Jeff Hankins
Lyon College Plans Dental, Veterinary Schools
Lyon College is developing plans for veterinary and dental medicine schools — which, if successful, would make them the first in-state schools of their kind. read more >
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$575K Raised for ASU’s Red Wolf Conservation & Research Center
The project would not only help preserve and grow the population of the endangered species, it would be a tourism draw for the area. read more >
Putting a Bow on 20 Years (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
It has been 20 years since I began writing this “Karrh on Marketing” column for Arkansas Business and plenty of acknowledgement is in order. For me, this overriding emotion is gratitude. read more >
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22 Years and Change (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
The tools will change but not our mission of providing meaningful content that our business audience can’t get anywhere else. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Land of Opportunity (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
The perfect candidate on paper can let you down, and the riskiest hires can sometimes deliver the biggest rewards. read more >
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Colleges Could Leverage Partnerships for Utility Upgrades
Arkansas colleges could start turning to public-private partnerships to help pay the costs of upgrading their utility infrastructures. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
College Admins See Pay Tilt Up
A majority of Arkansas college administrators saw a bump in their total compensation package between fiscal 2017 and fiscal 2019. But for most of them it wasn’t much. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
I Was So Much Older Then (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Twenty years ago, I had no idea that the business news niche would be the healthiest niche in the local news industry, or that daily newspapers would face an existential crisis. read more >
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Pay Escalates for Top College Administrators in Arkansas
Between fiscal 2012 and fiscal 2017, a more typical compensation increase for Arkansas university administrators was between 10 and 20 percent. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Hospitality Arrives Before Hotel at Arkansas State
Arkansas State University’s new hospitality management program has plenty of vacancies, partly because few students know about it: Officials are waiting for a $50 million billboard to point to. read more >
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In Jonesboro, 2 Convention Center Projects Take Shape
After years of trying for one, the city now has two hotel and convention center facilities in various stages of development and construction, one near the interstate and one on the Arkansas State campus. read more >
by Todd Traub -
ASU Uses Unique Partnership to Expand into Mexico
Red Wolves are not indigenous to central Mexico, but Arkansas State University plans to create new ones when it opens a new college campus in Queretaro, Mexico, in 2017. read more >
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Jonesboro A&P to Decide on 2 Convention Center Proposals
Two competing groups are petitioning Jonesboro's advertising and promotion committee for incentives to build large hotels and convention centers. read more >
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Liquor Sales At Arkansas State Net $25,224
Arkansas State University’s first alcohol sales netted the Red Wolves Foundation, the fundraising arm of the A-State athletic department, $25,224 last year. read more >
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Emails: Osteopathic Association Opposed Jonesboro Location
The Arkansas Osteopathic Medical Association spent more than a year opposing the establishment of an osteopathic medical school on the campus of Arkansas State University. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Plans for Osteopathic School on A-State Campus Rejected, Officials Will Try Again
An accreditation commission has rejected an application by the New York Institute of Technology College of Osteopathic Medicine to open a site at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro. Organizers say they will apply again early next year. read more >
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Top College Officials See Sizable Pay Raises
Arkansas Business reviewed the Administrator’s Compensation Survey reports filed with the state Department of Higher Education for the 2010 and 2014 fiscal years. In the four-year period, the number of six-figure employees included in the report increased from 460 to 703. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Another Osteopathic Medical School for Arkansas Under Consideration
The Fort Smith Regional Healthcare Foundation has been added to the list of organizations that want to open an osteopathic medical school in Arkansas. Arkansas State University at Jonesboro also has announced its intention of opening a school. read more >
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With ASU Already Weighing Options, Another Osteopathic School Could Be Coming
We’re sure you know about Arkansas State University looking into starting an osteopathic medical school, but did you know there is talk of such a school being placed in Fort Smith — or another part of the state? read more >
Jeff Hankins Named Vice President for Strategic Communications at ASU
The Arkansas State University System has named Jeff Hankins vice president for strategic communications and economic development. read more >
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