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Arkansas Advocates for Children and Families (AACF) announced Thursday (Feb. 2) that Keesa Smith has been named Executive Director. She replaces Rich Huddleston, who retired at the end of December….
by - February 1, 2023 6:40 am
Arkansas lawmakers will square off in the Hoops for Kids’ Sake charity basketball game on Wednesday, March 1 at 7pm at Little Rock Central High School. Proceeds will benefit Big…
by - January 31, 2023 4:32 pm
A bill that would require Arkansas public schools to provide students gender-exclusive bathrooms and changing areas or otherwise provide single-occupancy facilities passed the House Education Committee on Tuesday (Jan. 31)….
by - January 31, 2023 9:00 am
Westrock Coffee Co. announced Tuesday (Jan. 31) an agreement to develop a $70 million, 530,000-square-foot distribution center with Tempus Realty Partners, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership that was represented…
by - January 30, 2023 7:08 pm
During the legislative session, lawmakers will look into cutting taxes. Rep. David Ray, R-Maumelle, has filed HB 1097, which would reduce the top tax rate for the personal income tax…
by - January 29, 2023 1:31 pm
Grant Tennille was re-elected unanimously as chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas on Saturday (Jan. 28). He will serve a four-year term. The meeting, held at Shorter College in…
by - January 28, 2023 8:51 pm
The membership of Arkansas Economic Developers and Chamber Executives (AEDCE) has elected the following to its board of directors with terms that began January 1, 2023. Robert Birch, City of…
by - January 24, 2023 11:42 am
Editor’s note: This story has been edited to report revenue and net income that was incorrectly reported earlier. Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. posted full year net income of…
by - January 23, 2023 5:54 pm
The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts (AMFA) announced the Arkansas Cinema Society and Ballet Arkansas as its partner companies-in-residence. These organizations are joining forces to create an inaugural year of…
by - January 22, 2023 6:19 pm
Matuschka Lindo Briggs has been promoted to Senior Vice President, Regional Executive for the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In a note from the…
by - January 19, 2023 6:04 pm
Little Rock-based Bank OZK reported Thursday (Jan. 19) that net income for the fourth quarter of 2022 was $158.8 million, up 6.1%. Diluted earnings per common share for the fourth…
by - January 19, 2023 7:48 am
Conway-based Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, reported net income of $305 million, surviving “headwinds” it said it encountered in West Texas where it picked up new assets…
by - January 18, 2023 10:20 am
Former Arkansas Secretary of Commerce and Arkansas Economic Development Commission director Mike Preston is joining Stephens Inc. to start a new Site & Incentive Advisory (SIA) practice, the Little Rock-based…
by - January 17, 2023 12:36 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) named Michelle W. Krause, M.D., MPH, senior vice chancellor for UAMS Health and chief executive officer for UAMS Medical Center, and Ahmed…
by - January 17, 2023 9:00 am
Lexicon Inc. announced Monday (Jan. 16) the promotion of Steve Grandfield as chief operating officer. Grandfield has served in several management positions, most recently serving as president of Prospect Steel,…
by - January 15, 2023 3:35 pm
Big factors affecting Arkansas’ Medicaid program loom in the near future. This legislative session will require clear healthcare and fiscal policy direction from Gov. Sarah Sanders and the new GOP…
by - January 15, 2023 2:39 pm
With energy prices affected by everything from oil and gas supplies to the transportation limitations to the Ukranian conflict and weather, it’s not easy to keep the lights on. Buddy…
by - January 13, 2023 9:30 am
BBB National Programs announced this week that it has selected Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl, president and CEO of MHP/Team SI, as one of the 91-panel pool members of the 2023 National…
by - January 12, 2023 7:26 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Thursday (Jan. 12) that she will name Clint O’Neal executive director of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC). He will report to Secretary of Commerce Hugh…
by - January 12, 2023 7:11 pm
Brandon Lohse was recently selected as the Chief Financial Officer for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas. Prior to joining the electric cooperatives, Lohse worked more than 26 years in the…
