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A researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $1.7 million grant from the National Institutes of Health to study how physical activity improves bone…
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U.S. Department of Agriculture Deputy Under Secretary for Rural Development Bette Brand said the USDA has signed cooperative agreements with five organizations to support placemaking technical assistance throughout the United…
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The largest law firm in Northwest Arkansas will soon relocate its Rogers office to a larger footprint and a newer building. Kutak Rock, a national law firm headquartered in Omaha,…
by - October 19, 2020 1:22 pm
Natural Capital, an Arkansas-based private investment firm, announced the closure of the Natural Capital Fund I, LP with combined commitments of $41.25 million. The fund’s investor base is comprised completely of…
by - October 17, 2020 7:30 pm
Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings named Drew Smith as treasurer on Friday (Oct. 16). The appointment is effective immediately. Smith previously served as assistant treasurer for the company. As senior vice…
by - October 17, 2020 7:29 pm
Dr. Phil Tappe announced this week he will retire from his post as the University of Arkansas at Monticello Dean of the College of Forestry, Agriculture, and Natural Resources and…
by - October 17, 2020 7:29 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Institute (AEDI) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has developed an interactive COVID-19 data dashboard that tracks the social and economic impact of COVID-19…
by - October 17, 2020 7:29 pm
The North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (CVB) announced Friday (Oct. 16) that Bob Major, the organization’s President and CEO, will retire effective December 31, 2020. Karen Trevino, currently…
by - October 15, 2020 9:01 pm
North Little Rock-based renewable energy company Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) recently broke ground on two solar arrays and completed a solar project in southern Arkansas. TPI said (Oct. 15) construction…
by - October 15, 2020 8:58 pm
Editor’s note: This story is updated from the original story posted online Wednesday (Oct. 14), which included inaccurate information about Walmart’s relationship with Acosta moving forward. ——- Kevin Mahoney is the…
by - October 14, 2020 4:17 pm
Arkansas Children’s has a new chief clinical and academic officer in Dr. Frederick “Rick” Barr. The new role was created to elevate physician leadership and bridge operational, clinical and academic…
by - October 14, 2020 2:57 pm
Gearhead Outfitters and Gamble Home have purchased and will occupy the former Sears building at the corner of Highland Drive and Caraway Road in Jonesboro. Gamble Land Company, LLC and…
by - October 13, 2020 8:38 pm
A first-of-its-kind study by UAMS will test whether deliveries of healthy food, along with recipes and education materials, can help reduce type 2 diabetes among food-insecure rural Arkansans. The National…
by - October 13, 2020 6:30 pm
The city of Newport and the Newport Economic Development Commission (NEDC) announced Tuesday (Oct. 13) the United States Economic Development Administration has awarded a $2.5 million grant to Newport’s Tech…
by - October 13, 2020 10:17 am
The University of Arkansas in Fayetteville will hold in-person fall commencement ceremonies Dec. 17-19 for graduates from all 2020 semesters, with proper social distancing and mask-wearing guidelines. “It has been…
by - October 12, 2020 4:58 pm
Ozarka College, based in Melbourne, has been selected as a recipient of the Workforce Opportunity for Rural Communities (WORC) grant, a federal grant program through the U.S. Department of Labor…
by - October 10, 2020 1:54 pm
NuShores Biosciences LLC has won a three-year, $2.8 million contract from the Medical Technology Enterprise Consortium (MTEC), a 501(c)(3) biomedical technology consortium associated with the U.S. Army Medical Research and…
by - October 10, 2020 9:23 am
Publication of the next issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal will be delayed. Print subscribers were to receive the new issue this weekend, with the digital version of the…
by - October 8, 2020 2:38 pm
Alexandra (Allie) Rodery Rouse, J.D., M.P.S., was named Thursday (Oct. 8) as Arkansas Community Foundation’s director of Planned Giving. Recently passing over $442 million in assets, the Arkansas Community Foundation…
by - October 8, 2020 10:13 am
The nonprofit group Peel Compton Foundation in Bentonville announced Wednesday (Oct. 7) the hiring of Jennifer Martinez Belt as director of development. Belt has more than 15 years of fundraising…
