Mark White

A federal judge last month confirmed a $10.1 million arbitration award to a contractor for work done on Highland Pellets LLC’s plant in Pine Bluff. read more >

The Arkansas Teacher Retirement System recently increased its stake in a Pine Bluff wood pellets manufacturer on the wrong side of an eight-figure arbitration award. read more >

Both systems, the state’s largest pension funds, exceeded their goals for returns after a dismal fiscal 2022, and both also have new leaders fresh out of state agencies. read more >

The transaction is expected to close in August, along with equity purchases totaling $75 million from two other investment groups. read more >

Putnam, a central Florida native, formerly worked in the Kentucky Cabinet for Health and Family Services. read more >

White takes over Oct. 8 for Cindy Gillespie, who is stepping down after running the agency for more than six years. read more >

An insurance resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >

Curtis Barnett has been named by the Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield board of directors to succeed CEO Mark White, the company announced Monday. read more >

Five Arkansas health-related organizations announced Thursday that they have formed The Partnership for a Healthy Arkansas, a shared services organization they say will improve health care quality and lower costs. read more >

The effect of the “private option” — Arkansas’ use of federal Medicaid expansion funding to buy private health insurance for the working poor — is written all over this year’s list of the state’s largest health insurance companies. read more >

While the politics of insurance has garnered the most ink, Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield has also been busy trying to manage the high costs of specialty prescription drugs. read more >

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield’s remarkable 42.6 percent surge in revenue in 2014 over the previous year is mainly a result of the Affordable Care Act. read more >

Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced the hiring of four top administrators to the Department of Human Services. read more >

Mark White first joined Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield as a staff accountant in 1970. He held various positions throughout his career before being named the company’s president and CEO in 2009. read more >

Two years after President Obama signed the Affordable Care Act, officials at Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield still are scrutinizing the legislation to determine what it will mean for its organization and policyholders. read more >