News Briefs

Riceland delegation meets with UK Ambassador Warren Stephens

One of the major issues confronting farmers this year is a lack of a level playing field in foreign markets. Riceland Foods recently sent a delegation to meet with the…

Arkansas Children’s Research Institute gains $3.2 million for cystic fibrosis pregnancy research

The Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) has received $3.2 million from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) to identify how pregnant moms and their babies can better and more safely…

Southern Bancorp promotes Lee Reddmann to chief credit officer

Southern Bancorp Bank announced the promotion of Lee Reddmann to chief credit officer. He succeeds Jimbo Boyd, who had served as the institution’s chief credit officer since 2018. Boyd will…

Hank’s Furniture donates $1.5 million to Arkansas Children’s

Arkansas Children’s has received a $1.5 million gift from Hank’s Fine Furniture. Made as part of Arkansas Children’s ongoing expansion project, the gift will help deliver better access, exceptional outcomes…

Event for small businesses to gain government contracts scheduled on Oct. 8

APEX Accelerators across the country will celebrate National APEX Day on Oct. 8 to recognize their success in helping small businesses secure government contracts. Arkansas APEX Accelerator will host a…

New pest could impact rice crop

Rice producers have faced myriad issues this year including low commodity prices, a lack of foreign markets, a surge in imports and erratic weather. Now, as the rice harvest comes…

Dental school fuels Lyon College fall enrollment growth

Lyon College fall student enrollment swelled this year, growing by more than 17% when compared to last fall, according to the school. The school has 781 students this semester up…

First phase of Career Readiness Education and Skills Center approved at A-State

The first phase in creating the Career Readiness Education & Skills Training (CREST) Center at Arkansas State University has been approved by the board of trustees. This phase will cost…

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas names new VP of education and training

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas announced Thursday (Sept. 11) the hiring of Amanda Brogdon as vice president of education and training. Brogdon brings nearly two decades of experience in education and…

Barth stepping down from as director of Clinton Presidential Library

Dr. Jay Barth said he is leaving his post as director of the William J. Clinton Presidential Library after 3 1/2 years at the helm. In a post on his…

National Institutes for Health grant for nearly $500,000 awarded to D.O. school researcher

A faculty member at New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University recently received a $472,592 grant from the National Institutes of Health (NIH) in…

Fall enrollment surges at Harding University

Fall enrollment at Harding University surged this year. The school has 1,111 new undergraduate students this fall, an 11.2% increase from last year, alongside a rise in full-time graduate student…

Tyson Foods outlines compensation for Cole and Stewart

Devin Cole, 55, was named chief operating officer at Tyson Foods on Sept. 2. His employment contract was amended per a filing with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission on…

The Mall at Turtle Creek property being auctioned

A powerful tornado ripped through the heart of Jonesboro on March 28, 2020, and all but leveled The Mall at Turtle Creek. The mall is gone, and now the land…

Four Arkansas properties sell for $13.4 million

Colliers announced the sale of four industrial properties in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Springdale and Van Buren, totaling $13,475,000 in transaction volume. Isaac Smith, Andrew Wiechern and Wade Smith,…

UCA Foundation receives grant from Sturgis Charitable Trust

The University of Central Arkansas Foundation has received a $20,000 grant from the Roy & Christine Sturgis Charitable Trust in support of classroom renovations in the Department of Student Transitions…

CARTI unveils new cancer center in Heber Springs

CARTI unveiled a cancer center in Heber Springs. Starting Thursday, Sept. 4, CARTI will begin offering expanded services at its new location at 309 Southridge Parkway. “The benefits of access…

U Storage spends $3.5 million on facility in Brookland

A large self-storage facility has been sold in Brookland. U Storage, based in Conway, has purchased the 60,000-square-foot facility for $3.5 million. The deal was brokered on Aug. 28 by…

Communications Group expands leadership team with VP promotions

The Communications Group, an Arkansas-based public relations agency, announced the promotions of Kassie Booker and Carson Horn, to vice president. In addition to their new roles, Horn and Booker will…

9 central Arkansas properties sell for $22 million

Nine commercial properties in North Little Rock and Sherwood recently sold for $22 million, according to a Wednesday (Sept. 3) news release. The release shows an “Arkansas-based investor” bought the…