April Phillips-Perry of Arvest has been named director of school-based learning initiatives and vice president and will be the project lead for The Academies of Central Arkansas. read more >

Geoffrey Yamauchi has been named vice president of sales and marketing for Habibis Home Medical of North Little Rock. read more >

This week’s group represents a varied roster with a multifamily property in Little Rock, eateries in North Little Rock and west Little Rock, Conway homes, a west Little Rock office building and duplexes in Benton. read more >

Programs take a hard look at developing valuable soft skills in future employees. read more >

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas is launching a nationwide search to replace departing CEO and President Brian Itzkowitz, the chairman of its board of directors said. Itzkowitz was also elected chairman of the Goodwill Industries International board of directors in 2015. read more >

Emily Gassman has been hired as the community development coordinator at the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock. She was most recently the communications director for Girl Scouts Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma & Texas. read more >

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas is making a push for electronic donations in recognition of Earth Day on Friday, April 22. read more >

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas on Thursday named Heather Haywood vice president of corporate communications. read more >

After working for a number of years for a public accounting firm and later in health care administration, Sylvia Murchison was interested in taking her career in a slightly different direction. read more >

The sale of auto properties in west Little Rock weighed in at a combined $17.8 million. The sale of a 44,337-SF hangar at Clinton National Airport tipped the scales at more than $8.2 million. And a former USA Drug project in west Little Rock is under new ownership after a $1.95 million sale. read more >

You want more million-dollar deals? Here’s a pair. read more >

The Arkansas Nonprofit Alliance spearheaded a philanthropic event Tuesday to raise money and awareness for various causes around the state. read more >

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas plans to open its ninth store in Little Rock on Dec. 12. read more >

A group of young Arkansas and Tennessee entrepreneurs will be selling "upcycled" goods at a pop-up shop in downtown Little Rock on Wednesday. The one-day event is part of Elevate Entrepreneurship Systems' fifth annual Elevate Student Entrepreneurship Summer Camp. read more >

Goodwill Industries of Arkansas announces that it will move its headquarters to the former Celestica Corp. building at 7400 Scott Hamilton Drive in Little Rock, a 570,000-SF facility that will also house the nonprofit's outlet store, an e-waste recycling effort, job training services and other programs. read more >