UA Law Dean Margaret Sova McCabe Encourages Public Service
by Mark Friedman – 2 weeks ago
Margaret Sova McCabe, the new dean of the University of Arkansas School of Law, wants to help law students who want to help others.
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Little Rock Startup Set to Sell Speed-Torque
2 weeks ago
Vascugenix, a Little Rock startup run mostly by students at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, plans to bring its medical device for emergency heart surgeries to market in late August or early September.
Cary Bradburn Sees Silver Lining to NLR's Underdog Status
2 weeks ago
Cary Bradburn, author of "On the Opposite Shore: The Making of North Little Rock" discusses the stubborn independence of Pulaski County's second-largest city.
UA Community College at Morrilton Opens Chancellor Search
The University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton has officially opened the search for its new chancellor. read more >
Artist Gerry Snyder to Lead UA's School of Art
Gerry Snyder, dean of the School of Art at the Pratt Institute in Brooklyn, New York, has been named executive director of the University of Arkansas' School of Art, effective July 1. read more >
Red Wolf Convention Center Plans September Open in Jonesboro
The $58 million Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel and Red Wolf Convention Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is set to open in late September. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center 'A Gem Within Our City' 
Museums need to supply “social space,” says famed architect Jeanne Gang. If they are to survive, they need to be places where people want to be. And that is what her design seeks to do for the expanded, renovated Arkansas Arts Center, a $98.8 million project: provide a “cultural living room.” read more >
Amy Barnes Talks Jobs in PR, and Retirement
After decades as a reporter, TV anchor and PR pro and professor, Amy Oliver Barnes managed to bury the lead. read more >
Hollis Bray Lets Construction Students Carry the Weight
Hollis "Hank" Bray, professor of construction management at UA Little Rock, says lean construction and Building Information Modeling are hot topics. read more >
Zane Gastineau Takes Seat as Dean at Harding's College of Sciences (Movers & Shakers)
Zane Gastineau's appointment as dean of the College of Sciences at Harding University in Searcy was effective last week. read more >
Washington Regional Makes Hires in Northwest Arkansas (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Toni Myer, a registered family nurse practitioner, recently joined Washington Regional Urgent Care in Johnson and Fayetteville. Dr. Stacey Burnett recently joined the Washington Regional Eureka Springs Family Clinic. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.6% in April
Arkansas' unemployment rate in April was 3.6%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. read more >
Razorback Foundation Enforces Contract, No Payments to Bret Bielema in 2019
The Razorback Foundation has not made a monthly buyout payment to former University of Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema in 2019 on the theory that Bielema breached his duty to seek a new job, a source familiar with the situation tells Arkansas Business. read more >
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Name Brian Kim President
Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has hired Brian Kim to serve as its new president. read more >
Your Job Is to Fix It, Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Says
Working for Walmart taught CEO Doug McMillon to have a sense of urgency and take ownership of problems and fix them, McMillon said at Economics Arkansas' awards luncheon in Little Rock. read more >
Ousted Mona Dixon Floats Deal to AETN
Details are emerging about a settlement offer floated by Mona Dixon, the longtime AETN Foundation COO who was dismissed by AETN Executive Director Courtney Pledger in February. read more >
Walton's Art Bridges Earns Praise from Wall Street Journal Critic
Terry Teachout, drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, had kind words last week for Art Bridges, an organization founded by Alice Walton, and for the Terra Foundation for American Art. read more >
SBA Teams Up With Conductor (Justin Crossie Commentary)
The U.S. Small Business Administration is taking steps to revitalize central Arkansas through a $500,000 award to the Conductor, an organization that partners with the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie Consulting. read more >
Turn Out The Light (Editorial)
When the last local journalist at the last local newspaper has turned out the light and left the building, does anyone expect local government to run more efficiently? read more >
Myeloma Audit Gives UAMS 'Needed Insight' Into $29M Deficit
Some University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences employees saw red flags long before auditors discovered a deficit at the Myeloma Institute for Research & Therapy that was allowed to grow to $29 million over nine years. read more >
Documents Shed Light on AETN Power Struggle
A deal to end a power struggle between the state's educational TV network and its nonprofit fundraising foundation is under negotiation. read more >
Keli Jacobi Joins Lyon College (Movers & Shakers)
Keli Jacobi has been hired as the director of marketing and communications at Lyon College in Batesville. read more >
Gina Radke Recognized by Manufacturing Institute (Movers & Shakers)
Gina Radke has been awarded the Women in Manufacturing STEP Ahead Award from the Manufacturing Institute in Washington, D.C. read more >
Doug Voss Says Driver Shortage Dire, but Shippers Hold Sway on Higher Pay
Doug Voss, associate professor of logistics and supply chain management at UCA, says the school's logistics program excels at recruiting employees for the transportation industry. read more >
UA Monticello Gets $1.5M Donation
The University of Arkansas at Monticello receives its second-biggest donation, a $1.5 million estate gift from the late Raylene Steelman. read more >
UAMS Research Gets $1.5M FDA Grant in Search for 'Holy Grail'
Physician-scientist Dr. Donald J. Johann Jr. receives a $1.47 million Food and Drug Administration grant to continue a clinical trial related to how physicians screen for lung cancer. read more >
Central Arkansas Unemployment at 3.5 Percent
The unemployment rate in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area remains near a historical low, 3.5% in February. read more >
Amy Fisher Recognized by Northwest Arkansas Human Resources Association (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Amy Fisher, the director of human resources at John Brown University in Siloam Springs, received the HR Professional of the Year award from the Northwest Arkansas Human Resources Association. read more >
New Nature Center in Springdale Gets $980,000 Grant
The Arkansas Game and Fish Commission has received a nearly $1 million grant to help pay for the state's newest nature center now under construction in northwest Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas Delta Boosters Seek 'Critical Mass'
The Arkansas Delta Council, a nonprofit economic development organization still in formation, hopes to raise money and entice investors to a region that has been losing population, unevenly but inexorably, for half a century. read more >
AETN Standoff Still on Standby
A crucial deadline in the Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network's standoff with its nonprofit fundraising foundation came and went this month with no resolution. read more >
Two-Thirds of Arkansas Counties Lose Residents
Two-thirds of Arkansas' counties lost population between 2012 and 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Carolyn Ishee Named New Director at UCA (Movers & Shakers)
Carolyn Ishee has been hired as the new director of planned giving and senior director of development of the College of Education at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. read more >
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