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…
by - September 22, 2021 7:00 am
Little Rock-based Westrock Coffee Company announced Tuesday (Sept. 21) it would “responsibly source” 100% of the company’s coffee and tea by 2025. Responsible sourcing involves establishing traceable and sustainable supply…
by - September 21, 2021 11:22 am
Academy Award-nominee Jessica Chastain will headline Filmland in the Park, the Arkansas Cinema Society film festival in downtown Little Rock. The outdoor park series will run Sept. 30 through Oct….
by - September 20, 2021 2:51 pm
Titan General Contractors LLC paid $1 million for the former M Star hotel (99 units) at 1010 Breckenridge Drive in Little Rock. The deal closed Sept. 3. Bill Pendergist, Jim…
by - September 15, 2021 3:40 pm
A multi-tenant office building at 11219 Financial Centre Parkway in Little Rock changed hands recently for $2.15 million. Acadia Properties LLC, registered to Ali Raja, bought the three-story, 32,767-square-foot Financial…
by - September 15, 2021 3:38 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is offering half-off course tuition and fees for freshmen who enroll at UA Little Rock for the fall 2022 semester. First-time freshmen, as…
by - September 14, 2021 5:50 pm
GTL Americas (GTLA), a commercial scale natural gas-to-liquids project in Arkansas, is moving forward with engineering and environmental work for its 1,800 acre, multi-billion dollar site near Pine Bluff. The…
by - September 13, 2021 6:18 pm
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock has unveiled a new state-of-art project management lab sponsored in part by Little Rock-based Clark Contractors, which has hired a number of the…
by - September 13, 2021 10:11 am
Former State Senator Eddie Joe Williams, R-Cabot, said he will run for the GOP nomination for Arkansas Secretary of State in 2022. The seat is held by incumbent Secretary of…
by - September 11, 2021 1:16 pm
The Sells Agency announced three new employees and one promotion. L. Lamor Williams stepped into the role of public relations director in mid-June. Formerly communications and marketing manager for the…
