Brandi Hinkle

Arkansas utility companies worked swiftly to restore services in the aftermath of the March 31 tornadoes. read more >

At the peak of the storms, the state’s 17 local electric distribution providers collectively had about 10,000 members without power. read more >

Though most suggestions are for homeowners, Arkansas electric cooperatives and Entergy Arkansas also had specific suggestions for businesses large and small, and those suggestions rely largely on common sense. read more >

The recent gunfire attack on two Duke Energy substations in Moore County, North Carolina, recalls a similar case from 2013 in Arkansas. read more >

Entergy Arkansas is offering a special tariff for the companies, and spokesperson Brandi Hinkle offered more details. read more >

Entergy's proposal drew opposition from independent companies hoping to compete as the need for charging stations grows. read more >

The new percentage is a compromise suggested by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. read more >

It's the company’s first new logotype in more than 30 years. read more >

Last year’s gas and grid shortcomings echoed this month: Instruments froze, output plunged, and burn-offs spewed greenhouse gases into the sky. read more >

Reggie Rose was recently elected to a seven-year term on the Conway Corp. board of directors. 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 >

What do the initials APR stand for, beyond some vague notion of achievement in public relations? Several Little Rock communications pros explained, and their answers were surprisingly fervent and personal. read more >

Remington, the storied gun maker that began turning out flintlock rifles when there were only 19 states in the Union, has filed for bankruptcy reorganization. read more >

Little Rock marketing agency CJRW has removed Gary Heathcott from the Arkansas Scholarship Lottery account, the agency says, less than three years after acquiring his services and his list of clients in a much-ballyhooed deal. read more >

As the fight over health care continues in Congress, Arkansas hospital executives are worried about changes being made to Arkansas’ Medicaid expansion program known as Arkansas Works, which has saved hospitals $150 million annually in uncompensated care. read more >

Taking over the top leadership role for PRSA is Becca Green, director of public engagement at Rock Region Metro. read more >

The organization installed its 2015 officers at a meeting Friday. Brandi Hinkle is a former journalist with more than 15 years of communication experience. She succeeds Eileen Denne. read more >

When Kearney Dietz, a veteran of the Little Rock public relations world, took the podium at a December meeting of the Arkansas chapter of the Public Relations Society of America, one of his first comments was on the number of women in the room. read more >

Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock and Northwest Arkansas Community College in Bentonville are expecting another drop in enrollment figures. Official head counts are not reported until Jan. 28, the 11th day of spring semester classes, but the numbers are down at both schools. read more >