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Kris Wolf promoted by Encore Bank market president in Jonesboro
Encore Bank has promoted Kris Wolf as market president to Encore Bank’s Jonesboro metro. With 27 years of banking experience, Wolf joined the Encore Bank in 2019. He was an…
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by - January 14, 2026 6:20 pm
Wright Lindsey Jennings adds 4 new partners
The partners of Wright Lindsey Jennings (WLJ) elected four attorneys into partnership: Eli Bauer, Collins Hickman, Jennifer Smith and Zach Trail. Bauer’s practice focuses on corporate formation and governance, operations,…
by - January 14, 2026 6:13 pm
Southern Bancorp names Jeremy Loftin as COO
Southern Bancorp Inc. announced the appointment of Jeremy Loftin as its new chief operating officer. The announcement follows the closure of Southern Bancorp’s acquisition of Legacy Bank & Trust earlier…
by - January 14, 2026 6:06 pm
The Systems Group buys facility in Jonesboro
The Systems Group, a family-owned company specializing in services for steel mills and other heavy industries for more than 50 years, announced Wednesday (Jan. 14) the acquisition of an 8,400-square-foot…
by - January 14, 2026 5:50 pm
Methodist Family Health opens its Jonesboro facility
Methodist Family Health has expanded its services for children and families in Northeast Arkansas with the opening of Methodist Children’s Behavioral Hospital–Jonesboro (MCBH–Jonesboro). The facility will begin seeing patients on…
by - January 13, 2026 9:01 pm
Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms named to prestigious Presidential Leadership Scholar program
Seth Summerside of Keo Fish Farms, Inc. has been named a 2026 Presidential Leadership Scholar. Summerside is one of 60 scholars who will form this year’s cohort, the 11th annual…
by - January 13, 2026 8:45 pm
AG Griffin creates new role to advise on AI
Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin announced Tuesday (Jan. 13) that Deputy General Counsel Kevin Lee will take on an additional role as senior advisor for AI, advising the Office of…
by - January 13, 2026 8:31 pm
Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference set on A-State campus
The 28th annual Arkansas Soil and Water Education Conference is set for Wednesday (Jan. 14) in the Reng Student Union auditorium at Arkansas State University. The morning session starts with…
by - January 12, 2026 8:03 pm
Black River Technical finishes renovations to welding lab on its Pocahontas campus
Black River Technical College (BRTC) has completed a set of renovations in its welding lab on the Pocahontas campus. The renovation was made possible with a $499,000 States’ Economic Development…
by - January 12, 2026 6:47 pm
Fairfield Bay launches strategic growth plan
Fairfield Bay in Cleburne and Van Buren counties has launched the Fairfield Bay 2035 Strategic Plan, a roadmap designed to position the community as a residential and resort destination during…
by - January 8, 2026 9:44 pm
Buc-ee’s West Memphis location to be delayed
West Memphis is still getting a Buc-ee’s but it will open at least a year later than planned. The travel center, slated to be built on a 34-acre swath just…
by - January 8, 2026 5:01 pm
Walmart adds technology veteran to its board of directors
Walmart has added Shishir Mehrotra, CEO of Superhuman, (formerly Grammarly), to the company’s board of directors. He will serve on the board’s compensation and management development committee and the technology…
by - January 7, 2026 10:16 am
Julia Wintner named Bradbury Art Museum director
The Bradbury Art Museum (BAM) at Arkansas State University has named a new director. Julia Wintner, whose work bridges global contemporary art, community-engaged museum practice, and academic leadership, has been…
by - January 6, 2026 9:39 pm
Arkansas awarded $14.7 million preschool development grant
The Arkansas Department of Education (ADE) announced Tuesday (Jan. 6) that Arkansas has been awarded a Preschool Development Grant Birth Through Five (PDG B-5) from the U.S. Department of Health…
by - January 6, 2026 5:31 pm
Farmers’ sales tax exemption card now available
The Arkansas Department of Finance and Administration (DFA) announced a “Farmers Sales Tax Exemption Card” is now available. The card, which is the result of Act 621 of 2025, makes…
by - January 6, 2026 5:25 pm
Derrick Smith named managing partner at Mitchell Williams law firm
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. has selected attorney Derrick Smith as the law firm’s new managing director. Smith will work with Mitchell Williams’ board of directors to lead…
by - January 5, 2026 2:44 pm
Proposals for agriculture research and promotion projects sought
Four of Arkansas’ agriculture commodity research and promotion boards are accepting proposals for research and promotion projects. The boards exist to support the growth and market development of the state’s…
by - January 3, 2026 9:54 am
PRSA announces 2026 board of directors and officers
The Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has announced the installation of its 2026 board of directors and officers. The chapter presented its new leadership team…
by - January 3, 2026 9:49 am
Arkansas Farm Bureau hires Brown, Stamps and Wilson
Arkansas Farm Bureau announced the hiring of Becky Brown, Addie Stamps and Coby Wilson. Brown will serve on the administration team, and Wilson and Stamps will serve in the Commodity…
by - January 3, 2026 9:44 am
Construction company MWC rebrands as TWC
North Little Rock-based commercial construction company MWC is operating under a new name, TWC – Tony Wilson Constructors, Inc., effective Jan. 1, 2026. “This new name reflects both where we’ve…