This month's legal action by fired Razorback football coach Bret Bielema paints the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette's Wally Hall as something of a stenographer for the Razorback Foundation, Bielema's target in a $7 million breach-of-promise lawsuit.
While many organizations had plans for emergencies, few anticipated a pandemic or the mixed messages that have followed from both the government and health professionals.
Canisha Bone has been hired as the office manager at Immerse Arkansas in Little Rock.
The George and Linda Gleason Foundation gives $100,000 to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, split between the College of Medicine and the Psychiatric Research Institute. read more >
The Fryar Family Charitable Foundation donates $10 million donation to the University of Arkansas System. read more >
The Walton Family Foundation promoted Moira Mcdonald to director of its environment program. read more >
Since I'm not at all sure any of us have a good grasp on how much our worlds will have been changed by the pandemic, I think of this week's list as a final snapshot of the old normal that will be valuable when it comes time to document the new normal. read more >
The 33rd annual list of the state's largest private companies serves as a baseline for pre-pandemic revenue. read more >
Kanesha Adams has joined The Generator in Pine Bluff. Adams will be the education programs coordinator. read more >
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas has been awarded a $100,000 Women's Funding Network grant to design and launch a Regional Women's Economic Mobility Hub in six months and operate it over the next 18 months. read more >
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra in Little Rock gets an $18,760 grant from The League of American Orchestras. read more >
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
City leaders around Arkansas are holding their breath as business and social activities gradually restart after the initial shock of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has transformed Arkansas' municipal park programs, shutting down pavilions, pools and soccer programs. read more >
Bridget Fortenberry has accepted a position as the director of human resources at the University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Children's lays off 25 employees, cuts executive compensation and takes other "cost-saving measures" in response to the impact of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Immerse Arkansas, a nonprofit that provides support and services to youth in crisis and foster families, recently received $250,000 from an anonymous donor to build out unfinished space in the organization's main resource center in Little Rock. read more >
The Independent Community Bankers of America announces that it will sponsor for another three years its ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program. read more >
The Arkansas Arts Center says Lisa Jones Black had been named director of development and Katie Campbell had been named director of its children's theater and performing Arts. read more >
Arkansas Business is offering tickets now for its first live-streamed 40 Under 40 event, scheduled for 11:45 a.m. July 22. read more >
Lesie Case of Little Rock's Sauce(d) Bar & Oven will be taking over the Cafe@Heifer, once it opens post-pandemic, though there's no timeline yet. read more >
The Small Business Emergency Assistance program has helped small businesses secure more than $9.9 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans and Economic Injury Disaster Loans, with more than $1.5 million in loans still pending. read more >
Arkansas PBS is reporting dramatic viewership increases on the state's educational television network and online during the coronavirus pandemic as Arkansans find the Conway-based public media hub "increasingly at the center of their lives." read more >
With the release of the PPP loan forgiveness application on May 15, and the forgiveness regulations on May 22, businesses have more detailed guidance on how to maximize the forgiveness of loans. read more >
From steel to toilet tissue, chainsaws to snack foods, Arkansas delivers the goods. read more >
Troubled Quapaw House Inc. of Hot Springs recently received more bad news. read more >
Jane Madden has been hired as an account executive at Ghidotti, a Little Rock public relations and content marketing agency. read more >
The Walton Family Foundation is helping small-scale farmers meet supply chain challenges through a $1.5 million initiative called "Northwest Arkansas Food Systems." read more >
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will expand partnerships with local school districts to implement a school nutrition enrichment program in northwest Arkansas. read more >
The Arkansas 30 Day Fund and Arkansas State University announced Thursday a partnership to help Arkansas small businesses struggling as a result of COVID-19. read more >
BKD CPAs & Advisors partners Chris Doolittle and Ernie Skyrme will join Tre Baker of Arkansas Business at 1 p.m. June 4 to discuss best practices business owners can follow for securing loan forgiveness. read more >
FLEX360 Executive Director John Tucker and Digital Marketing Manager Aly Smith will join Tre Baker of Arkansas Business to discuss the truths and misconceptions of digital marketing. read more >
Will Arkansans be able to call the Hogs again this fall? Whether student-athletes will be performing in empty stadiums remains unknown. read more >
