Fifty for the Future

It's part of a plan with local officials and the nonprofit Fifty for the Future to address food deserts in the city. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson urges lawmakers to affirm his declaration of emergency amid the COVID-19 pandemic and approve a hate crimes bill that's so far received a cool reception from legislators. read more >

Some, like the hospitality industry, are bracing for a long, slow return to pre-COVID vitality. Others, like the energy sector, see a quicker recovery after the early swoon. Some trends seem baked into expectations, like reliance on home-based employees and the technology they use. read more >

Fifty for the Future, in partnership with Arkansas Blue Cross Blue Shield and central Arkansas’s six leading hospitals, is launching a four-week public service announcement campaign urging the public to not delay having their health care needs met. read more >

Gary Norcross, chairman, president, and CEO of FIS has been honored by Fifty For the Future, a civic organization of Pulaski County business leaders. read more >

AR Kids Read announced a $70,000 matching grant from the combined efforts of the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation, Fifty for the Future, Arkansas Community Foundation and The National Christian Foundation at an event on Sept. 8. read more >

Thomas B. Schueck, president and CEO of Lexicon Inc. of Little Rock, was recently presented with the 2014 William F. Rector Memorial Award for Distinguished Civic Achievement from Fifty for the Future, a civic organization of Pulaski County business leaders. read more >

Donnie Cook has more than 40 years of experience in banking. He’s the Arkansas state president and Little Rock market president for Bank of America as well as its senior client manager in its Commercial Bank Specialized Industries Division, overseeing the development of nonprofit, religious and health care clients. read more >

Mack McLarty was presented the Rector Award at a Little Rock luncheon Jan. 17 held by Fifty for the Future, a civic organization of business leaders in central Arkansas. Named in memory of the late William Rector, the award comes with a charitable donation of $1,000, which McLarty designated for the Centers for Youth & Families. read more >