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Inductees Announced for Insurance Hall of Fame
Matthew K. Cashion Jr., Ed Choate, John E. "Jack" McNeil Jr., Jeff Owyoung, Alfred L. Williams and Frank Lynn Whitbeck will be inducted into the 2023 class of the Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame. read more >
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Kristin Merlo to Lead Delta Dental of Arkansas
Delta Dental of Arkansas names Kristin Merlo president and CEO, effective Sept. 29. read more >
Delta Dental CEO Ed Choate to Retire in 2022
Delta Dental of Arkansas president and CEO Ed Choate announced on Friday that he will retire in January 2022. read more >
Delta Dental Offers $7M in COVID-19 Help
Delta Dental of Arkansas is providing financial help to dental clinics and nonprofits that are helping communities during the COVID-19 outbreak. read more >
Executive Academy Offers Next Step on Path to Leadership
Applications are being accepted for the 2020 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy, which includes sessions with Curtis Barnett, Ed Choate, Amy Fecher, Terry Mohajir and Darrin Williams. read more >
Amy Fecher, Darrin Williams Among Execs at 2020 Executive Leadership Academy
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 >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Insurance
An insurance resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
National Association of Economic Educators Elect Sue Owens as President (Movers & Shakers)
Sue Owens, executive director of Economics Arkansas, a private non-profit educational organization in Little Rock, has been elected to serve as the 2016 president of the National Association of Economic Educators. Owens served as president-elect in 2015 after serving three years on the NAEE executive committee. read more >
Delta Dental’s Ed Choate on Changes Happening in Family Dental Insurance
Ed Choate had worked 20 years in the managed health care industry before joining Delta Dental of Arkansas as president and CEO in July 2000. read more >
Arkansas’ De Queen Receives $17,000 Water Fluoridation Grant
The western Arkansas city of De Queen received a more than $17,000 grant to cover the startup costs of adding fluoride to its water system. read more >
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