by - October 22, 2024 7:25 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock named Dr. Michael Cavanaugh Jr., associate professor of criminal justice, as the new director of the School of Criminal Justice and Criminology, bringing…
by - October 22, 2024 7:21 pm
The Museum of Discovery announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) that longtime CEO Kelley Bass has stepped down from his post and a search for a replacement is underway. J. Michael Nauman,…
by - October 22, 2024 1:25 pm
Walmart announced Tuesday (Oct. 22) it is delivering medications from its pharmacies in Arkansas, Missouri, New York, Nevada, South Carolina and Wisconsin. The retail giant said the service would be…
by - October 21, 2024 3:22 pm
John R. Tyson of Tyson Foods changed his plea to guilty to a driving while intoxicated charge, paid $960 in total fines, and agreed to 32 hours of community service…
by - October 21, 2024 11:03 am
The National Institutes of Health (NIH) has awarded $2.9 million to Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) to examine how a critical therapy for patients with cystic fibrosis (CF) might become…
by - October 17, 2024 1:52 pm
The SHRM Foundation has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Department of Labor’s Workforce Opportunities for Rural Communities (WORC) program to launch an initiative in Arkansas, “Keeping…
by - October 17, 2024 1:49 pm
Bentonville-based software firm Nuqleous has acquired Canada-based SpringBoard Data Management, according to a Thursday (Oct. 17) news release. Financial terms of the deal were not disclosed. SpringBoard provides retail analytics…
by - October 17, 2024 12:57 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has been awarded a $561,000 grant from the National Centers of Academic Excellence in Cybersecurity (NCAE-C) program at the National Security Agency to…
by - October 16, 2024 4:30 pm
The 44th annual Arkansas Scottish Festival – ScotsFest – the largest annual festival in Independence County’s will start Friday and run through Sunday (Oct. 18-20), on the Lyon College campus….
by - October 15, 2024 8:47 pm
The Public Relations Society of America (PRSA) on Tuesday (Oct. 15) announced its 2025 Board of Directors and an Arkansas public relations professional will lead the organization for the first…
by - October 15, 2024 8:30 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has named Dr. Mark Funk as the new director of its School of Business. Funk has taken over for Dr. Robert Mitchell, who…
by - October 15, 2024 8:58 am
A fungal disease that has caused yield losses in corn has recently been found in Arkansas on decorative corn stalks, said Terry Spurlock, extension plant pathologist for the University of…
by - October 14, 2024 2:54 pm
Seth Dallaire, Walmart chief revenue officer, will also take on the duties of chief growth officer as the Bentonville-based global retail giant continues to accelerate its transformation into a fully…
by - October 14, 2024 2:52 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received a $200,000 grant to provide outreach, education, and mentoring for technology-based…
by - October 12, 2024 9:51 pm
The Arkansas Institute for Performance Excellence (AIPE) honored seven organizations with an Arkansas Governor’s Quality Award during the 30th Annual Governor’s Quality Award Celebration at the Clinton Presidential Center in…
by - October 12, 2024 9:20 pm
The University of Arkansas–Pulaski Technical College released a study conducted by Lightcast, a global leader in labor market analytics, that estimates a $258 million economic impact on central Arkansas. The…
by - October 10, 2024 8:23 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received $5 million in federal funding to address the drug and opioid crisis among youth in Arkansas. The award comes from appropriations…
by - October 10, 2024 8:16 pm
Arkansas Federal Credit Union has opened a new location in Jonesboro, its first location in Northeast Arkansas. It is the 22nd overall branch in Arkansas for Arkansas Federal Credit Union….
by - October 10, 2024 10:43 am
The U.S. Department of Agriculture (USDA) has awarded a $650,000 grant to a research team led by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas in…
by - October 9, 2024 5:17 pm
The National Retail Federation (NRF) in concert with Hackett Associates projects September freight at the nation’s major ports to be up 12.9% compared to a year ago with an estimated…
