Andrew Faulkner Elected Chairman of Junior Achievement of Arkansas Board (Movers & Shakers)
Faulkner is CEO of Staley Technologies of Springdale. read more >
Jonesboro Family Gives $2M to Arkansas Children’s, $1M to Northeast Arkansas Clinic
Lynn and Don Parker had given anonymously in the past, but they announced their latest gift in an effort to encourage others to donate. read more >
iProv Hires New Creative Director & Technology Director (Movers & Shakers)
Vince Palermo & Casey Jacuzzi have been hired iProv LLC of Little Rock. read more >
Brewing Success: Coffee Shops Seen as Spur to Local Development
As new cafes sprout up across the state, they're stimulating the local economy in subtle ways, emerging as hubs for business meetings, networking and community gatherings. read more >
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CARTI Expands Conway Presence With New Urology Treatment Center
The new clinic will allow CARTI to deliver on patients’ continued requests for urologic-focused services and trusted care, said Dr. Taylor Moore, a board-certified urologist. read more >
$13.4B Combo: Uniti-Windstream Merger Called Transformative
The $13.4 billion reunification of Little Rock’s Uniti Group Inc. and Windstream Holdings is creating huge opportunities for the reconstituted company. read more >
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The Many Names of Mangan: An Advertising Agency Timeline
Chip Culpepper, a storyteller and longtime creative chief of the Little Rock advertising agency now known as mhp.si, took time this month to tell the firm’s origin story. read more >
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Hideaway Pizza Heads for West Little Rock
An affiliate of the Tulsa-based chain recently bought a 1.5-acre site on the south side of Chenal Parkway at Kanis Road for more than $1.6 million. read more >
Hatcher’s Scoops Finds Sweet Success
Greg Hatcher believes that ice cream is a destination. His purchase of Scoops Homemade Ice Cream in Hot Springs in September 2022 and opening of a Scoops in Little Rock this April is a demonstration of that belief. read more >
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East North Street Foundation Donates $1M for Arkansas Children’s Hospital Expansion
The nonprofit is co-founded and operated by David Hendrix and Doug Hendrix of Bryant. read more >
Arkansas Steel Industry Fuels Windsor Door’s $21M Expansion
Hans Wright, CEO of Windsor America, said that during the last 18 months the plant has grown from about 65 employees working on the floor to 130. The company added an engineer to its staff and is looking for a robotics expert. read more >
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Maumelle Commercial Land Sells for $1.6M
This week’s installment of million-dollar real estate transactions is served up as a six-pack. read more >
Arkansas Bank Commissioner Elected Secretary of the Conference of State Bank Supervisors (Movers & Shakers)
Susannah Marshall is the Arkansas bank commissioner. read more >
Industrial Purchase Tops $4.3M (Real Deals)
Nearly 874 acres for a future expansion of the Little Rock Port Industrial Park tipped the scales at $4.35 million. read more >
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Camp Aldersgate Names Ryan Miller as Senior Development Officer (Movers & Shakers)
Miller, the former donors relations manager of the Arkansas Foodbank in Little Rock, was named the 2023 Fundraising Young Professional of the Year by the Arkansas Chapter of the Association of Fundraising Professionals. read more >
Not a Good Look (Editorial)
Police arresting a government-transparency advocate is not a good look for government. read more >
Dustin McDaniel Joins Cozen O’Connor’s State Attorney General Practice
Dustin McDaniel, former Arkansas attorney general and founding partner of McDaniel Wolff PLLC in Little Rock, is leaving the firm to join an international law firm. read more >
by Cooper Gant -
Private Firms List Led by Blue Cross
Seventeen private companies owned and headquartered in Arkansas are believed to have had revenue of more than $1 billion in 2023. read more >
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Walton Family Foundation Names Radhika Fox as Environment Program Fellow (Movers & Shakers)
She is the former assistant administrator for the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency’s Office of Water. read more >
Main Street Food Truck Festival Leaving Main Street
The culinary celebration is leaving Main Street and heading west down Capitol Avenue. This year’s festival will be held on Capitol between Woodlane and Chester streets on Sept. 22. read more >
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