by - October 28, 2019 7:22 pm
A son of integration remembers John Walker
Sometimes in political reporting, you just get lucky. You’re in the right place at the right time. I sat down on August 1, 2019 for a lengthy public conversation with…
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by - October 28, 2019 11:10 am
Civil rights champion, State Rep. John Walker dies at 82 (UPDATED)
Rep. John Walker, who represented African-American students and Nolan Richardson as an attorney and also represented his Little Rock district in the Arkansas House of Representatives, was found dead in…
by - October 25, 2019 5:15 pm
Taekwondo group moving world convention to Phoenix, planning new Little Rock replacement
A decades-long staple of the Little Rock convention business – the American Taekwondo Association’s annual World Expo – will be moving from Little Rock to Phoenix in 2021 due to…
by - October 24, 2019 7:06 pm
Safe Foods opens state-of-the-art North Little Rock facility
It’s been a long road for Safe Foods Corporation. Borne out of research conducted at UAMS twenty years ago, the privately-owned startup biotech company has turned a big corner and…
by - October 24, 2019 6:49 pm
Chenal Valley development turns 30; Arnold Palmer group to manage golf course
Cushman & Wakefield|Sage Partners and PotlatchDeltic gathered at Chenal Country Club on Thursday (Oct. 24) to recognize the 30-year growth of the west Little Rock planned community. The area was…
by - October 24, 2019 11:34 am
Philander Smith, UA Little Rock create pipeline program for minority law students
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock William H. Bowen School of Law and Philander Smith College have created a 4+3 pipeline program for law students. This new partnership recognizes…
by - October 24, 2019 11:31 am
U.S. Department of Defense awards UA Little Rock $5.6 million grant for bone regeneration technology
The U.S. Department of Defense (DOD) has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $5.6 million grant to advance the NuCress scaffold, a groundbreaking bone regeneration technology. The…
by - October 23, 2019 2:21 pm
Snyder Environmental joins forces with two firms to form EIS Holdings
O2 Investment Partners announced Wednesday (Oct. 23) the addition of Snyder Environmental & Construction to the newly formed EIS Holdings, which will become the third largest abatement firm in the…
by - October 22, 2019 1:33 pm
Simmons’ 3Q profits up nearly 50% from a year ago
Simmons First National Corp. reported Tuesday (Oct. 22) that third-quarter profits grew by nearly $27 million from a year ago as the fast-growing, Pine Bluff-based regional banking group continues to…
by - October 22, 2019 10:01 am
DXC Technology to add 1,200 jobs in Conway
Fortune 150 technology giant DXC Technology will expand its Conway operations by adding 1,200 new jobs to its current workforce of roughly 400. Gov. Asa Hutchinson and company officials made…
by - October 20, 2019 9:07 am
Engineers questioned moon shot, but solved problems through clarity, ownership
When President John F. Kennedy proclaimed in May 1961 that the United States would reach the moon by the end of the decade, engineers at first were less than inspired….
by - October 17, 2019 2:04 pm
The Stephens Group announces new hires to boost firm’s investment outreach
The Stephens Group of Little Rock recently announced the hiring of two top executives and an associate to improve the local investment firm’s “value creation capabilities.” Mark Steenhoek, former engagement…
by - October 17, 2019 2:00 pm
UA Little Rock Jodie Mahony Center receives nearly $2.5 million STEM grant
The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock received nearly $2.5 million to develop and implement a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics)…
by - October 17, 2019 7:47 am
Home Bancshares post 3Q net income of $72.8 million
Home Bancshares’ quarterly net income declined from a year ago, but was still a strong $72.8 million in the third quarter of 2019. The Conway-based financial firm reported $80.3 million…
by - October 16, 2019 8:30 pm
Federal Reserve okays Magnolia bank’s acquisition of Prescott bank
The Federal Reserve System board approved an order on Friday (Oct. 11) giving the go ahead for the fast-growing Magnolia Banking Corp. (MBC) to acquire the smaller Prescott Bancshares Inc….
by - October 16, 2019 9:42 am
UAMS lands $4 million grant for sexual assault digital health program
A new digital health program to provide the expertise of sexual assault nurse examiners to rural hospital emergency departments recently received funding through a $4 million, federal grant to the…
by - October 16, 2019 6:26 am
Metroplan panel discussion to reunite Dailey, Hays and Villines
Metroplan, the Central Arkansas planning association of local governments that has operated by inter-local agreement since 1955, will host a panel discussion with former Little Rock Mayor Jim Dailey, former…
by - October 14, 2019 6:06 pm
Judge “Chip” Welch to run for Arkansas Supreme Court
Six weeks after forming an exploratory committee, Pulaski County Circuit Judge Morgan “Chip” Welch said he plans to run for the Arkansas Supreme Court, Position 4. “Six weeks ago I…
by - October 14, 2019 5:50 pm
Cyber security challenge attracts 150 participants to Little Rock over the weekend
The city’s annual JOLT Cyber Challenge drew nearly 150 participants from across the region to downtown Little Rock over the weekend. The Jeopardy-styled, hands-on training competition that teaches gamers about…
by - October 13, 2019 9:59 am
Scott Ford’s Westrock Coffee helping Africa, hoping to change the global supply chain
Editor’s note: This is part two of a two-part series based on an interview with Scott Ford at Talk Business & Politics’ “Power Lunch” series. You can listen to the…