Eric Jackson

The honorees will be recognized for their contributions to the agriculture, poultry, sustainability and entertainment industries in Arkansas and the region in an induction ceremony at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock on Feb. 16, 2024. read more >

Eric Jackson, Trey Berry and Rebecca Lentz will serve terms that expire on Jan. 14, 2029. read more >

Brian Walker is named Central Arkansas Professor of the Year by the Central Arkansas American Chemistry Society. Darius Maize and Patrick Walsh of the athletic department also earn high marks. read more >

Four new members have been named to the Hendrix College Board of Trustees: Dr. John Byrd, Latoya Goree, Eric Jackson and Dr. Marquita Norman. read more >

Eric Jackson, vice president of Oaklawn Racing and Gaming, told the Rotary Club of Little Rock Tuesday details of the horse track’s history and its immediate future. read more >

Terry Wallace, the longtime race announcer at Oaklawn Racing and Gaming in Hot Springs, died at age 74, track officials confirmed Thursday. read more >

Oaklawn Racing & Gaming announces that Wayne Smith will be its sixth general manager, as longtime leader Eric Jackson steps down. read more >

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

Although Arkansas' economic recovery has lagged the rest of country since the recession, growth here has increased over the last couple of years. read more >

Arkansas’ two racing and gambling venues, Oaklawn Park in Hot Springs and Southland Park in West Memphis, contributed almost $900 million to the state’s economy in 2012, or so a new study concludes. read more >

Eric Jackson has worked in an administrative capacity at Oaklawn since 1978. In the 1980s, he helped develop the park’s interstate full-card simulcasting with merged pool wagering system. Simulcasting of this type now accounts for 80 percent of wagering placed on horse racing in North America. He became Oaklawn's general manager in 1987 and has served on Oaklawn’s board of directors since 1994. read more >

The Federal Trade Commission has issued at least one subpoena involving an investigation into the planned purchase of Mercy Hot Springs by Capella Healthcare of Franklin, Tenn. read more >

Capella Healthcare and Mercy Health say they have signed an asset purchase agreement for the two Hot Springs organizations to merge under Capella's ownership. read more >