by - June 4, 2020 3:48 pm
The Arkansas Bankers Association (ABA) installed Rogers bank executive Jon Harrell as the organization’s 2020-21 chairman. The one-year term began in April. Harrell is the chairman and CEO of Generations…
by - June 4, 2020 3:09 pm
The Osceola/Southern Mississippi Chamber of Commerce has a new executive director. Sheri Adams, who has spent the last several years working for the chamber, has been selected as the new…
by - June 4, 2020 1:33 pm
The manufacturing sector looks to contract in 2020 as the U.S. economic downturn is expected to continue through the remainder of the year despite projections that have been clouded by…
by - June 3, 2020 11:59 am
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock public radio station, KUAR, has received a grant of $36,681 from the Roy and Christine Sturgis Charitable and Educational Trust of Arkadelphia, Arkansas,…
by - June 3, 2020 10:24 am
Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge appointed Denese Fletcher, a Little Rock attorney, to the state Ethics Commission. Since 1997, Fletcher has practiced law as a civil and criminal trial attorney…
by - June 2, 2020 7:29 pm
Immerse Arkansas, a Little Rock-based non-profit that serves youths in crisis, was recently invited to participate in a national development program for non-profits called the Praxis Nonprofit Accelerator, based in…
by - June 2, 2020 6:13 pm
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) Division of Rural Services has awarded community grants totaling more than $317,500 to 39 counties and communities across the state. The Division of Rural…
by - June 1, 2020 9:49 pm
The Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) announced it is offering safe customer service and low-risk options to meeting and convention groups who choose to book events in 2020….
by - June 1, 2020 9:45 pm
Sarah Donaghy has been named the new Education Curator at the Windgate Museum of Art (WMA) at Hendrix College, effective June 1, 2020. This new position, funded by the Windgate…
by - June 1, 2020 5:29 pm
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward was elected president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture (SASDA) for 2020-21 during its annual conference held virtually on Monday (June…
by - May 29, 2020 10:18 am
U.S. energy consumption from renewable sources was greater than coal consumption in 2019, marking the first time that has happened since before 1885, according to the U.S. Energy Information Administration…
by - May 28, 2020 6:32 pm
The Fort Smith National Historic Site will begin adding programs for the public on June 1. Weather permitting, park rangers will conduct roving interpretation on the grounds and trails and…
by - May 28, 2020 2:07 pm
The Chapter 11 bankruptcy case for Springdale-based NanoMech Inc. has been dismissed at the company’s request, according to court documents filed Thursday (May 28). U.S. Bankruptcy Judge John Dorsey approved…
by - May 28, 2020 12:43 pm
Tuesday Morning, focused on off-price home goods, has filed Chapter 11 bankruptcy with plans to permanently close about 230 of its 687 stores. The retailer cites the prolonged closure of its…
by - May 28, 2020 10:09 am
The National Science Foundation’s Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) program has awarded Phase I funding to Bentonville startup Stonehenge Technology Labs. The research & commercialization grant is worth $256,000. It…
by - May 27, 2020 7:23 pm
Southwestern Electric Power Co., a company of Columbus, Ohio-based utility American Electric Power, has received regulatory approval from Louisiana for its plan to invest $1.01 billion to acquire three wind…
by - May 27, 2020 5:55 pm
Startup accelerator, The Conductor, announced its fourth cohort for its 10x Growth Accelerator program on Wednesday (May 27). The Conway-based public-private partnership is teaming up with tech firm Metova and…
by - May 27, 2020 2:51 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will expand partnerships with local school districts to implement a school nutrition enrichment program in Northwest Arkansas to provide healthier food choices…
by - May 26, 2020 3:57 pm
As businesses move toward reopening following COVID-19 closures, there are many health and safety factors to take into consideration. Those concerns will be the topic of an upcoming Zoom webinar…
by - May 26, 2020 12:43 pm
Animal scientists at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture have demonstrated that replacing crude proteins in hog diets with feed grade amino acids can reduce the carbon footprint…
