Walter Hussman Jr., publisher of the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and chairman of Wehco Media of Little Rock, startled the local media word by donating $25 million to the journalism school of his alma mater, the University of North Carolina.
Christina Drale has been named chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $10,000 Google grant that will help provide free, cloud-based cybersecurity labs for junior high and high school students in Arkansas.
An Arkansas panel has voted to return some local control to Little Rock schools nearly five years after the state took over the district. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remain unchanged at 3.4% between July and August, the state Division of Workforce Services said Friday. read more >
The commercial real estate market in northwest Arkansas remained balanced and added new space during the first half of 2019, according to Arvest Bank's Skyline Report released Tuesday. read more >
The GTL project, touted as the biggest economic endeavor ever in Arkansas, has naturally had its skeptics. read more >
Making your employees' lives a little easier and less expensive would be a solid benefit at no cost to your company. read more >
Matt Crisman has been promoted to executive vice president at Lyon College in Batesville, where he will oversee enrollment, varsity athletics and club sports as well as identify strategic enrollment markets. read more >
Tim Cain has been selected as director of the Arkansas Division of Public School Academic Facilities & Transportation, where he will oversee facility and transportation programs that assist public schools in the state. read more >
Drs. Katy A. Marino and Subodh Devabhaktuni have joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
John Krebs has been named the Willis H. Holmes Distinguished Professor of Music at Hendrix College in Conway. Matthew Moran has been named the Elbert L. Fausett Distinguished Professor of Biology. read more >
Allison J.H. Thompson, the new CEO of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, finds new investments in the area promising. read more >
Arkansas Children's Research Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have received a $420,000 National Institutes of Health to research chlamydia. read more >
The Winthrop Rockefeller Charitable Trust has gifted $2.25 million to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock's Center for Arkansas History and Culture. read more >
Arkansas Business tracked 15 years' worth of official fall enrollment figures for 11 private colleges and universities in Arkansas. All 11 are religiously affiliated, and that part of the mission can be a factor in the enrollment trend. read more >
Millennials are better educated than previous generations, with the share of young adults in the millennial generation (born 1981 through 1996) who have a bachelor's degree or higher standing at 39% compared with 15% for the silent generation (1928-1945). read more >
Raymond Patey has been hired as a chemistry and physical science instructor for Black River Technical College in Pocahontas, and Dianna Fraley has been hired as a social science instructor for BRTC's Paragould site. read more >
We're proud to introduce the 2019 class of New Influentials and the possibilities these 20 in their 20s offer our state in the decades to come. read more >
The Harding University Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration, in cooperation with professional services network PwC, has selected four students to be inaugural recipients of the Botham Jean Business Scholarship. read more >
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas unveils its second-generation “Be Pro Be Proud” mobile workshop, which will begin touring thanks to sponsorships that include $200,000 from Union Pacific Railroad. read more >
Latunja Sockwell, a researcher at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, receives a $2.5 million federal grant to expand HIV and hepatitis C prevention education. read more >
Daymond John, "Shark Tank" investor and CEO and founder of urban fashion brand FUBU, will be the inaugural Mike Watson Lecture Series speaker at Arkansas State University. read more >
University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt names Christina Drale acting chancellor of the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $4.6 million grant to improve access to quality health care in rural Arkansas by expanding efforts to train and retain primary care physicians. read more >
Miguel Lopez, bilingual and bicultural, says working for First Community Bank of Batesville has been his “dream job.” read more >
When we take ownership of our words, we may not always be at our best, but we are less likely to be at our worst. read more >
Wednesday was Kim Lane's last day as CEO of The Conductor in Conway, a public-private initiative of the University of Central Arkansas, Startup Junkie of Fayetteville and the Central Arkansas Venture Team focused on supporting entrepreneurship and innovation. read more >
University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Andrew Rogerson announced Friday that he will step down, effective Sept. 1, after three years of service in that role read more >
Economic development leaders in Jonesboro welcomed a report showing robust job growth in Craighead County, but they hope it's just a signpost on the way to even better numbers. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale partners with John Brown University of Siloam Springs to offer a 10 percent tuition discount to Tyson employees. read more >
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock is one of five institutions sharing a $4 million grant from the National Science Foundation to develop a multi-scale integrative approach to digital health. read more >
Jacksonville is on the rise, and its schools are playing no small role in that. Replacing all schools in the Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District is one way the district, carved out of the Pulaski County Special School District in 2014, is hoping to improve education in the community. read more >
