by - February 2, 2019 12:04 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Department of Art and Design will expand its art outreach with a $754,108 gift from the Windgate Foundation. Part of the gift will…
by - January 31, 2019 4:12 pm
The Northwest Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) has installed a new board of directors for 2019: President – Madeline Whitaker, communications coordinator, Hope Cancer Resources President-Elect –…
by - January 30, 2019 11:43 am
The Arkansas Blue & You Foundation for a healthier state announced a $150,000 grant to Arkansas Children’s School Nurse Academy to support the group’s asthma care initiative. “Arkansas Children’s Hospital…
by - January 30, 2019 11:39 am
Federal banking regulators found in a recent yearly review of U.S. banks that risk associated with the loan portfolios for large syndicated financial institutions had declined due to improving economic…
by - January 30, 2019 11:00 am
Tyson Foods is recalling approximately 36,420 pounds of chicken nugget products that may be contaminated with extraneous materials, specifically rubber, according to a release from the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s…
by - January 29, 2019 10:41 am
Stephens Insurance LLC announced Tuesday (Jan. 29) that Miles Stephens will become CEO, effective June 3, 2019. Headquartered in Little Rock, Stephens Insurance LLC is an affiliate of Stephens Inc….
by - January 29, 2019 9:50 am
A Chicago-area real estate firm has taken ownership of a multifamily asset in Rogers for $48.4 million. A subsidiary of Inland Real Estate Investment Corp., based in Oak Brook, Ill.,…
by - January 29, 2019 6:24 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson made the following appointments on Monday (Jan. 28): Mike Gibson, Heber Springs, to the State Parks, Recreation, and Travel Commission. Appointment expires January 14, 2025. Replaces Danny…
by - January 27, 2019 5:01 pm
Despite recent shocks in financial markets, the global economy will continue to expand at a modest rate in 2019, according to a new analysis at the World Economic Forum in…
by - January 27, 2019 4:44 pm
A Facebook initiative that connects college students with local businesses in central Arkansas is set to launch this spring in Conway. Facebook’s Career Connections program will first hold a two-day…
by - January 27, 2019 4:29 pm
Little Rock-based Baptist Health has named Brent Beaulieu as the system’s next senior vice president and chief financial officer. Beaulieu, who has spent 21 years in health care, joined Baptist…
by - January 24, 2019 4:19 pm
The nonprofit organization Downtown Springdale Alliance (DSA) has hired former Bryant Mayor Jill Dabbs as its new executive director. Dabbs is replacing Kelly Hale Syer, who held the position from…
by - January 24, 2019 1:24 pm
Baptist Health has opened two new community clinics in North Little Rock. Baptist Health Family Medicine Residency Clinic, 2501 Crestwood Road, Suite 204, offers a wide range of family medical…
by - January 24, 2019 12:41 pm
Walmart and Tyson Foods, two of the region’s largest employers, each announced large commitments of money and food Thursday (Jan. 24) to help the more 800,000 federal workers furloughed or…
by - January 23, 2019 2:27 pm
TRUE Northwest Arkansas, an initiative of the Arkansas Community Foundation, recently announced an investment of $1.03 million to advance diversity, equity and inclusion in Benton and Washington counties. The grants…
by - January 23, 2019 9:04 am
The Rogers-Lowell Area Chamber of Commerce has announced former Arkansas Governor Mike Beebe will keynote the chamber’s signature annual event, the 97th Annual Celebration of Business & Community. The Feb….
by - January 22, 2019 7:08 pm
The annual listing by Fortune of the world’s most “most admired companies” was released this week. The three largest publicly traded employers in Northwest Arkansas were all included, though none…
by - January 22, 2019 5:04 pm
Almost 2,500 students have benefitted from the El Dorado Promise scholarship program since it was implemented on Jan. 22, 2007, with students attending 140 universities in 31 states, according to…
by - January 22, 2019 1:37 pm
Little Rock attorney Tom Thrash and his wife, Toni, have donated $800,000 to Ouachita Baptist University (OBU) in Arkadelphia. Thrash, owner of Thrash Law Firm and a 1977 OBU graduate,…
by - January 22, 2019 11:24 am
Little Rock-based nonprofit Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families (AACF) has announced the hiring of Missy Kincaid of Fayetteville as the nonprofit’s first Northwest Arkansas development director. Kincaid was most…
