by - April 5, 2014 8:29 am
The world population is expected to explode to 14 billion people in the next 61 years, according to figures cited by Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Grant Tennille. And…
by - April 5, 2014 8:27 am
Dr. Shane Hunt has been named dean of the College of Business at Arkansas State University. Hunt’s areas of faculty expertise – strategic marketing, professional sales management and marketing management…
by - April 2, 2014 12:07 pm
The College of Business at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville is launching a new resource for tracking economic trends that promises to examine a wide range of activity statewide and…
by - April 2, 2014 10:13 am
Democratic gubernatorial candidate Mike Ross announced a plan to expand access to pre-kindergarten education for four-year olds in Arkansas, a proposal that comes with a $37 million a year price…
by - March 31, 2014 8:43 am
A one-week course on economic development is attracting record attention at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. The annual “Mid-South Basic Economic Development Course” has drawn 45 participants –…
by - March 31, 2014 8:26 am
University of Arkansas alumnus Robert H. Biggadike has made an estate gift valued at more than $7.8 million to benefit the UA College of Engineering. The gift will be used…
by - March 20, 2014 3:31 pm
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved the creation of the UA System eVersity, an online university dedicated serving adult students. At a meeting in Fort Smith Thursday (March…
by - March 19, 2014 1:53 pm
GOP gubernatorial candidate Asa Hutchinson proposed creating regional “Workforce Education Councils” to better assess worker needs for employers and to streamline funding for workforce education in Arkansas. The plan calls…
by - March 17, 2014 10:51 am
Gov. Mike Beebe named his chief of staff Morril Harriman of Little Rock to the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. “Morril has been my best friend and most trusted…
by - March 17, 2014 6:13 am
Arkansas State University’s rebranding of its school mascot offers insight on how to successfully navigate a tricky task.
by - March 13, 2014 8:45 am
Brandy Cox, a University of Arkansas graduate who grew up in Hot Springs Village, has been named associate vice chancellor for alumni and executive director of the Arkansas Alumni Association…
by - March 12, 2014 3:02 am
The Governor’s Cup business plan competition may launch the next Sam Walton, J.B. Hunt, or TrustedWills.com’s Lindsey Fowler and Bryan McKinney.
by - March 12, 2014 1:00 am
Editor’s note: Marcy Doderer, Arkansas Children’s Hospital President & CEO, is the author of this guest commentary. It first appeared in the most recent magazine edition of Talk Business Arkansas,…
by - March 8, 2014 2:36 pm
Democratic gubernatorial front-runner Mike Ross received the endorsement of the statewide teachers’ union on Saturday and his probable Republican challenger wasted no time tagging Ross with a “liberal” label. Ross…
by - February 27, 2014 4:32 pm
The University of Central Arkansas announced the hiring of Christina Munoz as Associate Vice President for Communications, Public Relations and Marketing. Munoz is the current nighttime anchor on KATV Ch….
by - February 25, 2014 6:56 pm
A research fellowship at the Georgetown Institute for Women, Peace and Security is being established in Hillary Clinton’s name by Thomas F. “Mack” and Donna McLarty along with their sons,…
by - February 20, 2014 7:57 pm
Arkansas State University has officially headed south of the border. On Thursday (Feb. 20), the Jonesboro-based higher education institution and Mexican leaders broke ground on a 2,000 acre development near…
by - February 20, 2014 7:57 pm
Erin Hodges, a seventh-grade English teacher at Douglas MacArthur Junior High School in Jonesboro, received the 2013 Milken Educator Award at a surprise ceremony at the school. The national award…
by - February 20, 2014 7:53 pm
Dr. Johnny Moore has resigned as president of Philander Smith College in Little Rock to pursue other personal and professional opportunities, the school said. He had been working as president…
by - February 20, 2014 3:59 am
The Arkansas Lottery is seeing a trajectory of lower revenue, and commission members charged with its oversight are searching for turnaround solutions.
