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New Roles Announced at Arkansas Federal Credit Union, Simmons Bank & UAMS (Movers & Shakers)
Rodney Showmar and Michael Lamoureux have taken on continued leadership roles, with Showmar staying on the Federal Reserve's advisory council and Lamoureux joining Capitol Counsel as a partner. read more >
New Appointments at Grand Savings Bank, Stephens Insurance, ASU-Beebe & More (Movers & Shakers)
Key Arkansas appointments include Aubrey Blackmon’s Agriculture Hall of Fame induction, Laura Landreaux as State Chamber chair, and leadership changes in banking, energy, health care, and more. read more >
Jeffrey Nielsen Named President & CEO of the Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce (Super Mover)
Nielsen has spent much of his career in local government and the construction industry. read more >
Heath Simpson on Expanding Broadband in Rural Arkansas
Simpson's military background and Ritter Communications' rapid expansion shape his leadership approach, focusing on community-driven broadband growth and customer connection. read more >
2 Join the Board of the Little Rock Technology Park (Movers & Shakers)
Brian Berry is vice provost of research and dean of the graduate school at University of Arkansas at Little Rock, and Eric Peterson is interim president of BioVentures at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences of Little Rock. read more >
Lisa Lake Named Vice President-External Affairs at AT&T of Little Rock (Super Mover)
Lake joined AT&T in 1984, originally as a data center manager. read more >
Avid Hotel Sells For $11.5 Million (NWA Real Deals)
Manuj Jain, president of SC Petroleum LLC, bought the 87-room hotel on Medlin Lane in Bentonville. read more >
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Simmons Bank in Negotiations for Naming Rights to Field at War Memorial Stadium
It's the second stadium sponsorship deal the growing bank has announced this month. read more >
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No Big Backlash for States Passing Anti-Transgender Laws
Five states including Arkansas have passed laws or implemented executive orders limiting the ability of transgender youths to play sports or receive certain medical treatment — and there’s been little tangible repercussions. read more >
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Corporations Gave Over $50M to Backers of Voting Restrictions
State legislators across the country who have pushed for new voting restrictions have reaped more than $50 million in corporate donations in recent years, including from companies like AT&T and Walmart. read more >
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Walmart Appoints Former AT&T CEO to Board of Directors
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville has appointed Randall Stephenson to its board of directors, effective March 3. read more >
Arbors Apartments Sell for $3.74M (NWA Real Deals)
The Arbors Apartments were bought by a group led by Jennifer Barner and Edward Modzel from Down Home Rental Properties LLC, led by Rob Kimbel. read more >
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Report: Companies Donated $170M to GOP Election Objectors
Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new report by a government watchdog group. read more >
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Thumbs Up (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
At a time when political polarization is so intense that the president of the United States can raise hundreds of millions of dollars from the fact that he lost his reelection bid by 7 million votes, only one thing seems to have near-unanimous support regardless of political affiliation: regulating Facebook. read more >
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Counties Fight AT&T, Dispute Phone Fees
In 2017, Clark County challenged routine fees that appeared on its AT&T phone bills and received class-action certification for other counties in Arkansas that used AT&T. read more >
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In Little Rock, AT&T’s Stephenson Talks 5G Capabilities, Roll-Out
AT&T Chairman and CEO Randall Stephenson talks about the future of 5G internet during the 154th annual meeting of the Little Rock Regional Chamber. read more >
Deal Brings Nexstar Stations Back to AT&T Subscribers
AT&T cable TV and DirecTV viewers in Arkansas and around the nation got their Nexstar stations back on screen Thursday after Nexstar Media Group Inc. and AT&T reached a new multi-year deal for retransmitting programming in 97 American markets. read more >
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AT&T, Nexstar Trade Accusations as Contract Talks Loom
As a contract standoff keeping Nexstar Media Group stations off the TV lineups of AT&T and DirecTV stretched into its second week, officials for both companies scheduled negotiations for Saturday in California. read more >
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Contract Dispute Darkens KARK on AT&T Cable and DirecTV
Arkansas DirecTV and AT&T U-verse viewers are not seeing KARK-TV, Channel 4, or any other Nexstar Media Group stations on their satellite or cable-TV menus. read more >
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Comcast: Rural Broadband Must Make Business Sense
Pat Ulrich lives in a rural Pulaski County subdivision that has been waiting more than 15 years for broadband internet, but Comcast wants nearly $50,000 to run a cable to her area. read more >