by - August 6, 2020 8:12 am
Businesses have scrambled to deal with the devastating impacts of COVID-19 and the ensuing pandemic that spread across the globe this spring. There are no guarantees that a vaccine or…
by - August 5, 2020 2:46 pm
A Little Rock-based application development company was one of 10 worldwide that will participate in the 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator program, a partnership between financial technology leader FIS and The…
by - August 4, 2020 6:47 pm
Little Rock-based Staley Technologies, a nationwide technology solutions provider, announced a strategic partnership with CIMA, a global cash handling product manufacturer, that will provide innovative smart cash handling solutions and…
by - August 4, 2020 1:39 pm
The Arkansas Rice Federation Board has announced that Kelly Robbins has been selected as the new executive director effective August 1. Most recently, Robbins served as executive director for the…
by - August 3, 2020 8:05 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration (EDA) is awarding $7.8 million in EDA CARES Act Recovery Assistance grants to universities across the nation to boost their capacity to…
by - August 3, 2020 8:00 am
Stacy Hurst, secretary of the Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism, announced Friday (July 31) that Swannee Bennett, director and chief curator of Historic Arkansas Museum (HAM), is stepping down…
by - August 2, 2020 3:11 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced that it has acquired Broadstone Park West, a 370-suite, garden style residential community in Houston, Texas for $51 million from Starlight Investments….
by - August 2, 2020 2:59 pm
Relyance Bank, headquartered in Pine Bluff, announced last week the construction of a 37,000 sq. ft. facility to house management and consolidate various departments at a new site. The location…
by - August 2, 2020 10:06 am
State Sen. Linda Chesterfield, D-Little Rock – a retired educator, leader with the Arkansas Education Association and member of the Senate Education Committee – says the state’s approach to dealing…
by - July 30, 2020 9:02 am
As it exits bankruptcy and re-emerges as a private company, Little Rock-based Windstream Holdings reported a second quarter net loss of $162.4 million on Thursday (July 30). Windstream reported quarterly…
by - July 29, 2020 12:21 pm
Little Rock-based Encore Bank launched on Wednesday (July 30) a new mortgage banking division, according to company officials. Members of the mortgage team include: Justin Moore, Executive Vice President &…
by - July 29, 2020 10:53 am
A 144-year old Italian company with a large North American presence is expanding manufacturing operations in Central Arkansas. Fiocchi of America, the U.S. subsidiary of Italy-based Fiocchi Group, announced plans…
by - July 28, 2020 6:26 pm
Safe Foods Corporation announced Tuesday (July 28) that Blake Broadaway has been promoted to the newly created role of Chief Commercial Officer, effective immediately. Broadaway has been with North Little…
by - July 27, 2020 9:12 am
Little Rock-based construction firm Baldwin & Shell announced Monday (July 27) the hiring of Gene Kitsmiller as director of virtual design and construction. Kitsmiller has over 20 year of experience…
by - July 23, 2020 12:50 pm
Dr. Fenghuang “Frank” Zhan, Myeloma Center research director at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has received two grants totaling almost $3.14 million to study the molecular genetics…
by - July 23, 2020 12:48 pm
Christy Hockaday, FACHE, a Morrilton native with more than 20 years of experience in healthcare administration in Arkansas and Louisiana, has joined Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield as Vice…
by - July 21, 2020 12:29 pm
SCA Pharma, an FDA-registered outsourcing facility, announced Tuesday (July 21) that it will expand its operations in Little Rock. SCA will invest more than $10 million and potentially double its…
by - July 21, 2020 9:19 am
The UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has added 12 oncologists to its staff. “We are in a period of significant growth at the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute and…
by - July 20, 2020 12:11 pm
Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) President and CEO Gretchen Hall has been named 2020-2021 chair-elect of Destinations International (DI) Board of Directors, having served most recently as the…
by - July 17, 2020 5:09 pm
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, the organization that produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday (July 17) the cancellation of the 2020 event due…
