Adrienne Collins is the new branch manager for Premier Staffing in Little Rock. read more >

Cory Cox has been promoted to dispatch coordinator at Conway Corp., where John Davis was promoted to broadband premises expert and Beth Jimmerson is now senior marketing coordinator. read more >

Matt Rickford has been promoted to business development officer for Nabholz. Sheffield Kent and Daniel Judkins have founded the Baptist Health Comprehensive Spine & Pain Management Center. read more >

No, local news folks shouldn’t be pledging their bosses’ allegiance to Trump in the media wars. But they are at financial gunpoint. read more >

Charlene Kelley has been named director of accounts and business development at Kendal King Group in Bentonville. Madison Jackson has been hired as a program manager for Soapbox Influencer Marketing, a product division of KKG. read more >

Jonathan Adams has been hired as business development officer in central and south Arkansas for Nabholz Construction in Conway. read more >

Adam Motherwell and Bill HagenBurger of the Beaver Water District have accepted committee assignments from the American Water Works Association. read more >

John Freeman has been promoted to principal at Empirical Energy Solutions in Little Rock. Freeman, who has experience in HVAC service, controls and commissioning, was previously a project manager. read more >

Russell Quattlebaum has been promoted to director of the project management office and customer services at Southwest Power Pool in Little Rock, and Jim Gunnell has been promoted to director of performance and process optimization in SPP’s IT organization. read more >

Wayne Bailey and Ryan Tucker, production coordinators for Conway Corp., produced programming that received a MIDI Award for local ad sales at the 2017 Mid-America Cable Show in Little Rock. The spot featured child spokesperson Karson Prince explaining the role of the United Way in the community. read more >

Greg Dell has been promoted to chief operating officer of Conway Corp., where he has worked since 1985. read more >

Conway, one of the state’s fastest-growing cities, isn’t immune to the scourge of cord cutters but has learned to adapt to shifting customer desires. read more >

Lindsey Triplett has been hired as a communications specialist at Farm Credit of Western Arkansas in Russellville. read more >

Tommy Norman and former Arkansas Sen. David Pryor were recognized by the Arkansas chapter of the International Association of Business Communicators. read more >

James Windsor has been hired at Entegrity Energy Partners in Little Rock as director of solar operations. read more >

Nathan Ball, Jake Ballard and Travis Lauer have been promoted to journeyman linemen at Conway Corp.’s electric department after successfully completing a four-year apprentice program through the Missouri Public Utility Alliance. read more >

Commercial development is thriving in Conway, evidenced by the nearly complete $65 million Lewis Crossing shopping center and plans for a startup space the city hopes will attract new and existing companies. read more >

The Conway Area Chamber of Commerce said Thursday it will raise public and private money for seven "generation defining" projects, including a startup space that Conway Corp. has said it will pay for. read more >

James Buggs, business class services specialist technician, lead cashier Kendra Caines and senior lineman Scott Ussery have received awards for their outstanding work performance at Conway Corp. read more >

Whitney Howell will be responsible for the design, development, testing, and development of desktop, web and data applications. read more >