OB-GYN Epstein Moves to Baptist in NLR (Movers & Shakers)
by Arkansas Business Staff – 4 days ago
Dr. Dina Epstein recently joined Baptist Health Women's Clinic in North Little Rock as an obstetrician-gynecologist.
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Herbology Opening on Hold; Bold Duo Buys Sears Dispensaries 
4 days ago
Herbology, the first Little Rock medical marijuana dispensary to seek state inspection, didn't make its Nov. 7 goal for opening, disappointing local patients still waiting to inhale.
Hoax Letter Fakes AARP Warning About Hot Springs Hospital
4 days ago
A letter purporting to be from AARP Services Inc. was snail-mailed last month, recounting a number of published reports — some of them legitimate, some deeply misleading — about a specific Arkansas hospital.
Walmart Hires Off-Duty Officers as El Paso Store Reopens
Walmart has quietly hired off-duty officers at its stores in El Paso, Texas, where a gunman police say targeted Mexicans opened fire in a store in August and killed 22 people. read more >
SPONSORED: Last Salute Honors Veterans, Underscores Their Struggles
November is the month in which America officially honors her veterans, and the tributes range from basic “thank yous” for serving to Veterans Day parades and ceremonies. read more >
Abernathy: Workforce Improvement the Key to Growing Business in Arkansas
Arkansas must improve its workforce because a skilled labor pool attracts economic development projects, Ted Abernathy said at the annual Arkansas State Chamber/Associated Industries of Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas Children's Research Institute Gets $516K From NIH
Researchers at the Arkansas Children's Research Institute received $516,375 from the National Institutes of Health to study how prenatal exposure to opioids and other drugs affects children's brain development. read more >
UAMS Sees Improvement, Ends Embryo Storage
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has seen much improvement in its financial vital signs. It has also ended its practice of handling complex fertility treatments. read more >
Rausch Coleman Makes Deal in Conway's Matthews Meadows
Residential lots in Conway, a store and warehouse in North Little Rock and an office-warehouse in Little Rock form this week's quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Baptist Brings On Nata Matthews at Fort Smith Clinic (Movers & Shakers)
Nata Matthews has joined Baptist Health Family Clinic-Massard in Fort Smith as a nurse practitioner. Dr. David Sokolow has joined Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic in Little Rock as an orthopedic surgeon. read more >
Class Action Lawsuit Tests Baptist Billing Tactic
A Little Rock firefighter recently scored a legal victory against the state's largest hospital system over how it bills patients injured by the actions of others. read more >
Growbrite Finds a Green Niche, Insuring Mounds of Marijuana
Adam Grimmett's reason for insuring Arkansas' new medicinal marijuana industry is personal. An Afghan war veteran, he wants to help ex-service members. read more >
Ministries Offer Health Care Alternative
Christians tired of dealing with insurance companies and unwilling to pay fines for opting out of the health insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act found a ready option in health care cost-sharing ministries. read more >
Health Insurance Coverage Declines in 2018
The number of people in the United States lacking health insurance rose in 2018, the first increase in a decade. read more >
Jackie Smith Covers Lots of Ground for Insurance Department
Jackie Smith, the state Insurance Department's consumer protection manager, urges consumers to know what's in their policies. read more >
FDA Marks $26.8M Renovation at Jefferson County Center
Gov. Asa Hutchinson this week, along with FDA leadership and other elected officials, cut the ribbon on the renovated Building 14 at the FDA's National Center for Toxicological Research in Jefferson County. read more >
Four Behavioral Health Organizations Announce Intent to Merge
Four of Arkansas' behavioral health providers announced Wednesday that they have signed a letter of intent to form an integrated behavioral health system in Arkansas. read more >
Trenda Ray Named Chief Nursing Officer at UAMS
Trenda Ray has been named chief nursing officer and associate vice chancellor for patient care services at UAMS Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
Follow The Money (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Following the money explains the opioid crisis and explains why it has been allowed to continue. read more >
Tyson Beef Plant Fire Passes From Big Fear to Just a Glitch
Fears of economic hardship in the beef industry grew when a Tyson Foods Inc. processing plant just outside of Holcomb, Kansas, burst into flames on the evening of Aug. 9. read more >
Workforce Training Project Produces $4.65M Sale (Real Deals)
The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services bought its 5401 S. University Ave. project from Steward & Young Inc., led by J.R. Young. read more >
Sage Investor Snags South Creekside Apartments (NWA Real Deals)
A Fayetteville apartment complex sold for $8.3 million to a partnership led by a Rogers real estate investor. read more >
After Merger, OrthoArkansas Looks to Expand
OrthoArkansas of Little Rock, which in January merged with Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics, wants to add 10 to 15 physicians in the next three to five years. read more >
Boch Brings Disability Experience to PPGMR Law (Movers & Shakers)
Caroline R. Boch has joined the team at PPGMR Law in Little Rock. Ashlie Hilbun has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Arkansas Children's Inc. read more >
A-State Gets $419K Grant for Cancer Research (Movers & Shakers)
Guolei “Jason” Zhou of Jonesboro, associate professor of cell and cancer biology at Arkansas State University, and his research group have received a grant from the National Institutes of Health to continue their work. read more >
Blue Cross Promotes Burks, Dundee (Movers & Shakers)
George Burks has been promoted to lead executive of the group market segment for Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Little Rock. David Dundee has been promoted to lead executive of individual products. read more >
UA Little Rock Gets $5.6M Grant for Bone Regeneration Tech
The U.S. Department of Defense has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock a $5.6 million grant for its NuCress scaffold, a bone regeneration technology. read more >
Herbology Sets Tentative Date: Little Rock Cannabis Dispensary Coming Nov. 7
Little Rock's first cannabis dispensary has set a tentative opening date of Nov. 7, ahead of state plans to punish medical marijuana outlets it sees as dragging their feet on starting operations. read more >
Hutchinson Announces Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes appointments to boards and commissions. read more >
Arkansas Banks Navigate Marijuana Road
Regulatory requirements, legal uncertainties blunt lending opportunities to the state's medical marijuana industry. read more >
Medical Marijuana Dispensaries Coming Soon to Pulaski County
With only 10 Arkansas medical marijuana dispensaries running and the state pressing the other 22 licensed companies to move quickly, dispensaries in Little Rock and Sherwood plan to open late next month or in early December. read more >
SAFE Banking and Cannabis (Dan Roda Commentary)
SAFE Banking will also enable more banks to begin offering conventional loan products to cannabis operators, with a lower cost of capital than currently available from the mostly nonbank lenders filling this void today. read more >
Blandford Medical Building Visited by $7.4M Sale (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Catalyst Healthcare Real Estate of Pensacola, Florida, bought the 67,680-SF medical office building in midtown Little Rock. read more >
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