by - February 1, 2018 4:33 pm
Little Rock-based law firm Wright Lindsey Jennings has elected four attorneys into partnership: Neemah A. Esmaeilpour, Jason B. Hendren, Jaimie G. Moss and Glenn S. Ritter. Esmaeilpour is a member of the firm’s labor…
by - February 1, 2018 1:57 pm
The head of one of Arkansas’ oldest family-owned businesses has died. David Ruff, president and CEO of Morrilton Packing Co., died Wednesday (Jan. 31) at Conway Regional Medical Center. He…
by - February 1, 2018 11:28 am
The Federal Open Market Committee didn’t change the federal funds target rate, leaving it at a range of 1.25% to 1.5%, according to an FOMC statement. The federal funds rate,…
by - February 1, 2018 10:29 am
Lockheed Martin has started to build the spaceship that is expected to take astronauts to the Moon. On Thursday (Feb. 1), the global security and aerospace company, based in Bethesda,…
by - January 31, 2018 2:57 pm
Rodney Slater, former U.S. secretary of transportation and graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law, will commemorate the 70th anniversary of Silas Hunt’s admission to the law school….
by - January 31, 2018 1:27 pm
Tom Larimer, the executive director of the nonprofit Arkansas Press Association, announced his retirement Wednesday (Jan. 31). Larimer, 69, has been director of the association since 2004 after a long…
by - January 30, 2018 6:01 pm
Jonesboro has hired its first “land bank” manager. Jonathan Smith, a city planner in Jonesboro’s Planning Department, has been promoted to this position. Smith, who helped develop the city’s land…
by - January 28, 2018 8:57 pm
The Arkansas District Export Council has named 15 new members appointed by U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross. The members will serve four year terms on the council. Requirements for…
by - January 28, 2018 8:51 pm
The Arkansas Chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) installed its 2018 officers on Jan. 19 at its monthly meeting at the Little Rock Club. The new officers…
by - January 25, 2018 7:00 am
Texas native Erin McCarroll Williams has been hired as the communications coordinator for the Arkansas Forestry Association. She studied communications and graphic design at Sam Houston State University in Huntsville,…
by - January 25, 2018 6:44 am
Poteau, Okla.-based Eastern Oklahoma Medical Center will serve as a clinical rotation facility for students at Fort Smith-based Arkansas College of Osteopathic Medicine (ARCOM). Rrotations will begin in July 2019…
by - January 24, 2018 7:42 pm
Kum & Go has completed a $1.75 million purchase of 1.53 acres on Chenal Parkway, at the southeast corner of Wellington Hills Road. The company plans to build a 6,210-square-foot store…
by - January 23, 2018 5:20 pm
Four Arkansas counties will host a conference Feb. 27 at the Salem High School to help farmers prepare their herds for the upcoming spring season. The North Central Arkansas Beef…
by - January 23, 2018 2:57 pm
Arkansas Tech University of Russellville has opened a $1.3 million career center on the Paris High School campus. The Tyson Foods Logan County Career Center allows ATU-Ozark Campus to provide…
by - January 22, 2018 1:49 pm
Allan W. “Dick” Horne, a former municipal judge in Little Rock and senior partner of longstanding Little Rock law firm Dover Dixon Horne PLLC, has died. He was 85. Horne…
by - January 17, 2018 12:00 pm
Moses Tucker Real Estate and Newmark Grubb Arkansas announced Wednesday (Jan. 17) a merger that will create a new company called Moses Tucker Partners. The new company, according to a…
by - January 16, 2018 10:36 am
The Reform Alliance, based in Little Rock, will host a community town hall next week to promote National School Choice Week. Featured speakers will include Dr. Howard Fuller and Dr….
by - January 15, 2018 2:18 pm
Kristine Puckett has been promoted to deputy tourism director by the Arkansas Department of Parks and Tourism. Puckett has worked with the tourism department since 2002 and previously was the…
by - January 11, 2018 2:49 pm
The Windgate Foundation in Siloam Springs has awarded the University of Arkansas College of Education and Health Professions $1.3 million, or $266,735 for five years, toward its Arkansas A+ Schools…
by - January 10, 2018 2:27 pm
Little Rock-based Arkansas Heart Hospital has added to its statewide network with the acquisition of the Malvern Diagnostic Clinic. Financial terms were not disclosed in a news release sent Wednesday…
