by - December 11, 2019 9:41 am
Winners of the 11th annual Arkansas State University Innovate Business Idea Competition have been announced after 31 students presented full business plans and a 90-second elevator pitch to a panel…
by - December 9, 2019 5:38 pm
Baptist Health Foundation has hired Lena Moore as its new chief development officer. Moore previously served as deputy executive director and development manager of the Clinton Foundation in Little Rock,…
by - December 9, 2019 4:55 pm
The first medical marijuana dispensary in Northeast Arkansas will open Tuesday (Dec. 10) in Brookland. NEA Full Spectrum has been formally approved by Alcohol Beverage and Control to open for…
by - December 9, 2019 12:14 pm
Walmart is creating a supplier development program dubbed Walmart Vriddhi in India to train and equip 50,000 Indian small businesses to work to expand domestic supply chain capabilities and participate…
by - December 6, 2019 4:11 pm
Retiring Hendrix College professor Dr. Jay Barth, a former member of the state Board of Education, has been named Chief Education Officer for the City of Little Rock. Mayor Frank…
by - December 6, 2019 7:33 am
Jimmy Bryant has been named director of Arkansas Heritage, a division of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism. ADPHT Secretary Stacy Hurst made the announcement on Friday (Dec….
by - December 5, 2019 11:04 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) announced Thursday (Dec. 5) the addition of two new ARA Scholars to the ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows during a press conference in the…
by - December 4, 2019 8:02 pm
The Delta Regional Authority (DRA) is continuing its partnership with the Harvard Kennedy School of Government (HKS) to offer an advanced education opportunity exclusively to alumni of the Delta Leadership…
by - December 4, 2019 2:12 pm
The number of people enrolled in school in the United States reached 76.8 million in 2018 according to the U.S. Census Bureau. This is 2.2 million below the level reached…
by - December 4, 2019 9:52 am
Mitchell Williams attorney Allan Gates has been elected president of the American College of Environmental Lawyers Foundation. Gates, a partner with Mitchell Williams law firm, and the other newly elected…
by - December 4, 2019 8:10 am
Mississippi River State Park took home the top award of 2019 Overall Park of the Year in the Arkansas State Park system, according to the Arkansas State Parks department. DeGray…
by - December 3, 2019 7:37 pm
Terry Matthews, executive vice president and president of intermodal for Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc., will retire April 1, 2020, according to a news release. On that date,…
by - December 3, 2019 4:11 pm
Rogers-based technology company TeleComp Holdings Inc. has acquired Beasley Technology Inc. of Cushing, Okla., according to a news release. The acquisition of the technology business was completed Nov. 14. Terms…
by - December 3, 2019 2:31 pm
Jefferson County economic development officials and the Little Rock Port Authority were recognized by Entergy Arkansas’ Office of Business and Economic Development for receiving a Select Site certification. The designation…
by - December 3, 2019 2:27 pm
CHI St. Vincent Hot Springs opened its new Anthony Childbirth Center, which includes a family-centered labor and delivery model. Major renovations to the Hot Springs unit include 12 private birthing…
by - December 3, 2019 11:05 am
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport (XNA) recently hired Cincinnati-based consultant Landrum & Brown Inc. to determine the feasibility of attracting cargo operations and tenants to the Highfill airport. The study will…
by - December 2, 2019 6:12 pm
The 9th annual “Berry Pre-Coon Supper Reception” will be held on January 11th at the Berry Farm Shop in Gillett. The pre-supper reception starts at 3:30 p.m. at the Berry…
by - December 2, 2019 6:01 pm
Rotational stocking and other management practices may give grassland birds a chance to rebuild their populations, said Dirk Philipp, associate professor-animal science, for the University of Arkansas System Division of…
by - December 2, 2019 2:57 pm
Bentonville-based software firm Movista is one of the fastest-growing technology companies in the country. Consider the evidence: Over the past year, the company successfully raised $12 million in Series A funding,…
by - December 2, 2019 10:42 am
The Purchasing Managers’ Index (PMI) fell 0.2 percentage points to 48.1% in November, from October, as economic activity in the manufacturing sector contracted for the fourth consecutive month and at…
