Telcoe's Sarah Mosley Gives Cooperatives Credit Where Due
by Arkansas Business Staff – 4 days ago
Sarah Mosley, the president and CEO of Telcoe Federal Credit Union in Little Rock, says credit unions' focus is on the local community.
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River Pointe Apartments Attracts $40M Transaction (Real Deals) 
4 days ago
An affiliate of Hamilton Point Investments purchased the 384-unit apartment project in North Little Rock from Riverpointe Development LLC, led by Keith Richardson.
AETN Standoff Drags On
4 days ago
Three months after setting a deadline, there has been no resolution announced in a stalemate that followed the firing of chief fundraiser Mona Dixon, the AETN Foundation COO who had been a fixture in Arkansas educational TV for three decades.
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $1.5M
H.E. Austin Jr. and Wrenetta Austin of Little Rock bought the 8,270-SF Austin Brothers Tire Service at 2801 Cantrell Road in Little Rock for $750,000. read more >
Rita Sklar, Longtime Executive Director of ACLU of Arkansas, to Retire
The executive director of the American Civil Liberties Union of Arkansas is retiring after nearly three decades heading the group. read more >
Saline Health System Hires Mason, Lomax (Movers & Shakers)
Felisha Mason and Loren Lomax have joined Saline Health System in Benton. read more >
Asa Hutchinson Makes Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes appointments to state boards and commissions. read more >
Arkansas Business to Honor 2019's 'Best Places to Work'
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September. read more >
Peña, Peña Join UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Tara Peña has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences at Little Rock as director of alumni and annual giving. Zach Peña is UAMS' executive director of development for the Division of Institutional Advancement. read more >
Inwood, Whisenhant Added to iProv (Movers & Shakers)
James Inwood and Jake Whisenant have joined iProv LLC in Little Rock. read more >
Jacqueline Brightwell to Lead Bradbury Art Museum
Jacqueline Brightwell will succeed Les Christensen as director of the Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University in Jonesboro announced Monday. read more >
Transportation Equipment Top Export for Arkansas
Transportation equipment accounted for nearly $2 billion in exports in 2017, according to World Trade Center Arkansas. read more >
Jason Hornsby Joins Stone Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Jason Hornsby has been hired by Stone Bank to be the head of the bank's home loan division in Little Rock. read more >
Hazel Hernandez Moves Up at Fayetteville A&P (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Hazel Hernandez has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing by the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission and Experience Fayetteville. read more >
Protecting Your Business (Brett Morrison Commentary)
Fraud can be committed by your most trusted employee or a leader in your organization and shouldn't be thought of as something that only happens to other organizations or businesses. read more >
Conway Regional Hires Breckenn Findley at Russellville Clinic (Movers & Shakers)
Breckenn Findley has joined Conway Regional Medical Clinic in Russellville. read more >
Oaklawn Adds Charity Myers (Movers & Shakers)
Charity Myers has joined Oaklawn in Hot Springs as its new assistant director of marketing. read more >
Fare Awareness Pushed in Effort to Promote XNA
The Northwest Arkansas Council's new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
Arkansas Soap Opera (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
I've accepted another invitation to speak to the Arkansas chapter of the Certified Fraud Examiners. I thought I'd have to scramble for material, but the hearing into former state Sen. Jeremy Hutchinson's motion to suppress evidence in his federal criminal case feels like manna from heaven. read more >
Sutterfield to Steer Regional Development for Salvation Army (Movers & Shakers)
Ken Sutterfield was recently promoted to senior regional development director for the Arkansas and Oklahoma division of the Salvation Army. read more >
A Little Side Hustle (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
If it's absolutely legal and ethical and in the state's best interest for the Crime Lab to contract with a company owned by its assistant director, and if no bidding is necessary on the specific item being purchased, why pay extra for a middleman? read more >
Arkansas Cities Seek to Create 'Entertainment Districts'
A number of Arkansas cities — including El Dorado, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Texarkana — are either considering or are taking steps toward creating “entertainment districts” that would allow the open carry of alcohol. read more >
The Bar Is for Service (Brian Rosenthal Commentary)
The Arkansas Bar Association is initiating a Public Service Academy for member lawyers who seek to serve in any capacity, including on school boards and city councils, with volunteer organizations or in the legislative, judicial or executive branch. read more >
Riverdale Retail Land Tops $8.3M (Real Deals)
Kappa Realty LLC, led by Chris Robertson, bought the 17.6-acre home of the Riverdale Shopping Center at 2500-2610 Cantrell Road from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. read more >
CHI St. Vincent Completes $30M Neuroscience Institute
CHI St. Vincent has scheduled June 14 for the grand opening for its Arkansas Neuroscience Institute in Sherwood, marking the end of a $30 million construction and renovation project. read more >
White River Health Names Colleen Canfield Surgical Director (Movers & Shakers)
Colleen Canfield was recently promoted from operating room manager to director of surgical services of White River Health System in Batesville. read more >
Bryan Cochran Joins Channel 7 as Sales Director (Movers & Shakers)
Bryan Cochran has been hired as the new director of sales for KATV in Little Rock. read more >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
AETN Foundation Lawyers Up
Lawyers are talking and meetings are set in the power struggle between the Arkansas Educational Telecommunications Network and its nonprofit fundraising arm, the AETN Foundation. read more >
Millennial Incomes: Median Hits $69,000 in 2017
Median incomes of U.S. households are rising again, and “those headed by a Millennial (someone age 22 to 37) now earn more than young adult households did at nearly any time in the past 50 years,” according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
Businessman Fears Arkansan Is Posing as a Doctor – Again
An Arkansas man who wore M.D. on his name tag and hung an unearned medical diploma in his office for years may be at it again five years after pleading guilty to practicing medicine without a license. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas' economy is humming. read more >
Sheila Williams Picks Up PACE Program at Baptist Health (Movers & Shakers)
Sheila Williams, who most recently served as vice president and administrator at Baptist Health Medical Center-Hot Spring County, has been named executive director of Baptist Health's PACE program in North Little Rock. read more >
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