Ed Fryar
UA System Board Votes Against University of Phoenix Deal
At a special meeting, trustees voted 5-4 against a resolution supporting the deal, with one trustee abstaining. But that doesn't mean the deal is dead. read more >
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Morril Harriman to Chair UA Board of Trustees
The University of Arkansas board of trustees elects Morril Harriman as its chairman for the upcoming year. read more >
UA and UA System Division of Agriculture Sign Special Agreement
System President Donald Bobbitt said the special agreement is an "important step forward" in formalizing and reinforcing the mutual association between the two entities. read more >
Entegrity Solar Farm to Energize UA’s Fayetteville Campus
The power from the 4-megawatt array will offset about 6.3% of the campus’ electricity use. read more >
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Animal Vaccine Maker Pacific GeneTech Announces Expansion to Northwest Arkansas
The company expects the new facility to open in late 2022. read more >
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Fryar Foundation Gives $10M to UA System
The Fryar Family Charitable Foundation donates $10 million donation to the University of Arkansas System. read more >
Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to Add 5 Members
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct five people whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state's largest business sector. read more >
George’s Inc. to Buy Ozark Mountain Poultry
George's Inc. of Springdale, a producer of poultry products and prepared foods, has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire Ozark Mountain Poultry Inc. of Rogers. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Agriculture & Timber
An agriculture and timber resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Arkansas Poultry Industry Braces for Bird Flu
Many Arkansans are looking skyward, eager to see migrating ducks from the north flying though the state when hunting season opens in November.
Many other Arkansans are looking in the same direction, but with anxiety rather than eagerness. read more >
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Tyson Among Poultry Giants Curtailing Antibiotic Use
Christine Daugherty is almost irrepressibly energetic. It’s a trait that serves her well in her role as vice president of sustainable food production at Tyson Foods of Springdale. read more >
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Ozark Mountain Poultry of Rogers Doing Chicken Its Way
OMP has established itself as a leader in a niche market, namely antibiotic-free chicken that isn’t raised in cages or fed animal byproducts. read more >
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