LATEST ARTICLES BY Will Newton
Jared Smith, Former GM of Fiocchi in Little Rock, Named CEO of Ammo Inc.
In his new role, Smith will also oversee Ammo Inc.’s online firearms and shooting sports marketplace, gunbroker.com.
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UAMS Awarded $1.6 Million NIH Grant
The grant will allow the university to continue its 14-year effort to understand the principles governing intracellular membrane trafific.
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Arkansas Children’s Gets $1.4M Gift From Walmart, Sam’s Club
A six-week campaign raised over $40 million for Children’s Miracle Network Hospitals.
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Update: Husqvarna Says Factory Closure Part of Efficiency Push
The Swedish manufacturer is shutting down its 874,000-SF production facility in Nashville, affecting about 700 jobs.
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Mississippi County Grants $2M for Infrastructure Projects
The Mississippi County Infrastructure Program will fund 11 infrastucture projects across the county, granting up to $200,000 for each project.
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6 Named to 2023 Class of Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame
Matthew K. Cashion Jr., Ed Choate, John E. “Jack” McNeil Jr., Jeff Owyoung, Alfred L. Williams and Frank Lynn Whitbeck will be inducted into the 2023 class of the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame.
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Little Rock Breaks Ground on Housing Development for Homeless
The village, which will house unsheltered residents as they trasition to permanent housing, is a “meaningful and significant addition to the quilt of solutions for ending homelessness in the City.”
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Inductees Announced for Insurance Hall of Fame
Matthew K. Cashion Jr., Ed Choate, John E. “Jack” McNeil Jr., Jeff Owyoung, Alfred L. Williams and Frank Lynn Whitbeck will be inducted into the 2023 class of the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame.
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Rich Huddleston Joins Arkansas Community Foundation
After nearly 30 years with Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, he was ready for something different. But he has no plans to step away from philanthropic work any time soon.
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State Law Taking Effect in August Protects Mining Operations
A state law to prohibit “discrimination” against cryptocurrency mining operations passed during this year’s legislative session and will take effect on Aug. 1.
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Walton Foundation’s Design Excellence Program Announces 2 Bentonville Projects
The organization also announced the appointment of Ellen Dunham-Jones to the Design Excellence Selection Committee.
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American Taekwondo Association Names New CEO
Senior Master Taekwon Lee will lead America’s largest martial arts organization with more than 950 schools and 300,000 members worldwide.
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AMFA Announces New Members to Board of Trustees
The AMFA Board of Trustees supports the institution through initiatives that engage the community, raise funds, and benefit AMFA’s mission.
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Arkansas Receives $1B Grant for Statewide Internet Access
The Broadband Equity, Access and Deployment funding will be used to deploy or upgrade broadband networks to ensure that everyone has access to reliable, affordable, high-speed internet service.
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Game & Fish Approves Plan for Largest-Ever Lake Renovation Project
Plans for the 6,700-acre Lake Conway call for a new concrete weir, a low dam built to manage water levels, that will replace the aging metal gates currently in use.
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Williams Baptist University Receives $4M Grant for New Wellness Center
The $4 million grant from the Mabee Foundation is the largest donation the university has received to date.
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UAMS’ Omar Atiq Appointed President of American College of Physicians
He is the first Arkansan to hold the position.
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Ana Hunt Named Provost of Pulaski Tech
Hunt will lead the effort to hire a new associate provost in the coming months.
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Four R Marketing Finds Success in Smackover
The addition of wax to the company’s offerings boosts its revenue, placing it on Arkansas Business’ list of top 75 private companies for the second consecutive year.
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$500K Grant Aims to Redevelop Aging Hot Springs Buildings
The grant was in the amount of $500,000 and will be used to plan the redevelopment of the Central Business Corridor.
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