by - September 15, 2020 10:15 pm
The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB) reported a sharp increase in year-over-year enrollment of new and continuing students, including graduate, undergraduate, transfer, Associate-to-Bachelor’s (A2B) and concurrent students. The…
by - September 15, 2020 2:32 pm
After an extensive national search, Arkansas Children’s has named Dr. Pete Mourani as president of Arkansas Children’s Research Institute (ACRI) and senior vice president and chief research officer for the…
by - September 15, 2020 1:46 pm
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation board granted $800,000 to the Don Munro Building Community Endowment at Arkansas Community Foundation. The grant honors Munro’s 30 years of service on the…
by - September 13, 2020 9:59 am
A new Talk Business & Politics-Hendrix College survey of 698 2nd Congressional District likely voters shows a virtual dead heat between incumbent GOP U.S. Rep. French Hill and his Democratic…
by - September 11, 2020 11:00 am
If the year 2020 has been a bad weather system, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has survived the storms — a pandemic storm, an economic storm, and a storm of civil unrest….
by - September 10, 2020 5:07 pm
The U.S. Department of Transportation (DOT) has awarded $10 million for improvements to U.S. Highway 67 northeast of Little Rock and $4 million for the construction of a railroad overpass…
by - September 10, 2020 4:58 pm
The Windgate Foundation has gifted more than $3 million to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock for a center for art and design. The gift will be used to…
by - September 10, 2020 4:48 pm
Second District Democratic Congressional candidate Sen. Joyce Elliott, D-Little Rock, released a new ad in her election bid that features healthcare and her role as a kidney donor. The new…
by - September 9, 2020 11:35 am
Conway-based The Conductor has partnered with Main Street Arkansas to provide Level Up, a small business support program for rural entrepreneurs impacted by COVID-19. This project is funded by a…
by - September 9, 2020 11:09 am
Quattlebaum, Grooms & Tull PLLC added four new associates to the law firm’s Little Rock office. They are: Bria Blair Guthridge, Glenn V. Larkin, E. Jonathan Mader and Robbi Riggs…
by - September 7, 2020 1:59 pm
University of Central Arkansas President Dr. Houston Davis credits an early start on planning for COVID-19 as well as a rapid response in testing turnaround for controlling the coronavirus on…
by - September 3, 2020 9:56 am
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, launched his second television ad of the 2020 cycle. Titled “China,” the ad focuses on what Hill calls a “deliberate strategy” to control America’s…
by - September 3, 2020 8:00 am
Dr. Anne Williamson, a nationwide expert in housing policy, has been selected as the new director of the School of Public Affairs at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock….
by - September 1, 2020 1:55 pm
The Central Arkansas Angel Network is expanding statewide with a new name. Now called the Ark Angel Alliance, the Conway-based investment capital group will be working with companies in all…
by - August 31, 2020 2:14 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank has exceeded $1 billion in total assets, according to the company. CEO Phil Baldwin also announced plans to retire in 2021. “Exceeding $1 billion in total assets…
by - August 29, 2020 6:44 pm
Libertarian presidential candidate Dr. Jo Jorgensen called for ending the drug war and curtailing American military interventionist policies, while Ricky Harrington, the party’s candidate for U.S. Senate, warned against government…
by - August 27, 2020 11:44 am
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre announced a new class of board of directors with the beginning of the 2020-2021 fiscal year. This year’s Executive Committee is comprised of Steve Strickland serving…
by - August 27, 2020 11:35 am
Amazon is adding a third facility to central Arkansas, the company said Thursday (Aug. 27). The retail giant announced plans to add a delivery station to power its last mile…
by - August 27, 2020 8:16 am
Second District Democratic Congressional nominee Sen. Joyce Elliott of Little Rock released her second TV ad of the campaign on Thursday (Aug. 27). Elliott, a former school teacher, capitalizes on…
by - August 26, 2020 8:49 am
The National Institutes of Health awarded the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences a $10.6 million grant for biomedical research, the school announced Wednesday (Aug. 26). UAMS said the money…
