by - September 28, 2017 10:09 am
Winrock International has named state Sen. David Sanders, R-Little Rock, director of Innovate Arkansas, a statewide initiative that helps scale technology companies. In his new role, Sanders will lead a…
by - September 27, 2017 5:26 pm
Steve Brawner with Independent Arkansas reports: The Little Rock School District could have a school board election so it can be returned to local control as early as May…
by - September 27, 2017 12:30 pm
Little Rock-based nonprofit Junior Achievement of Arkansas has hired Angele Forrest as its new president. Forrest will manage the work readiness, entrepreneurship and financial literacy programs that currently reach more…
by - September 26, 2017 6:16 pm
Manufacturing jobs are twice as important to rural America as urban areas, according to the latest analysis from the USDA’s Economic Research Service, Rural Manufacturing at a Glance. The report…
by - September 26, 2017 6:09 pm
The U.S. Department of Commerce will give Winrock International a $279,202 grant for the Delta Innovation Fund (I-Fund) to create early-stage seed capital funds through the Economic Development Administration’s Regional…
by - September 26, 2017 5:45 pm
Little Rock-based CHI St. Vincent Heart Institute has added five new physicians in locations across the state, further enhancing the quality of care for the region. CHI St. Vincent Heart…
by - September 26, 2017 5:26 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, said it closed on its previously announced $778 million acquisition of Stonegate Bank of Florida. Upon closing, the total cost of acquisition…
by - September 24, 2017 10:40 am
The U.S. Department of Treasury has named Arkansas Capital Corporation as one of 303 community development grant recipients, a designation that will steer more than $1 million to the state-based…
by - September 24, 2017 10:28 am
The Arkansas accounting firm of JPMS Cox will merge in January 2018 with Oklahoma-based HoganTaylor, creating one of the region’s largest independent accounting firms with more than 300 employees. The…
by - September 21, 2017 11:49 am
Ten retired military leaders have issued a letter to the Trump administration calling for the safeguarding of American steel and aluminum from foreign interests. The general and flag officers write…
by - September 21, 2017 11:42 am
Arkansas Children’s Nutrition Center (ACNC) has been awarded $7.4 million in federal funds to research childhood obesity and diabetes prevention, issues that plague 14% of children between the ages of…
by - September 20, 2017 12:55 pm
The University of Arkansas System has named longtime senior regional audit director Gina Terry as its new chief financial officer, the UA announced Wednesday (Sept. 20). Terry, who joined the…
by - September 19, 2017 5:16 pm
Colliers International Arkansas, the state’s largest commercial real estate and property management firm, has announced a merger with Irwin Partners, a full-service commercial and investment real estate firm. Both companies…
by - September 18, 2017 10:14 am
Delia Anderson Farmer is the new executive director of the Economic Opportunity Agency of Washington County (EOA), a $7 million private nonprofit community action agency based in Springdale. Farmer was…
by - September 14, 2017 1:35 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been named a priority partner in a new national consortium funded by the Department of Homeland Security. The Department of Homeland Security…
by - September 13, 2017 1:01 pm
Chris Spear, president and CEO of the American Trucking Associations, said the trucking industry should have a seat at the table “as the roadmap for automated vehicles” is developed. On…
by - September 12, 2017 4:29 pm
Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families will host the 40th Anniversary Gala from 6-9 p.m. Oct. 12 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. The event will include a…
by - September 12, 2017 2:56 pm
The field to challenge Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola potentially got a little more crowded on Tuesday. Banker and former highway commissioner Frank Scott, Jr. said he is exploring a…
by - September 11, 2017 6:17 pm
Little Rock nonprofit Winrock International has helped to develop an emission reduction program in Ghana, allowing it to become part of the Carbon Fund portfolio of the Forest Carbon Partnership…
by - September 11, 2017 4:27 pm
Arkansas has 19 million forested acres about 56% of the state’s total land area, according to the Forest Inventory and Analysis (FIA) program. The state has 11.9 billion trees, and…
