by Chris Bahn 12/19/2012 02:10 pm
Arkansas football is again recognized by Forbes.com as one of the 10 most valuable programs in college athletics with a value of $83 million. That's good enough for No. 10 on the list.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/19/2012 08:36 am
Jeff Shannon has been reappointed to a five-year term as dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/17/2012 08:20 am
The proxy access rule, a federal regulation established after the 2008 financial crisis, improved shareholder value before a federal appeals court struck it down, according to a study by Joanna T. Campbell, a management professor at the University of Arkansas, and her colleagues.
by Lance Turner 12/15/2012 01:27 pm
University of Arkansas Chancellor G. David Gearhart writes the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette to express disappointment in the paper's editorials about the budget shortfall in the UA's Advancement Office.
by Chris Bahn 12/12/2012 03:52 pm
At an economic outlook luncheon at the University of Arkansas-Fort Smith, Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce COO Tim Allen delivers some promising news about 12 companies interested in moving to the region.
by Lance Turner 12/12/2012 08:25 am
Garvan Woodland Gardens in Hot Springs means a $5.8 million economic impact to Arkansas, according to a study released Wednesday by the Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas.
by Chris Bahn 12/10/2012 12:13 pm
Bobby Petrino is no longer unemployed. Petrino, who was fired at Arkansas on April 10, will be announced as Western Kentucky's coach today at 4 p.m., according to multiple reports. Arkansas fired Petrino with cause following a review of the coach's relationship with staff employee Jessica Dorrell and his efforts to mislead the university about hiring her over 150-plus other applicants and paying her a $20,000 cash.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/10/2012 12:00 am
Almost lost in our Executive Q&A with Dan Hendrix, who heads the World Trade Center Arkansas in Rogers, was this question: How does your affiliation with the University of Arkansas benefit the center?
by Chris Bahn 12/7/2012 12:01 pm
Dr. Michael Moore, senior vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, was named Friday as vice president for academic affairs of the University of Arkansas System.
by Chris Bahn 12/6/2012 09:45 am
How much money Bret Bielema will have to spend on assistant coaches remains to be seen, but the Razorbacks — one of the more thrifty-spending teams in the Southeastern Conference — can offer far more than what Wisconsin could.
by Mark Carter 12/5/2012 11:29 am
Gov. Mike Beebe meets with reporters to discuss his trip to Washington D.C. to address the "fiscal cliff." But he wasn't about to get away without addressing the really important stuff.
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.
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