by - October 20, 2021 7:53 pm
Privately held Zayo Group is in talks to acquire Little Rock-based Windstream and Uniti, a former Windstream company, according to a report from the Wall Street Journal. The deal could…
by - October 18, 2021 5:58 pm
Startup incubator and new business accelerator HealthTech Arkansas has selected five new companies to participate in its next cohort that launches on Nov. 2. For the 2021 program, the HealthTech…
by - October 15, 2021 4:15 pm
Encore Bank announced Friday (Oct. 15) it has expanded into North Carolina and South Carolina with operations. Vice Chairman and Chief Banking Officer Phillip Jett said the expansion into the…
by - October 15, 2021 10:54 am
Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI), the research arm of Arkansas Children’s in Little Rock, and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will receive $7.2 million in funding over…
by - October 13, 2021 8:32 pm
Jessica Saum, a K-4 special education teacher at Stagecoach Elementary School in Cabot, was named the 2022 Arkansas Teacher of the Year Oct. 13. Her selection was announced in a…
by - October 11, 2021 6:36 pm
Arkansas Community Foundation announced Monday (Oct. 11) that a portal is now open for grants up to $150,000 to support organizations with programs, activities or projects that directly support LGBTQ+…
by - October 11, 2021 2:50 pm
Montrose Environmental Group announced Monday (Oct. 11) the acquisition of Environmental Chemistry, Inc., a full-service environmental laboratory serving the Texas and Louisiana gulf coast region. ECI’s leadership team, including CEO…
by - October 10, 2021 3:18 pm
Last week, the Arkansas legislature sent up bills that would enact new congressional maps for our voting districts. Gov. Asa Hutchinson should not sign these into law. Every 10 years,…
by - October 8, 2021 8:07 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock Public Radio, home of KUAR FM 89.1 and KLRE Classical 90.5, closed its annual fall fund drive with an anonymous donation of $1.5…
by - October 7, 2021 4:54 pm
Two identical Congressional redistricting maps, a Senate and House version, have been sent to the governor’s desk. HB 1982 and SB 743 splits two counties within the state, Sebastian and…
by - October 6, 2021 10:06 pm
Former U.S. District Judge J. Leon Holmes has rejoined the Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull law firm. The firm also announced that John M. Jewell and Shelley Fleisch-Djurica have joined the…
by - October 6, 2021 12:49 pm
Encore Bank announced Wednesday (Oct. 6) it is expanding into Birmingham, Ala. The Little Rock-based boutique bank said it has added two veteran bankers to its team to head up…
by - October 5, 2021 6:02 pm
It appears lawmakers are reaching a consensus on a Congressional redistricting map after both Senate and House State Agencies committees advanced proposals. On Tuesday (Oct. 5) the Senate State Agencies…
by - October 5, 2021 4:45 pm
After a one-year delay due to COVID-19, the Old State House Museum opened its “Governors of Arkansas” exhibit, a new gallery that examines the state’s 45 governors. The new exhibit…
by - October 4, 2021 10:01 am
The Conductor has named Grace Rains as its new executive director. She has served as director of operations since joining the organization in August 2019. The Conductor is an entrepreneurial…
by - October 2, 2021 11:04 am
Simmons Bank had a trifecta of news late last week as the Pine Bluff-based financial institution announced plans for an expanded presence in Memphis and west Little Rock and two…
by - September 29, 2021 9:50 pm
Mainstream Technologies will present cybersecurity insights at a Lunch ‘N Learn event to a group of Venture Center entrepreneurs and others interested in B2B cybersecurity on Friday, Oct. 8 at…
by - September 27, 2021 5:12 pm
Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield awarded $100,000 over the next five years to Arkansas Baptist College to help expand its Department of Nursing’s associate degree program. The college’s nursing…
by - September 26, 2021 8:15 am
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust acquired Aura 36Hundred Apartments, a new garden-style residential community with 356 apartment units in the Round Rock sub-market of Austin, Texas for $93.8…
by - September 22, 2021 4:38 pm
Derrell Hartwick has been hired as the new president & CEO of the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce effective November 1, 2021. Hartwick was previously the president & CEO…
