by - May 11, 2021 3:37 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons Bank has promoted Paul Lowe as the metro division president for Little Rock, Memphis and Nashville. “Paul experienced great success leading and growing the central Arkansas division…
by - May 11, 2021 3:12 pm
Chuck Tucker, Senior Vice President of Organization and Administration with the Arkansas Farm Bureau Federation, is retiring May 31 following a 36-year career with the organization. Also, the state’s largest…
by - May 6, 2021 10:14 am
Drax Group announced Thursday (May 6) it will begin constructing the first of three new “satellite” pellet plants in Arkansas. Drax Group is a worldwide sustainable biomass production and supply…
by - May 6, 2021 10:04 am
Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, has been recognized as the Bank of the Year in category two by the Arkansas District Office of the Small Business Administration. The bank also…
by - May 5, 2021 9:26 pm
Two criminal justice professors at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock have been awarded a $324,987 grant from the National Science Foundation (NSF) to fund a three-year program to…
by - May 5, 2021 3:33 pm
Kevin Orr has been hired as senior vice president trust manager of Centennial Bank according to Davy Carter, Regional President of Centennial Bank. Orr has over 23 years of experience…
by - May 5, 2021 10:56 am
Paragould-based First National Bank will expand into the Nashville, Tennessee market after signing a definitive agreement to acquire Citizens Bank. Citizens Bank is based in Hartsville, Tennessee and operates three locations…
by - May 3, 2021 10:39 am
Hilburn, Calhoon, Harper, Pruniski & Calhoun, Ltd. announced Monday (May 3) it has rebranded to Hilburn & Harper Ltd. “We strongly feel this refreshed brand helps identify who we are…
by - May 3, 2021 7:17 am
Former Republican Jason Davis announced Monday (May 3) he will seek the Democratic nomination in 2022 for Arkansas Attorney General. Davis, 34, is an attorney with Davis Law Firm in…
by - April 30, 2021 12:03 pm
The National Junior College Athletic Association (NJCAA), along with the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, and Arkansas Parks, Heritage, and Tourism, announced Friday (April 30) that Little Rock will…
by - April 29, 2021 2:14 pm
Windsor Door announced Thursday (April 29) it will add a third production line and second shift at its Little Rock manufacturing center. The expansion will create 42 new jobs bringing…
by - April 29, 2021 8:47 am
With more COVID-19 vaccines available, an Arkansas commercial real estate firm says more retailers are re-opening and expanding their spaces in central Arkansas’ commercial real estate market. A new report…
by - April 29, 2021 8:32 am
Colorado-based Summit Utilities, the parent company of Fort Smith-based Arkansas Oklahoma Gas Corp., announced Thursday (April 29) it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the Arkansas and Oklahoma gas…
by - April 28, 2021 4:41 pm
The Little Rock Zoo will play an important role in the post-pandemic revival of our community and will have an even more significant economic and social impact with an intelligent…
by - April 26, 2021 1:46 pm
Ceramics manufacturer CoorsTek announced Monday (April 26) an additional expansion of its manufacturing footprint in Benton. The company plans to add an additional $9 million in capital investment and 50…
by - April 22, 2021 5:06 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced changes to certain senior leadership roles Thursday (April 22). The following changes are effective as of April 26, 2021: Bob Fehlman has been…
by - April 22, 2021 9:38 am
The National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health, has awarded a five-year $1.7 million grant to a University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences…
by - April 20, 2021 10:14 am
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been ranked No. 7 nationally on an annual list of Best Employers for Diversity created by Forbes magazine, it was announced…
by - April 20, 2021 10:12 am
Leslye Shellam, the daughter of Linda Blaine Flake and L. Dickson Flake, made a $100,000 donation to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to create an endowed scholarship in…
by - April 19, 2021 7:29 am
The Arkansas Community Foundation, in partnership with the Arkansas Black Philanthropy Collaborative (ABPC), has opened applications for Black-led and Black-serving nonprofits to apply to the Building Black Communities Fund. The…
