Ed Drilling

AT&T announced Monday that Ronald (Ronnie) Dedman has been named president of AT&T Arkansas. He will lead all of the company's external, government and public affairs efforts in the state. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Thursday announced that Arkansas will opt in to the First Responder Network Authority and AT&T plan to deliver a wireless broadband network to the state’s public safety community. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson kicks off the first meeting of his new Blue Ribbon Commission to Report on the Economic Competitiveness of Computing and Data Analytics in Arkansas. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson forms a blue ribbon commission to study how to grow the state's computer science and data analytics sector. The 19-member commission is co-chaired by Acxiom Corp. founder Charles Morgan and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston. read more >

Ouachita Electric in Camden, North Arkansas Electric in Salem (Fulton County) and Ozarks Electric in Fayetteville plan to deliver internet via fiber optic cable to their members in the next few months. read more >

No one is complaining about the population and economic growth in northwest Arkansas, but all that growth is putting strains on the area’s infrastructure. read more >

AT&T of Dallas says it has invested more than $1 billion in Arkansas wireless and wireless networks since 2012 and plans to introduce a new product, fixed wireless broadband. read more >

A technology and telecom resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >

AT&T announced Friday that it is creating 75 new jobs in Arkansas, primarily call center, retail sales and technician positions. read more >

Henderson State University has received $771,000 from AT&T to help expand its Southwest Arkansas College Preparatory Academy. read more >

Use of wireless devices is increasing in sports venues where customers are sharing photos of their experience with their friends, searching for statistics and, in essence, giving a digital high-five to others at the venue. read more >

Last Wednesday, Gov. Mike Beebe met with scores of representatives — the number we heard was 70 — of Internet service providers, large and small, from all over the state. The subject: broadband access, or lack thereof. read more >

I would like to salute all of the graduates of the 2011 Leadership Arkansas program. It gives me great pleasure to know that there are so many Arkansans who are dedicated to ensuring that Arkansas is a great place to live and work. Your commitment to public service, leadership and economic development should be applauded. read more >