by - December 12, 2022 9:21 am
As accomplished as Lakeisha Edwards is — and she is very accomplished — her résumé doesn’t exactly scream “arts ecosystem.” Born and raised in Tennessee, the 43-year-old Edwards spent most…
by - December 12, 2022 7:00 am
Progress toward financial recovery continues at Henderson State University, Arkansas State University System President Chuck Welch told the Board of Trustees today during its regular meeting Friday (Dec. 9). Welch…
by - December 11, 2022 10:01 pm
Lifeplus International, a creator of wellbeing products, broke ground Friday (Dec. 9) on the first of four new buildings at its flagship manufacturing facility in Batesville. The company plans to…
by - December 11, 2022 9:12 am
Fayetteville recently opened the first phase of the Cultural Arts Corridor that might lead developers to invest up to $150 million for multiple hotels, condos and rooftop bars downtown. Area…
by - December 11, 2022 5:28 am
Little Rock-based The Stephens Group, LLC announced it finalized its acquisition of Quality Valve, Inc. from Pfingsten, a Chicago-based private equity firm formed in 1989. Terms of the transaction, which…
by - December 8, 2022 9:13 pm
Peco Foods has donated $80,000 to the Arkansas State University College of Agriculture. The funds will be used to remodel a barn and transform the existing structure into a modern…
by - December 8, 2022 7:33 pm
A $5 million sale of 16 residential parcels along Houston and South Houston streets in east Fort Smith and a self storage unit ownership change were the top Sebastian County…
by - December 8, 2022 1:53 pm
Springdale-based Tyson Foods has hired ex-Coke marketing executive Melanie Boulden as chief growth officer, a new position created by the meat giant. Boulden will officially join the company on Feb….
by - December 8, 2022 7:28 am
After 15 months of holding the job on an interim basis, Dr. Charles Robinson, previously the school’s provost, officially became the chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville on…
by - December 8, 2022 6:45 am
Cynthia Nance, dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law in Fayetteville, will receive the Association of American Law Schools (AALS) Section on Women in Legal Education’s Ruth Bader…
by - December 7, 2022 9:57 pm
The UA Little Rock Center for Arkansas History and Culture (CAHC) opened a new online exhibit featuring the Congressional collection of Vic Snyder, a former Democratic Arkansas state senator and…
by - December 7, 2022 9:46 pm
Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union is expanding service and operations to customers in Garland, Hot Spring, Grant, and Perry counties. The financial institution said it would open locations in those…
by - December 7, 2022 9:41 pm
Researchers wanting to know how Arkansas farmers, consultants and other professionals use precision agriculture have launched a survey to find the answers. The survey will remain open until Jan. 31….
by - December 7, 2022 9:37 pm
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an award of $1.2 million in federal funds over five years to help establish a Perinatal Quality Collaborative (PQC) to…
by - December 7, 2022 5:22 pm
As the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith’s strategic plan ends, the university is planning for the next five years. UAFS Chancellor Dr. Terisa Riley on Wednesday (Dec. 7) noted…
by - December 7, 2022 1:15 pm
Dan Herrington was named chief administrative officer for the Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas on Wednesday (Dec. 7). He joins the cooperatives after a 27-year career with Little Rock-based Friday Law…
by - December 7, 2022 10:50 am
Walmart Arkansas Music Pavilion (AMP) in Rogers reported ticket revenue increased by 71% to $14.2 million this year from $8.3 million last year. In 2019, revenue was $7.7 million. Jennifer…
by - December 7, 2022 10:10 am
Jana Haskins has been named the new director of the Beck Center for Veterans at Arkansas State University, said Dr. Scott Gordon, dean of the College of Nursing and Health…
by - December 7, 2022 6:03 am
The Paragould Housing Authority accepted a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank that will propel funding for an elderly housing unit development. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas…
by - December 6, 2022 3:53 pm
The Fort Smith metro area had 3,309 homes sales in the January-October period, down 10.4% from 3,692 during the same period in 2021, a clear sign that rising interest rates…
