by - August 30, 2023 9:43 pm
The Metroplan Board of Directors recently awarded $16.5 million towards transportation improvement in Central Arkansas. Funding is provided through the Surface Transportation Block Grant and Carbon Reduction Programs, federal-aid transportation…
by - August 30, 2023 9:23 pm
UA-Pulaski Tech’s Diesel Technology Program has received a $692,000 grant to enable the college to equip graduates with skills in utilizing emerging technologies in the transportation field. The Arkansas Office…
by - August 29, 2023 12:04 pm
New first-year students admitted to Hendrix College for the 2024-2025 academic year will pay no more in tuition and fees than they would at their home state’s public flagship institution,…
by - August 29, 2023 12:00 pm
Representatives from Corporación Multi Inversiones (CMI), one of the largest importers and end-users of feed grains in Central America, will be meeting with producers at the Arkansas Corn and Grain…
by - August 28, 2023 7:40 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders named the following appointments to the Legislative Recidivism Reduction Task Force on Monday (Aug. 28). Sheriff Tommy Sturgeon of Hamburg Tammy Harris of Heber Springs Tabatha Branch…
by - August 28, 2023 2:13 pm
Central Arkansas radio stations KUAR and KLRE are rebranding as Little Rock Public Radio, the station’s management announced Monday (Aug. 28). “As we celebrate 50 years of Public Radio in…
by - August 28, 2023 2:04 pm
Southern Bancorp, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI), announced Monday (Aug. 28) the hiring of a president of mortgage, a position that will lead its mortgage company and expand its…
by - August 28, 2023 11:04 am
Vice Chancellor for Intercollegiate Athletics Jeff Purinton has signed a new agreement that extends his contract to June 30, 2028, Arkansas State University Chancellor Dr. Todd Shields said. “Jeff has…
by - August 26, 2023 9:48 am
Integrity Marketing Group, a Dallas-based distributor of life and health insurance and provider of wealth management and retirement planning services, recently acquired Bentonville-based Stockton Agency Partners. Financial terms of the…
by - August 25, 2023 7:57 am
Rogers firm NewRoad Capital Partners, Arkansas’ largest private equity fund, has hired Bob Arvin as a strategic advisor. According to a news release Thursday (Aug. 24), Arvin brings NewRoad’s roster…
by - August 25, 2023 4:29 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders has announced the following appointments to the Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy and the State Board of Appraisers, Abstracters, and Home Inspectors. Arkansas State Board of Pharmacy:…
by - August 24, 2023 3:52 pm
St. Bernards Five Rivers Medical Center will adopt a newly established Rural Emergency Hospital (REH) designation on Sept. 1 to bolster emergency and outpatient services within Randolph County. The designation…
by - August 24, 2023 1:57 am
Governor Sarah Sanders requested a presidential Major Disaster Declaration in response to Arkansas’ June 25th storms. “The storms that hit Arkansas in late June caused severe damage across Central Arkansas…
by - August 23, 2023 4:18 pm
Lexicon, Inc. has entered into a partnership with Arkansas Northeastern College (ANC) to expand a level two maintenance mechanics course for Lexicon employees. The college course is part of Lexicon…
by - August 22, 2023 8:44 pm
Last week on its 25th anniversary, the Episcopal Collegiate School of Little Rock’s foundation was gifted $25 million by the Harriet and Warren Stephens Family Foundation. The donation commemorated the…
by - August 22, 2023 12:07 pm
First Security Bank has promoted Brad Edwards to senior vice president, credit risk officer. Edwards led First Security’s entry into the Jonesboro market upon joining the company 17 years ago…
by - August 22, 2023 11:37 am
St. Bernards Medical Center announced an expansion of its neonatal intensive care unit (NICU) on Monday (Aug. 21), extending its bed capacity nearly 20% to 19 beds. The planned expansion…
by - August 19, 2023 9:33 am
Dr. Russell Jones has been named acting interim president of Arkansas Tech University by the ATU Board of Trustees. Dr. Robin Bowen, ATU president, announced in July 2023 she was…
by - August 17, 2023 6:51 pm
The Woodruff County Quorum Court along with County Judge Michael John Gray and the Woodruff County Economic Development Commission announced the appointment of Regina Rushing Burkett as its inaugural Executive…
by - August 17, 2023 6:49 pm
A $1.5 million grant from the U.S. Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) will allow the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Department of Emergency Medicine to…
