CARTI Reports Positive Swing in Financial Checkup 
by Arkansas Business Staff – 4 days ago
For its fiscal year that ended June 30, the Little Rock cancer treatment provider reported a $3.5 million operating income before depreciation.
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CARTI Reports Positive Swing in Financial Checkup
Former Razorback Settles Lawsuit with Insurance Companies
4 days ago
Rawleigh Williams III recently settled his suit in Washington County Circuit Court against the underwriters at Lloyd's of London for allegations of breach of contract and other misconduct.
Marcus James Promoted to SVP at Blue Cross & Blue Shield (Movers & Shakers)
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Marcus James has been named senior vice president of claims and membership for Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Little Rock.
In Jacksonville, A Hospital Closes Leaving City in the Lurch
The closure Wednesday of North Metro Medical Center in Jacksonville has left the Pulaski County city without an emergency room and, in its place, confusing statements about the hospital's future. read more >
Researcher at Arkansas Children's, UAMS Gets $3.1M Grant for Study
A researcher at Arkansas Children's Research Institute and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $3.1 million National Institutes of Health grant to study how maternal obesity during pregnancy influences infant brain development. read more >
Orthodontist Ben Burris Indicted for Fraud in Scheme to Bribe Jeremy Hutchinson
Dr. Ben Burris, an orthodontist who formerly lived in Fayetteville, has been charged with bribing former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, who has already admitted receiving the bribes. read more >
Arabinda Choudhary to Lead UAMS Department of Radiology
Dr. Arabinda Choudhary has been named chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
Arkansas Business Announces CFO Finalists, Tickets Info
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
NLR Warehouse Near I-30 Sold for $2.8M
An office-warehouse project in North Little Rock, medical office space in west Little Rock and Conway, apartments in south Little Rock and commercial property in Sherwood form this week's five-piece of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Cumulative Employment Growth in Arkansas Varies
Nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas rose in June in most of the state's metro areas, particularly in Fayetteville and Jonesboro. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.4%, A Record Low
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in July, to 3.4% from 3.5% in June. read more >
Group Sues Over Rejection of Eye Law Referendum Effort
Opponents of a new Arkansas law that expands the procedures optometrists can perform are suing the state for rejecting an effort to hold a referendum on the measure next year. read more >
UAMS Researcher Gets $1.2M Grant For DNA Research
Robert Eoff, Ph.D., has received a $1.2 million grant from the National Science Foundation to continue his work at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences on DNA damage, cell replication and its implications for diseases like dementia, ALS and cancer. read more >
8th Cannabis Dispensary to Open Thursday; Total Sales Top $5.2M
Arkansas' eighth medical marijuana dispensary, The Source, will open at 8 a.m. Thursday in Bentonville. It will be the second cannabis outlet in a little over a week to start selling in the city. read more >
UAMS Awarded $763K for Mass Spectrometer
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has been awarded a $763,971 National Institutes of Health grant that will fund the purchase of biomedical research equipment with new capabilities unavailable elsewhere in the state. read more >
UAMS Cancer Researcher Awarded $542K Grant
Brian Walker, Ph.D., with the Myeloma Center at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $542,486, three-year grant from the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society to look at changes in the DNA sequence that affects the development and advancement of multiple myeloma. read more >
HealthTech Arkansas Raises $815K for Startups
HealthTech Arkansas of Little Rock announced last week the six startup companies selected for its accelerator program. read more >
Bill Simon's Plane Parachuting on Pickup Prompts Complaint
Who knew that an airplane parachuting onto a pickup truck in Fayetteville traffic could cause such a fuss? read more >
Dentist's Crushed Thumb Leads to Lawsuit
A Fayetteville dentist is suing Berkshire Life Insurance for past benefits in the amount of about $200,000 after the company stopped paying her claims following a workout accident. read more >
That's Just Wrong (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Rivendell's hiring of a nurse still on professional probation for a drug problem to work with drug addicts, and then protecting him to the point of destroying evidence feels like a systemic problem. read more >
Top Stockholders in Arkansas Buoyed by Runup in Markets
It's been almost two years since Arkansas Business listed the state's top stockholders based on the value of publicly disclosed stock. Since then, the Walton family's fortune — the part disclosed publicly — has increased by more than $20 billion. read more >
Unemployment Rates Trend Lower in Arkansas
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas' metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines. read more >
Arkansas Governor Not Expecting Medicaid Proposal Approval
Arkansas' governor says he doesn't expect federal officials to approve the state's plan to lower the eligibility cap for its Medicaid expansion program anytime soon after a similar proposal was rejected last month. read more >
Governor Announces Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday announced the following appointments. read more >
USDA Launches $1M Effort to Prevent Opioid Abuse in 5 Counties
The U.S. Department of Agriculture is investing nearly $1 million to launch a program aimed at preventing opioid and substance abuse in north central and northeast Arkansas. read more >
Federal Judge Continues Blocking 3 Arkansas Abortion Laws
A federal judge on Tuesday ruled that three Arkansas abortion restrictions she temporarily blocked will remain on hold while she considers a lawsuit challenging them. read more >
CARTI Announces Opening of Crossett Clinic
CARTI announced Tuesday that its newest clinic, CARTI Crossett, opened on Thursday in Ashley County Medical Center at 1015 Unity Road. read more >
Pulaski County Head Start Program Gets $41M Grant
The Head Start/Early Head Start Program in Pulaski County, which has been administered by the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences' Department of Pediatrics since 1998, has received a $41 million grant from U.S. Department of Health and Human Services. read more >
Lonoke County Farmland, Conway Hardee's Lead Recent Seven-Digit Deals
Farmland in south-central Lonoke County, a fast-food eatery in Conway, a mini-storage project in downtown Little Rock, a medical office building in west Little Rock and commercial sites in Benton form this week's list of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Marijuana Cultivator Rising In Newport Adds Illinois Ally
Don Parker can tell you chapter and verse about how he'll grow medicinal marijuana at a $9 million, 35,000-SF cultivation facility his company is building in Newport. But ask where he'll get his first plant or seed, and he goes quiet for a beat. read more >
Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Leads List of Public Companies Executive Compensation
The number of publicly traded companies in Arkansas is stable this year thanks to a couple of small IPOs and the federal government shutdown late last year, and Walmart executives continue to dominate the list of highest paid executives. read more >
Baptist Health Reports $20.9M Operating Loss
Baptist Health of Little Rock reported an operating loss of $20.9 million for 2018, marking the third straight year of operating losses for the state's largest hospital system. read more >
Ted Suhl Is Still A Felon (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
What's the matter with me? President Trump commuted the sentence of a man who used religion and bribes for personal gain, and my outrage meter barely registered. read more >
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