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Wal-Mart to close Neighborhood Market in Little Rock
Wal-Mart Stores is closing a Neighborhood Market in Little Rock on Nov. 2. Store No. 5666 at 2510 Cantrell Road opened in mid- 2012 but over the years the store…
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Gov. Hutchinson announces $500,000 grant for cyber security training range at UCA
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Oct. 4) announced a $500,000 grant from the Arkansas Department of Higher Education to the University of Central Arkansas that will help fund development of…
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UA Little Rock professor researches influence of social media bots
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Prof. Nitin Agarwal and his team have received $230,000 from the U.S. Defense Advanced Research Projects Agency to develop methodologies for detecting social media…
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Colliers International Arkansas announces merger with Irwin Partners
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…
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UALR joins new Department of Homeland Security-funded consortium
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…
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Business World names Stephen Carlisle CEO
Little Rock-based Business World has announced a succession plan resulting in the appointment of longtime employee Stephen Carlisle as CEO. Carlisle is the oldest son of founder and former CEO…
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Campbell, Ward announce public relations, public affairs firm
Becky Barnes Campbell and Lauren Waldrip Ward announced Wednesday (Aug. 23) the opening of Campbell Ward LLC in Little Rock. The firm, according to a news release, will provide services in…
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CARTI announces Adam Head as new president and CEO
Cancer care non-profit CARTI has named Adam Head as president and chief executive officer following a six month national search. Head has served as the chief operating officer of the…
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On Time Logistics opens Little Rock office
Springdale-based On Time Logistics has expanded its final mile delivery service in central Arkansas after signing a two-year lease for 10,400 square feet at Little Rock Corporate Center. On Tuesday…
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Bill Waddell to receive national award from American Bar Association
Little Rock attorney Bill Waddell, a partner at Friday, Eldredge & Clark, is one of five national recipients of a 2017 ABA Pro Bono Publico Award, given to individual lawyers…
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Brian Reemtsen to lead Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s
Pediatric cardiothoracic surgeon Brian Reemtsen of Mattel Children’s Hospital and the David Geffen School of Medicine, UCLA, has been named director of the Heart Institute at Arkansas Children’s Hospital. He…
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Little Rock high schools offer real-world learning through Excel CAPS program
The Little Rock School District this fall will launch a new career-learning program for high school students. The Excel program, which has tapped into the national Centers for Advanced Professional…
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Teacher, activist Paul Spencer to formally launch Second District Congressional challenge
Catholic High School teacher and political activist Paul Spencer will formally move his candidacy from exploratory to official in his bid for Arkansas’ Second District Congressional seat. U.S. Rep. French…
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Kathy Alexander appointed to Summit Utilities board
Little Rock attorney Kathy Alexander has joined the board of directors for Summit Utilities Inc., which recently acquired Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp. Summit Utilities of Littleton, Colo., announced…
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Dornhoffer named otolaryngology chairman in UAMS College of Medicine
John Dornhoffer has been named chairman of the department of otolaryngology-head and neck surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The appointment…
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Arkansas Surgical Hospital patients to prepare for surgery with PeerWell mobile app
A San Francisco-based technology company is partnering with Arkansas Surgical Hospital to allow its patients to use the company’s mobile app, according to a news release. Technology company PeerWell offers…
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Baldwin & Shell appoints Laura McCabe as creative and marketing director
Little Rock-based firm Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. announced Tuesday (April 11) the hiring of agency veteran Laura McCabe as creative and marketing director. McCabe has experience in nonprofit development…
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Jason Brown promoted to director of public relations at The Communications Group
Dan Cowling, president of The Communications Group, a Little Rock-based marketing, advertising and public relations firm, announced today the company has promoted Jason Brown to director of public relations, managing the…
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Innovation Hub hires manager for Delta I-Fund
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub has hired a manager for the Delta I-Fund program. Amy Hopper, now senior financial analyst at Newell Brands, will relocate to Little Rock from Atlanta…
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Cromwell opens Fayetteville office, UA graduate leading Northwest Arkansas projects
Cromwell Architects Engineers has opened a Fayetteville office, and it’s a homecoming in more ways than one for the Little Rock-based firm. Cromwell architect Josh Danish, who is a graduate…