by Chris Bahn 12/5/2012 10:42 am
Arkansas coach Bret Bielema has signed a letter of agreement that will pay him $3.2 million annually for six years. Outlined in the letter is a buyout for firing Bielema that starts at $12.8 million in the first year.
by Chris Bahn 12/3/2012 12:00 am
University of Arkansas officials confirmed last week that they are working to correct a multimillion-dollar deficit in the school's Division of University Advancement for the second consecutive fiscal year.
by George Waldon 12/3/2012 12:00 am
The dollar value of large construction projects in Arkansas totaled nearly $1.4 billion, a one-year decline of 4.3 percent. It marks the fourth consecutive year the total has waned. Despite the decline, the census of projects valued at $3 million-plus grew: 130 compared with 104 a year ago.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/3/2012 12:00 am
Chancellor G. David Gearhart said the campaign, the first since he led the Campaign for the 21st Century to $1 billion success back in 2005, is in a “quiet phase.”
by Arkansas Business Staff 11/20/2012 03:14 pm
Christopher C. Mercer, one of the six students who integrated the University of Arkansas School of Law, died Tuesday morning in Little Rock, the UA said.
by Mark Carter 11/19/2012 09:24 am
The Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will launch a new MBA program in Panama beginning in March and will continue its entrepreneurship certificate program there.
by Arkansas Business Staff 11/19/2012 12:00 am
Maria Smedley has been promoted to vice president of human resources at the Arkansas Electric Cooperative Corp. and Arkansas Electric Cooperatives Inc. in Little Rock.
by Arkansas Business Staff 11/19/2012 12:00 am
A compilation of Arkansas businesses and enterprises receiving recognition.
by Arkansas Business Staff 11/12/2012 12:00 am
Jim Liles and Sandy Cothran have joined the Searcy office of Crews & Associates. Liles has 32 years of experience in the investment banking industry, and Cothran has 15 years of experience. Working together, the two have served Searcy and the surrounding area for more than 12 years.
by Arkansas Business Staff 11/12/2012 12:00 am
With college basketball season tipping off all over the country, some of us wondered if the University of Arkansas, under second-year coach Mike Anderson, had experienced an uptick in season ticket sales.
by Lance Turner 11/8/2012 09:54 am
Former Razorbacks football coach Bobby Petrino wants badly to return to college football, and he wants to do it in Kentuckey, according to his father.
by Gwen Moritz 10/15/2012 12:00 am
The departure of Bobby Petrino as the University of Arkansas' head football coach means that the price tag on the highest-paid state employee has dropped by more than half.
by Kate Knable 9/24/2012 12:00 am
Professors from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville are gathering data for developing a watershed management plan for 43 square miles including and surrounding the city of Conway.
by Arkansas Business Staff 9/17/2012 12:00 am
Remember the $70,000 Razorbacks basketball listed on eBay earlier this summer? It's still there, and now it's joined by another, this one priced $20,000 below the first.
by George Waldon 7/23/2012 12:00 am
Three-tiered green roof design sets Hillside Auditorium apart from other Arkansas efforts.
by Jan Cottingham 7/2/2012 12:00 am
Wal-Mart made a number of Arkansans very rich, and that wealth has been manifested in billions of dollars worth of gifts to educational, medical and cultural institutions in the state.
by Eric Francis 7/2/2012 12:00 am
The lessons Sam Walton learned during those early, successful years of Wal-Mart allowed him to build the most successful retail chain in history. And just like the times that he took his planes up to search for potential Wal-Mart sites, it was Mr. Sam himself who was behind the stick, deciding which direction to go.
by Kate Knable 7/2/2012 12:00 am
Volunteer board members manage and serve as key decision-makers for Arkansas nonprofits of varying size and scope.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/30/2012 12:00 am
Jack F. See, Jr., FAIA, a respected representative of his profession in his community and state, has made significant contributions to society and the practice of architecture for more than 46 years. See joined the Little Rock firm of Wittenberg, Delony & Davidson, Inc., in 1962 as a project designer and became a principal in 1972.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/30/2012 12:00 am
In a time when it is imperative for almost every business to think globally, the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is actively engaging with the world. The diverse Walton College programs, through its Global Engagement Office and other intiatives, help businesses in other countries while opening up opportunities for University of Arkansas students to have enriching experiences all over the world.
Update: Complaint Says Martha Shoffner Accepted $6,000 Payment from Broker 
