Medical Marijuana Litigation Grows Like Weeds 
by Arkansas Business Staff – 2 days ago
A Pulaski County circuit judge took a whiff of a medical marijuana licensing dispute last month and promptly passed it on.
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Medical Marijuana Litigation Grows Like Weeds
Patient Death Supersedes Indictment in Parker Case
2 days ago
A grand jury in a superseding indictment accused Dr. Lonnie Joseph Parker of Texarkana of causing the death of a patient.
Arkansas Reports 572 New COVID-19 Cases, 9 More Deaths
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Arkansas has 572 newly confirmed COVID-19 cases and nine additional deaths due the disease caused by the novel coronavirus, state health officials reported Sunday.
Arkansas Reports 383 New COVID-19 Cases, 11 More Deaths
Arkansas on Tuesday reported 383 new confirmed cases of the novel coronavirus and 11 more deaths from the illness it causes. read more >
Hutchinson: No Decision Yet on Unemployment Extension
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday said he needs more guidance before he'll decide whether the state will help pay for extending unemployment benefits under an executive order President Donald Trump signed last week. read more >
NuShores Gets NuCress Contract, Opening 'Clean' Facility in Little Rock
NuShores Biosciences LLC is moving from the BioVentures building on the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus in Little Rock to a west Little Rock office complex, where it will open one of only a few medical device clean manufacturing facilities in the state, the company said. read more >
Coronavirus Delays Sentencing in Jeremy Hutchinson Case
It turns out that the pandemic is the reason that former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson, nephew of Gov. Asa Hutchinson, still has not been sentenced more than a year after his guilty plea read more >
Walmart CTO Tops Executive Compensation List
Walmart CTO Suresh Kumar's experience explains why his total compensation for the first seven months he spent at Walmart made him the highest-paid executive among Arkansas' public companies. read more >
Tyson Upgrades Worker Safety Amid Pandemic
Meat producers have been hard hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, and Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is no exception. read more >
Cascading Failure (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
The biggest disasters are rarely the result of a single, isolated failure. read more >
Ward Accepts Provost Position at UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Wendy Ward has been named associate provost for faculty in the Division of Academic Affairs at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
Governor Proposes $20M in Paid COVID-19 Leave for Teachers
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday proposed setting aside $20 million for teachers who have to miss work because of the coronavirus as the state reported one of its biggest increases in virus cases since the pandemic began. read more >
Arkansas Reports 735 New COVID-19 Cases, 7 More Deaths
Arkansas on Thursday reported 735 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus and seven more people in the state have died from the illness caused by the virus. read more >
UAMS Receives $420K Estate Gift for Endowed Chair
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a $420,000 gift from the estate of Dr. Jack T. Steele to finalize creation of the Jack T. Steele, M.D. Endowed Chair in Family and Preventive Medicine in the College of Medicine. read more >
UAMS Names Nirvana Manning Chair of Obstetrics, Gynecology
Dr. Nirvana Manning has been named chair of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
Arkansas Schools Must Be Open 5 Days A Week Despite Virus
Arkansas is requiring schools to stay open five days a week when classes resume this month, state education officials said Wednesday, complicating efforts by some districts to limit on-site instruction because of the coronavirus. read more >
$780K Grant to Give UAMS Students Cancer Research Experience
A $780,000 grant from the National Cancer Institute will fund a hands-on summer cancer research program for medical students at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences. read more >
NYITCOM at A-State Awarded $428K Grant For Migraine Research
An assistant professor of basic sciences at the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine at Arkansas State University has secured a multi-year grant for $428,400 from the National Institutes of Health. read more >
Asa Hutchinson, Others Targeted in Unemployment Fraud
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says scammers fraudulently filed on his behalf for unemployment assistance, as officials said thousands of claims have been frozen over potential fraud concerns. read more >
Arkansas Business Seeks Nominations for CFO of the Year
Arkansas Business is now taking nominations for its annual CFO of the Year Awards. Honorees will be honored during a virtual livestream awards ceremony on Dec. 15. read more >
Arkansas Reports 787 New Coronavirus Cases, 11 More Deaths
Arkansas on Monday reported 787 new confirmed cases of the coronavirus, and 11 more deaths from the illness caused by the virus. read more >
Something Good Can Come of This (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
I'm hopeful that some lasting changes for the better will come out of COVID-19 because that's a common thread in human history. read more >
Shorty Small's Scrubs the Air in Reopening
Paul Kreth, CEO of Shorty Small's in Little Rock, says he and his team “just want to claim that we're doing the best that we can possibly do” when it comes to protecting diners and employees from COVID-19. read more >
Oak Grove Transition Resumes
Natural State Recovery Centers is turning the former Oak Grove High School into a residential addiction recovery center. read more >
Funeral Home Purchase Price Revealed
Smith Family Funeral Homes acquired Little Rock Funeral Home last month from owner Brad Leggett, a fourth-generation funeral director. read more >
Walmart Clinics Target Affordable Health Care
Clinics list upfront prices for an expansive array of health care services. read more >
Worst-Case Search for Places to Put Patients
Five months ago, state officials scrambled to prepare for a pandemic scenario in which the added caseload of COVID-19 patients overwhelmed the Arkansas network of hospitals. read more >
Some Restaurants See Sales Going Up
Adapting to takeout mode, quick-serve model shows resilience during pandemic. read more >
Amid COVID-19, CARTI Sees Its Numbers Get Better
While other health care providers were reporting losses of hundreds of thousands of dollars a day as patients stayed away from hospitals, the cancer treatment provider reported its best financial year. read more >
In Medical Cannabis, a Rush to Renew
With 70,000 Arkansas patients spending well over a half-million dollars a day in the state's 14-month old medical marijuana industry, Dr. Brian Nichol and Dr. David Nguyen are both surprised. read more >
Will Pandemic Be the Death of Buffets?
The coronavirus epidemic has hit buffets hard. Relying on sneeze guards and the good manners and hygiene of other diners is particularly problematic now. read more >
Suggs, Meldrum Move Up at Arkansas Health & Wellness (Movers & Shakers)
Kim Suggs and Bryan Meldrum are among four promotions at Arkansas Health & Wellness-Arkansas Total Care Support in Little Rock. read more >
Lost in Translation (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
The current state of affairs — social, political — is in turmoil in part due to mixed messages from individuals and institutions. The viral pandemic has rendered impotent authoritative and instructive messaging. read more >
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