News Briefs

Metroplan receives $913,000 federal grant for safety action plan

Metroplan has been awarded a $913,690 federal grant for the Safe Streets and Roads For All Program. The award is a direct result of regional collaboration with Metropolitan Emergency Medical…

Rep. Grant Hodges to join JCD Consulting

JCD Consulting announced that outgoing State Rep. Grant Hodges, R-Centerton, will join the firm as an account manager upon the completion of his legislative term in 2024. Hodges has served…

Gov. Sanders releases $204 million in water funding

Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Wednesday (Nov. 20) an additional $204 million in financial assistance for water and wastewater projects for 45 entities. The projects provide water to more than 198,627…

A-State receives $204,424 ARDOT grant for highway concrete research

A grant from the Arkansas Department of Transportation (ARDOT) will allow Arkansas State University’s College of Engineering and Computer Science to continue research focused on concrete. The university received $204,424…

Doula Alliance of Arkansas names Lori Ross as founding executive director

The Doula Alliance of Arkansas announced Tuesday (Nov. 19) Lori Ross as its founding executive director. With three decades of leadership experience in the medical and nonprofit sectors, Ross brings…

Four from Arkansas selected for DRA’s Delta Leadership Institute Executive Academy

The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) has selected 35 community leaders from its eight-state service region to participate in the 2025 Delta Leadership Institute (DLI) Executive Academy, a leadership development program…

Methodist Family Health buys Arkansas Continued Care Hospital in Jonesboro

Methodist Family Health, a statewide continuum of care providing psychiatric, behavioral and emotional services to children and their families who are abandoned, abused and neglected, recently purchased the facility in…

Andrew Smith hired as program director for 75Strong

75Strong, a statewide initiative designed to support, scale, and sustain Arkansas’ entrepreneurial community has hired Andrew Smith as the program director. “Andrew’s unique blend of experience from curriculum development, community…

U.S. refinery capacity to fall nearly 3% by end of 2025

Declines in U.S. refinery capacity are expected to slow the decrease in refining margins. Refinery margins or crack spreads, the difference between the selling price and the cost of production…

Lab2Launch Accelerator seeks applicants

Applications are open for the 2025 Lab2Launch Accelerator for Arkansas researchers and early-stage companies. Offered by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center, the multi-week accelerator prepares companies to…

UAMS receives $11 million for new clinics, building upgrades

The Little Rock-based University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received $11 million in federal grants to create a gastroenterology clinic and endoscopy center in the nearby Freeway Medical…

Grace Marsiglio joins The Peacock Group

The Peacock Group announced the addition of Grace Marsiglio as the agency’s newest employee and the first based in Northwest Arkansas. As a public relations coordinator, She will support the…

Arkansas Century Farm program adds 41 new members

The Arkansas Century Farm program recently added 41 more farms. The program recognizes Arkansas farms of 10 acres or more owned by the same family for at least 100 years….

Moses Tucker Partners, EPH jointly acquire $52 million Fort Worth apartment complex

Moses Tucker Partners, a commercial brokerage, development, and property management firm based in Little Rock with a branch office in Bentonville, and multi-state firm Equity Partnership Holdings (EPH) announced Thursday…

NWACC partners with Cox, Springdale schools

A program of NorthWest Arkansas Community College is collaborating with Cox Communications and Springdale Public Schools to encourage elementary students to pursue higher education, according to a news release. The…

Ritter Communications to invest $7 million in Texarkana

Jonesboro-based Ritter Communications will invest $7 million in an infrastructure project in Texarkana. RightFiber, the company’s fiber-to-the-home service, that delivers multi-gig speeds and future-proof connectivity will be installed throughout the community. How long the project…