by Kate Knable 5/13/2013 12:00 am
Jennifer Cobb Pyron, editor of Arkansas Business Publishing Group's Little Rock Soiree magazine, has accepted a job as director of communications and strategic planning for the Arkansas Children's Hospital Foundation beginning June 3.
by Arkansas Business Staff 5/6/2013 08:11 am
Rhonda Sanders, a former executive director of the Arkansas Hunger Relief Alliance, has been named CEO of the Arkansas Foodbank, the largest nongovernment source of food aid for the hungry in Arkansas.
by Chris Bahn 5/6/2013 12:00 am
While the act of tithing might be centuries old, churches are doing what they can to provide parishioners with 21st century giving options. The use of cash and checks continues to decline in most areas of day-to-day life. E-commerce sales topped $1 trillion globally in 2012, so churches — institutions that have relied for years on cash and check donations — are finding it critical to adapt to changing consumer habits.
by Mark Carter 5/6/2013 12:00 am
Later this month, perhaps even as soon as this week, ARK officials hope to name the 10 startup finalists who will relocate to Fayetteville and compete for up to $150,000 available to two overall winners of this mentorship-driven startup boot camp.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 11:31 am
Dale Dawson, an investment banker and entrepreneur who founded Bridge2Rwanda, will be the keynote speaker at this year's Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 luncheon June 14 at the Marriott Hotel in downtown Little Rock.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas workers don't spend as much time getting to and from work as do most other states.
by Liz Fox 4/29/2013 12:00 am
Moms Offering Moms Answers, known also as MoMA Inc., is an organization providing resources to new mothers as they adapt to the changes — structural, physical and emotional — that occur after their children are born.
by Kate Knable 4/25/2013 04:53 pm
The National Endowment for the Arts this week announced that it has awarded The Oxford American a $75,000 Art Works grant to support production of SoLost, the nonprofit's series of online videos.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/24/2013 11:07 am
Arkansas Business has launched a workforce evaluation program to help companies gauge their employees' engagement and satisfaction.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/22/2013 12:00 am
The Art Newspaper publishes an annual list of the top 100 art museums in the world as measured by attendance. Though northwest Arkansas' own doesn't crack the list (topped by the Louvre, New York's Metropolitan Museum of Art and the British Museum), it does get a nice mention.
by Luke Jones 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The top five largest employers in Arkansas have seen some bumps since last year, but they remain in the same order. Four of the top five saw increases in employment during 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services in October issued “Arkansas Long-Term Industry & Occupational Projections,” detailing its forecasts for the long-term job market.
by George Waldon 4/15/2013 12:00 am
A former Kmart building, a Pizza Hut and portions of a Hillcrest apartment development lead off this week's important real estate transactions in Pulaski County.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
Bobby Cheatwood of Little Rock and Todd Dennis of Maumelle have been recognized by the Farm Bureau of Statewide Agents & Agency Managers for total performance during 2012.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/15/2013 12:00 am
Artee Williams, the director of the Department of Workforce Services, shares his thoughts on the state's unemployment rates, which jobs are filling up too fast and which ones aren't filling up at all.
by Lance Turner 4/10/2013 09:20 am
Our House, the Little Rock nonprofit that helps the working homeless, has met its $3.8 million fundraising goal and will begin construction of a new Children's Center in May.
by Mark Carter 4/8/2013 10:14 am
Simple Service, an app that tracks and validates community service projects, won the inaugural Startup Weekend Little Rock event.
by Chris Bahn 4/8/2013 12:00 am
Gov. Mike Beebe signed into law on Thursday an act that allows employers to voluntarily give preference to veterans when hiring. HR managers are freed from concerns that by providing preference, they are violating hiring laws
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/3/2013 11:21 am
The Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock has named Kelly Ford as its director of development.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/1/2013 12:00 am
Dennis Wilson of Bentonville has been promoted to the position of associate by BRR Architecture. Also: More promotions and job changes from other industries throughout Arkansas.
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