr. John Reynolds, and Dr. Sherece West….

Arthritis Foundation Moves LR Office, Announces New Leadership Council

The Arthritis Foundation’s Southeast Region announced a new leadership council as well as plans to move it long-time Little Rock office. This year’s Arkansas Leadership Council members are: Joe D….

Arvest Bank Scores High In J.D. Power Awards

Bentonville-based Arvest Bank ranked highest both in the South Central Region and in the Southwest Region in the J.D. Power and Associates 2012 Retail Banking Satisfaction Study. The bank says…

Lt. Gov. Darr Named To National Panel

Arkansas Lt. Governor Mark Darr (R) was recently chosen to serve on the leadership committee of the National Lieutenant Governors Association (NLGA). NLGA is the professional association for the officeholders…

Centers For Youth And Families Names 3 To Board

Centers for Youth and Families recently appointed three individuals to The Centers’ Foundation Board of Trustees. They are Austin A. Brightop, Senior Vice President for Summit Bank; Lynn Harbert, Senior…

Bruzatori-Mullins Hired By Mangan Holcomb

Flo Bruzatori-Mullins of Sherwood has joined Mangan Holcomb Partners as production manager. In this role, she will be responsible for directing and supervising production projects for all agency clients, including…