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…
by - January 4, 2022 10:27 am
On Tuesday (Jan. 4), Hydco Construction named Jeremy Hyde as president of the firm and Jarred Dulski as Vice President and Chief Operating Officer. Roger Marlin has been acting president…
by - January 4, 2022 8:01 am
Encore Bank promoted Nikki Pfleger to executive vice president, director of business banking solutions, the bank announced Monday (Jan. 3). Pfleger joined Encore Bank in April 2019 and was responsible…
by - December 28, 2021 9:22 am
The Little Rock Port Authority will receive $3 million in grant funding from the U.S. Department of Transportation’s port infrastructure development program. The money will be used to replace 15…
by - December 27, 2021 4:06 pm
The board of directors for Baldwin & Shell Construction Co. has named Bobby Gosser as president and CEO of the company, effective Jan. 1, 2022. Former President and CEO Scott…
by - December 23, 2021 9:54 am
Little Rock printing firm Magna IV has been acquired by Bluestem Integrated, LLC of Tulsa. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. According to a company press release, the…
by - December 22, 2021 9:14 pm
Bank of America has awarded a total of $999,500 to local nonprofits across Arkansas this year. The bank said it had a particular focus on “closing the equity and wealth…
by - December 22, 2021 9:07 pm
Simmons Bank announced Wednesday (Dec. 22) the creation of a new Corporate Banking Division. The Pine Bluff-based bank said the new unit will provide Simmons the ability to consolidate specialized…
by - December 21, 2021 7:59 am
The law firms of Wright Lindsey Jennings (WLJ) and Dover Dixon Horne PLLC (DDH) announced Tuesday (Dec. 21) they will form a “strategic partnership” effective Jan. 1, 2022, that will…
by - December 19, 2021 10:03 am
Southern Bancorp is expanding on a number of fronts. The Arkadelphia-based Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is about to receive a major equity investment from a new federal fund, has…
by - December 18, 2021 12:06 pm
The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), based at UA Little Rock, has created a Startup Team to help new entrepreneurs bring business ideas to life. The Startup…
by - December 18, 2021 11:48 am
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment acquired three new apartment properties in Texas for a total of $273.6 million. The three properties are Aura Benbrook Apartments and Overlook by the…
by - December 16, 2021 3:14 pm
Arkansas-based Westrock Coffee Co. announced Thursday (Dec. 16) it would expand operations with a facility in Conway. When fully built, the plant will be the largest facility of its type…
by - December 16, 2021 2:51 pm
CARTI has opened its new cancer center in El Dorado, its fifth comprehensive care center in Arkansas. The new facility is located at 1601 North West Avenue and provides medical…
