Frank Scott
Scenes From Boyhood for Scenic Hill Solar’s Bill Halter
Climate United, of Bethesda, Maryland, is the green energy coalition that announced a $31.8 million investment in preconstruction financing costs for an 18-array solar development to power the university system. read more >
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Ottenheimer Market Hall to Get Long-Awaited Update
Downtown Little Rock’s River Market is nearing its 30th birthday, and plans are forming to deliver an overdue update to its Ottenheimer Market Hall and twin pavilions. read more >
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Trough Runneth Over For Matt Campbell and Blue Hog
It seems everybody’s high on the Blue Hog. OK, perhaps not Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott and his team. read more >
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Topgolf: ‘Plans in Motion’ for Little Rock Venue
The Dallas-based company says the project will create about 300 jobs. read more >
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Raymond Long to Oversee Business Retention at Little Rock Chamber
The Little Rock Regional Chamber hires Raymond Omar Long as director of business retention and expansion. read more >
City, UA Little Rock Take Steps to Improve Asher Avenue Properties
Little Rock city officials announce revitalization plans for the Asher Avenue corridor, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces redevelopment plans for its University Plaza shopping center. read more >
Little Rock Offers Forgivable Loan Fund for Businesses Under CARES Act
The city of Little Rock creates an emergency relief program for certain businesses, funded by the federal Coronavirus Aid, Relief and Economic Security Act. read more >
Little Rock Bans Sit-Down Service at Restaurants Over Virus
Little Rock has temporarily prohibited in-person service at restaurants and bars as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continued to rise. read more >
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AFCU Buys FamilyLife Building for $12M, Will Move HQ from Jacksonville
Arkansas Federal Credit Union says it purchased the FamilyLife building in west Little Rock for $12 million and plans to move its headquarters there over the next 18-24 months. read more >
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UAMS Expects Big Savings From $150M Energy Project
An all-Arkansas contracting team breaks ground on a $150 million medical school energy project expected to save $4.8 million a year at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
HMS Mfg. to Open Manufacturing Plant at Little Rock Port, Hire 90
HMS Mfg. Co. of Troy, Michigan, announced Wednesday that it will open a 550,000-SF injection molding facility at the Port of Little Rock, creating about 90 jobs over the next two years. read more >
State Board, Returning Local Control, Ends Contract with Little Rock Teachers Union
The Arkansas Board of Education strips the collective bargaining power of the Little Rock teachers' union, sparking fears of a strike even as the panel voted to return local control of the schools to a board that will be elected in November 2020. read more >
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Little Rock Mayor Proposes Local Control Plan
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott is proposing returning local control to the city's schools after a state plan to only grant limited authority drew complaints that the district could revert to a racially divided, "separate but equal" system. read more >
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On the Road Again: ‘Be Pro Be Proud’ Shows Off Next-Gen Mobile Workshop
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas unveils its second-generation “Be Pro Be Proud” mobile workshop, which will begin touring thanks to sponsorships that include $200,000 from Union Pacific Railroad. read more >
IABC Honors Mayor Frank Scott, Retired CALS Director Bobby Roberts
Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr. received the Communicator of the Year Award from the International Association of Business Communicators' Arkansas chapter. read more >
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Full Text of Mark Stodola’s Letter Saying He Won’t Seek Re-Election
In letter first sent Monday to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette and the Arkansas Times, Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola said he won't seek a fourth term in office. read more >
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Board of Directors Stay Anchored at Little Rock Port Authority (Movers & Shakers)
Dexter Doyne has been re-elected chair of the Little Rock Port Authority board of directors. read more >
Mike Beebe Names Frank Scott Jr. to Highway Commission
Gov. Mike Beebe names Frank Scott Jr. of Little Rock to the Arkansas Highway Commission, replacing John Burkhalter, who resigned from the commission to focus on his run for Arkansas lieutenant governor. read more >
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