A letter purporting to be from AARP Services Inc. was snail-mailed last month, recounting a number of published reports — some of them legitimate, some deeply misleading — about a specific Arkansas hospital.
A Washington County judge offered Levi Crowe a choice in 2016: a drug recovery program or jail. It was an easy choice, but Crowe had no idea that recovery would include working full time for no pay.
A statewide campaign is calling on Arkansas women to take control of their futures by changing how they think about retirement.
Nata Matthews has joined Baptist Health Family Clinic-Massard in Fort Smith as a nurse practitioner. Dr. David Sokolow has joined Baptist Health Orthopedic Clinic in Little Rock as an orthopedic surgeon. read more >
Christians tired of dealing with insurance companies and unwilling to pay fines for opting out of the health insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act found a ready option in health care cost-sharing ministries. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson weighed in on controversies at AETN late Monday, assuring Arkansans that Executive Director Courtney Pledger will learn from an audit report finding $400,000 in misused spending. read more >
Commercial projects in Lonoke, Saline and Pulaski counties were joined by a Little Rock home to form this week's five-piece of million-dollar transactions. read more >
Six months after a rain-drenched grand opening, Dragon Woodland is on the brink of boosting the output of its Helena-West Helena sawmill facility. read more >
For public charities receiving donations from individual donors, now is a good time to review the language used to describe the tax consequences of these donations. read more >
Caroline R. Boch has joined the team at PPGMR Law in Little Rock. Ashlie Hilbun has been promoted to senior vice president and chief strategy officer of Arkansas Children's Inc. read more >
Anderia Mahon has been hired as branch manager and loan officer for First Service Bank in its Little Rock market. read more >
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Robotics Training Center in Fayetteville is working to create the largest certified robotics-skilled workforce in the state's history. read more >
Dr. Randy Shinn is the inaugural recipient of the Pat Walker Distinguished Chair in Senior Health at the UAMS Schmieding Center for Senior Health & Education in Springdale. read more >
The Walton Family Foundation announces plans for a 55-acre park north of Thaden Field, the city's municipal airport. read more >
The Delta Dental of Arkansas Foundation of Sherwood unveils a $1.3 million grant program aimed at improving Arkansans' oral health. read more >
Nonprofit executives in Arkansas and beyond can't say for sure if changes to the federal tax code in 2017 caused a drop in giving in 2018. But they didn't help. read more >
As the youngest baby boomers close in on retirement and begin to contemplate what their legacies will be, nonprofits and universities are looking to consistent donors for their slice of an expected multitrillion-dollar wealth transfer. read more >
More than 200 employees of FamilyLife have been invited to move to Florida when the Little Rock nonprofit relocates next summer, a spokeswoman said last week. read more >
An estimated $427.7 billion was donated to charities in the United States last year, a drop of 1.7% after adjusting for inflation, according to Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018. read more >
This week's triple bill features industrial property in Jacksonville, a medical office building in Bryant and a trailer project between Cabot and Jacksonville. read more >
Alice Alt, the president of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, says the museum will make Fort Smith a tourism destination. read more >
Shaun Koehn is the new graphic designer for Eric Rob & Isaac in Little Rock. read more >
Nonprofit organizations should seek the advice of an accounting professional as they strive to adhere to the new standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. read more >
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 >
Single Parent Scholarship Fund Pulaski County recently announced a new merger between the local organization and the statewide nonprofit, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund. read more >
The sun never sets on Arkansas' solar power pricing battle, it seems, but a swirl of cases before Arkansas regulators and a major ruling in Louisiana favoring Entergy Inc. suggest a reckoning may be near. read more >
Nighthawk Crestwood LLC bought the 228-unit apartment complex in the Hillcrest area of Little Rock at 3802 Kavanaugh Blvd, backed with a $9.4 million loan from Greystone Servicing. read more >
The poverty rate in the United States dropped last year to 13.1%, down from 13.4% in 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau reported late last month. It was the fifth straight annual drop, according to American Community Survey estimates. read more >
Natalie Clark has been hired as marketing and development coordinator by Ozark Mission Project of Little Rock. Hanna French has been hired as director of programs and communications. read more >
Arkansas Secretary of Government Transformation and Shared Services Amy Fecher and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among executives scheduled to speak as part of the 2020 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Prominent museum supporters, including Harriet and Warren Stephens and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., celebrated the groundbreaking of the near-$100 million renovation and expansion of the Arkansas Arts Center in downtown Little Rock's MacArthur Park. read more >
Action must be taken now to ensure long-term economic security for women. That is why organizations such as the Women's Foundation of Arkansas, Southern Bancorp Community Partners, Southern Bancorp Bank and others are promoting Save10. read more >
Completion of a new $14.6 million interchange is about five weeks away from providing Maumelle Boulevard motorists with a long-awaited alternative interstate access. read more >
