Lyon College Offers Discounted Tuition to Area High School Grads
by Arkansas Business Staff – 5 days ago
The program, called the Backyard Access Plan, will also benefit transfer students at two-year colleges.
The program, called the Backyard Access Plan, will also benefit transfer students at two-year colleges.
Proforma also has offices in Texas, New Mexico and Louisiana. It provides commercial print, promotional products, video and web services.
Projects in 35 counties across the state will receive funds.
His initial focus will be helping launch the Every Child Arkansas initiative, which will support children, families and organizations in the state's foster care system. read more >
Brown has more than two decades of banking experience and will lead efforts to expand relationships in Jonesboro. read more >
Brown, who has more than two decades of banking experience, joined FNBC in 2022 as senior vice president. read more >
Marmic Fire & Safety purchased Absolute Fire Protection of Paragould and West Memphis Fire Extinguisher Co. read more >
Almost 94% of the $175.4 billion deposited in failed Silicon Valley Bank as of Dec. 30 were uninsured. Here's how the banks with the most deposits in Arkansas compare. read more >
The initiative is joint effort between UAMS, Jefferson Regional Medical Center and the Arkansas Rural Health Partnership. read more >
Good Food Rx is targeting patients with diet-related health conditions; aim is to improve nutritional education and access to healthy food. read more >
Plans call for $4 million to $6 million in initial renovations at the 100,000-SF former manufacturing facility. read more >
Bruce Murphy, CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock, won the Business Executive of the Year Award, and Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty was honored for a lifetime of leadership in business and government at the 35th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
A proposal to end affirmative action by government agencies in Arkansas was tabled by a House panel Monday, following criticism that it could jeopardize dozens of programs around the state. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged in January at 3.4%, the state Division of Workforce Services reported Monday. read more >
A bill moving through the Arkansas Legislature aims to end affirmative action by state and local agencies, but opponents say it could threaten a host of programs. read more >
The Contingent will use online technology to help fill the gaps for children and families involved in foster care. read more >
Envirotech Vehicles Inc. said it expected its first U.S. manufacturing plant, located in Osceola, to be finished this year. Now it's been delayed again to the spring of 2025. read more >
The system also approved a new $8 million nursing building at ASU Three Rivers. read more >
The program, which received federal approval last fall, aims to expand the market for cattlemen by allowing state-certified facilities to sell beef within the state. read more >
A portion of the proceeds from the coin would be allotted to fund the preservation, maintenance and display of artifacts at the Sultana Disaster Museum in Marion. read more >
The grant was requested to cover exterior improvements and enhancements of the historic alert facility at the decommissioned Blytheville/Eaker Air Force Base. read more >
He was promoted to executive vice president and commercial loan officer in the bank's central Arkansas market. read more >
Jamie McAfee of the Pine Bluff Country Club was named Proprietor of the Year. read more >
The corporate move is a loose end from the $2.6 million bankruptcy court sale of Bradley's Community State Bank in February 2019. read more >
The Trumann School District sued Ace Signs of Arkansas LLC last year over allegations that the district paid more than $600,000 for a scoreboard that it says never worked through a single football season. read more >
Plans call for commercial projects on Southwest Drive, multifamily dwellings in the middle of the project, 78 residential lots, and an east-west connecting road. read more >
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders appointed Duffield to her second five-year term on the ATU board. read more >
Mall tenants scattered to the winds by a devastating March 2020 tornado have been slowly reopening in other retail centers in Jonesboro, many near the area's historic but long defunct Indian Mall site. read more >
The legal dispute started in November 2020 when marijuana cultivator Natural State Wellness received approval to move to Jefferson County. read more >
Outdoor recreation contributed nearly 40,000 jobs and $3.5 billion to Arkansas' gross domestic product in 2021, but state officials believe that is just a fraction of what the industry can accomplish. read more >
A yearlong birthday bash will promote notable events and upgrades at some of the most popular state parks in Arkansas. read more >
She is also the first woman and the youngest general manager in the history of the fair. read more >
The jump signals a continued recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic that devastated the state's tourist industry three years ago. read more >
