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Lyon Dental School Plans June 2025 Opening
The Lyon College School of Dental Medicine expects to see its first students in June 2025 and then watch them graduate three years later — a year earlier than most dental programs. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
City Refresh: Little Rock, North Little Rock Downtowns See Redevelopment Momentum
Redevelopment activity is on the rise across the downtowns of Little Rock and North Little Rock with apartment, townhomes and reimagined historic buildings. read more >
by George Waldon -
Lyon Moves Forward (Editorial)
We look forward to Lyon College’s continued progress on its dental and veterinary schools. read more >
Lyon College Ends Veterinary & Dental Schools Partnership With OneHealth
The two entities had planned to purchase the Heifer International campus in downtown Little Rock, but the deal fell through. read more >
Lyon College’s Institute of Health Sciences Eyes Cabot as Potential Location
A deal to put the school on the Heifer International headquarters campus in Little Rock fell through in November, and no new location has been announced. read more >
Lyon College & ASU Work to Solve Veterinarian Shortage
Arkansas has no veterinary schools now, and the two in planning stages can’t come soon enough, educators say. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Lyon Keeps Eye on Heifer
Even after the deal to purchase the property fell through in November, the college still has Heifer as it's No. 1 pick for it's new location. read more >
Top Online Stories of 2023: Eatery News, a Lyon College Setback And 27 Marijuana Laws Tossed Out
Readers were hungry for restaurant news on the Arkansas Business website this year. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
Heifer International: Deal to Sell Headquarters Fell Through
Heifer International says that a plan for an entity affiliated with Lyon College of Batesville to purchase its headquarters campus in Little Rock has fallen through. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Lyon Site Plan Shows 5 New Buildings at Heifer Campus
Lyon College of Batesville shows off a proposed site plan for a reimagined, 28-acre site that's currently home to the headquarters of Heifer International. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Lyon College’s Dental & Veterinary Schools Bring $4M Remodel to Heifer Headquarters
Clark Contractors will remodel the third and fourth floors of the Heifer International headquarters at 1 World Ave. in downtown Little Rock. read more >
Heifer Launches Regenerative Agriculture Center
The 1,200-acre working ranch is located in Perryville, about 45 minutes from Heifer's headquarters in Little Rock. read more >
Lyon College Gets OK to Offer Dentistry, Veterinary Degrees
It brings the college a step closer to opening a campus in Little Rock. read more >
Heifer Names Surita Sandosham Next CEO
She's a lawyer by training with more than 20 years of experience in the nonprofit sector. read more >
Cate Wilson Joins Advanced Energy Group
Wilson, whose latest job was media and advertising strategy and communications at Heifer International in Little Rock, started her duties with the AAEA and its educational affiliate, the Arkansas Advanced Energy Foundation, on June 1. read more >
Arkansas Symphony Orchestra Gets $1.5M Grant for New Music Center
The nonprofit has raised 60% of the funds it needs to break ground on the project. read more >
Little Rock, Big Plans (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Lyon College, a small school with big ambitions, has more work to do to get its plans off the ground. But it presents an exciting new vision for Little Rock and health care in Arkansas. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Lyon College Plans to Put Dental, Veterinary Schools on Heifer Campus
The college is partnering with OneHealth Education Group of Little Rock on the project. read more >
Heifer International Is Selling Its Little Rock Campus
The new owners and their plans for the property will be announced at 10:30 a.m. Thursday at Heifer Village. read more >
ASO Says Music Center Will Enrich East Village
WER Architects/Planners is looking forward to making the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra’s planned $9 million, 20,000-SF music center in Little Rock’s East Village neighborhood sing, pun intended. read more >
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