by - January 25, 2022 2:21 pm
Jin-Woo Kim, a professor and researcher with the Arkansas Agricultural Experiment Station, has been inducted as a fellow of the Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers for his contributions to…
by - January 25, 2022 11:45 am
After nearly 12 years in the role, Dr. Suzanne Mitchell will retire as executive director of the Arkansas STEM Coalition and be succeeded by Hannah Vogler. Mitchell was a founding…
by - January 25, 2022 8:10 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Monday (Jan. 24) the approval of a $1.4 million grant to add a second Be Pro Be Proud mobile workshop for jobs development and recruiting. The…
by - January 24, 2022 9:52 am
Susan Blair, who has a 40-year career in bank marketing and communications, has joined DD&F Consulting Group in Little Rock as a principal of the firm, the company announced Monday…
by - January 24, 2022 9:47 am
Longtime Arkansas Capital Corp. executive Sam Walls III has been named CEO of the financial nonprofit effective Jan. 1, 2022. Walls has worked as Arkansas Capital’s president and COO since…
by - January 22, 2022 11:22 am
State Rep. Mark Lowery, R-Maumelle, said Friday (Jan. 21) he would leave the Secretary of State’s race and would instead seek the Republican nomination for Treasurer of State. Sen. Mat…
by - January 20, 2022 8:47 pm
Arkansas Supreme Court Justice Karen Baker said Thursday (Jan. 20) she would seek a third term on the state’s highest court. Baker has served two terms as a Supreme Court…
by - January 20, 2022 3:40 pm
Little Rock-based Bank OZK on Thursday (Jan. 20) reported higher net income for the quarter and the year as its real estate services group (RESG) performed extremely well in multiple…
by - January 20, 2022 8:00 am
A solid fourth quarter capped a record year for Home Bancshares, parent company to Centennial Bank, and with its pending entry into the Texas market, the future looks bright. The…
by - January 19, 2022 10:32 am
North Little Rock-based engineering firm Garver has appointed Frank McIllwain as director of aviation and Mike Griffin as aviation development director, which is a new role, according to a Tuesday…
by - January 15, 2022 9:37 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appointed Steven M. Anthony to the Arkansas Racing Commission on Friday (Jan. 14). He replaces Butch Rice whose term expired. Anthony was born in Fayetteville and grew…
by - January 13, 2022 3:58 pm
Splash Car Wash, an Arkansas-based business, is planning to open its 12th location later this month. Commercial real estate firm Colliers Arkansas, a development partner, made the announcement Thursday (Jan….
by - January 13, 2022 3:47 pm
The city of Little Rock will host the 50th annual Miss Gay America pageant starting next week, the Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau said Thursday (Jan. 13). The pageant…
by - January 13, 2022 10:28 am
The Arkansas Cinema Society board of directors elected a new slate of officers for 2022. Producer Christina McLarty Arquette will succeed Larry Stone as board president. Stone served in the…
by - January 12, 2022 5:44 pm
The announcement by U.S. Steel that it will build a $3 billion plant in Osceola will make Mississippi County the nation’s leading steel-producing county and sets the stage for Arkansas…
by - January 12, 2022 12:48 pm
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra (ASO) announced Wednesday (Jan. 12) plans for a new $9 million, 20,000-square-foot music center in Little Rock’s East Village. The state-of-the-art facility will be named the…
by - January 12, 2022 9:51 am
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) in partnership with The Venture Center, and the state of Arkansas officially unveiled its fourth annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator cohort during a virtual…
by - January 10, 2022 1:40 pm
The 35-member Arkansas State Senate is about to get a full facelift. State Sen. Trent Garner, R-El Dorado, became the eighth sitting senator to announce he would not seek re-election…
by - January 6, 2022 12:02 pm
Dr. Melvin Beavers, assistant professor in the Department of Rhetoric and Writing, has been selected as the inaugural Chancellor’s Fellow for Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion (DEI) at the University of…
by - January 6, 2022 11:59 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward…
