Tag: education

Public school changes will be permanent, ‘radical ideas’ could come from legislation

The year 2020 was like none other in the history of Arkansas public education, and regardless of what happens with the COVID-19 pandemic, things will never get back to “normal.”…

Talk Business & Politics launches new Education microsite

Talk Business & Politics has launched a new microsite aimed at providing more news in the field of pre-K, K-12 education, higher education and workforce training. The University of Central…

Fayetteville man opts for franchising over football

After coaching high school football in Arkansas for the past 13 years, Brooks Coatney is opting for an unlikely career change. Coatney, passing game coordinator and quarterbacks coach the past…

UA Global Campus offers womens course on leadership

The school partnered with Inseitz Group, founded by former Northwest Arkansas Community College President Becky Paneitz, to create the course.

Business Forecast Luncheon scheduled Jan. 27 in Rogers

Hosted by the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas, the luncheon will feature national and international experts to discuss the outlook for Arkansas, the nation and the world.

Arkansans cite improvements in personal finances, business outlook

Consumers in Arkansas say their personal finances have improved this year and so have their expectations for the states business climate next year, according to the Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey this fall.

Harbin enjoying program assessment role at UNLV

J. Judd Harbin stayed on at the University of Arkansas for 16 years, before becoming director of campus life assessment at the University of Nevada, Las Vegas.

Nance appointed to the ABAs Standing Committee on the Federal Judiciary

Cynthia Nance, dean emeritus and the Nathan G. Gordon Professor of Law at the University of Arkansas, will represented the Eighth Circuit on the American Bar Association committee.

UA sets up Chinese food safety center, funded by Walmart Foundation

University of Arkansas representatives are helping take on food-borne illness in China with the establishment of the Walmart Safety Collaboration Center.

Longtime Tyson Foods grant-maker tapped to lead NWACC fundraising

Annetta Tirey has been hired as the new executive director of development for the NorthWest Arkansas Community College Foundation in Bentonville.

Improving economies buoy consumer confidence through most of 2016

Lower employment, job gains and positive growth among most of Arkansas metro areas this year has pushed consumer confidence to its highest level in two years, according to the recent Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey.

Low unemployment rate hindering NWA growth

A 2.8 percent unemployment rate is problematic when the regional healthcare sector alone is slated to add 1,500 new jobs in two years.

Legislators visit NTI in Springdale, shine spotlight on manufacturing

U.S. Rep. Steve Womack, R-Rogers, and U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Arkansas, were among those who attended the Manufacturing Day 2016 event at Northwest Technical Institute on Thursday (Oct. 6).

Black Hills Energy donates $105K toward NWACC Springdale campus

The Washington County campus has been in the works since 2012, and Northwest Arkansas Community College is running a $15 million campaign to fund the project.

Industry Mag Names Marlon Blackwell Top Firm Nationally in Design

Marlon Blackwell Architects, the Fayetteville firm owned by University of Arkansas professor Marlon Blackwell, has been recognized by Architect magazine as the top firm in design in the magazines 2016 Architect 50 list. Architect magazine is the official publication of the American Institute of Architects.