Reanetta Hunt eagerly returned to her native state earlier this year to take charge of the Baptist Health Foundation. On her 90th day of employment, two business days after signing off on an audit, she was terminated.
Allison J.H. Thompson, the new CEO of the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County, finds new investments in the area promising.
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Arkansas Children's and Jefferson Regional Medical Center say they will establish a new pediatric clinic on the campus of Jefferson Regional in Pine Bluff. read more >
The Venture Center and the Little Rock Regional Chamber on Wednesday held a kickoff for the previously announced inaugural Spark! pre-accelerator program and named the six companies selected to participate in it. read more >
Carrie Walton Penner, the chairwoman of the Walton Family Foundation Board of Directors, says Caryl M. Stern will be the nonprofit's new executive director. read more >
The planning agency Metroplan has found that growth slowed considerably in most cities in central Arkansas when comparing the period 2000-10 with 2010-19, according to its latest report. 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 >
Allen Engineering of Paragould was one of 20 organizations to receive an Arkansas Governor's Quality Award during the 25th Annual Awards Celebration Thursday at the Marriott Ballroom. read more >
Arkansas is a state with some remarkable treasurers. To be sure, you will find one nestled in the lobby of the Arkansas Foodbank. A quaint little gift shop, Gifts From The Heart greets visitors as they come to volunteer, donate or tour the warehouse. 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 >
CARTI announces plans to build CARTI Cancer Center South Arkansas, a comprehensive cancer treatment facility in El Dorado. read more >
Topping the most recent real estate transactions is the $775,000 purchase of the 35,600-SF Little Rock Central Laundry warehouse in Little Rock. 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 >
Before being elected president, Donald Trump had never worked for anyone but himself or his ultra-wealthy father. That doesn't explain why he feels so comfortable saying things that are demonstrably untrue, but it could explain why he never had to learn how to own a mistake. 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 >
Kori Kimes has joined Stone Bank in Harrison as a loan officer. Michael Westerfield of BKD LLP, Sondra Masters of Walmart Inc. and Brian Pickett of Sam's Club are among new members of the board of Junior Achievement of Arkansas. read more >
David DePoyster and Clay Gordon have been added to the board of directors of the Methodist Family Health Foundation in Little Rock. 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 Centers for Youth and Families signed a lease for 17,047 SF of office space at west Little Rock's Market & Merrill office and retail center on Aug. 13. read more >
FamilyLife of Little Rock, a multimedia nonprofit that produces Christian resources related to marriage and family, says it will move its headquarters to Orlando, Florida, the home of its parent organization. read more >
After improving CARTI's financial health, CEO Adam Head says he's turned his attention to expanding the Little Rock cancer treatment provider's reach across Arkansas. read more >
Amanda Williams has been named director of the Arkansas Farm Bureau's Women's Leadership Program and the Arkansas Farm Bureau Foundation. read more >
Big box stores which once housed bankrupt retailers are getting filled by snazzy companies like Trader Joe's while new construction continues to build in west Little Rock. read more >
Fort Smith's growth lags behind that of Little Rock and northwest Arkansas, but city leaders say there is cause for optimism. read more >
Related entities paired up to acquire two west Little Rock apartment projects for $10.55 million each. read more >
Four years into Eliza Borné's editorship, Oxford American is launching a new look with next month's fall edition, debuting a promising podcast and enjoying better financial health. read more >
Go Forward Pine Bluff's innovation hub, The Generator, is in for a busy September. Mildred Franco, executive director of The Generator, hopes renovations will begin then on its physical location: the three-story building formerly known as the Merrill Civic Center. read more >
Seventy-two percent of U.S. business economists surveyed predict a recession next year or in 2021, with 38% forecasting a downturn in 2020, and 34% putting it in 2021. read more >
Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council, says the area's greatest need is talented workers to fill 10,000 jobs. read more >
Phillip L. Pointer has been named to the faculty of Philander Smith College as associate professor and chair of the Department of Philosophy & Religion. read more >
Joshua Ang Price has joined the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College Foundation team as its director of development. read more >
The University of Central Arkansas set multiple records in 2018-19 by fundraising $30 million and seeing $1.48 million in private scholarships awarded. read more >
