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Robbi Rosenbaum says it can cost law students preparing for the bar exam up to $5,000 in fees and software.
Business Services / Education / Health Care

New Lawyers Find Job Market Uncertain, Clerkships Scarcer

In coronavirus pandemic, law students are called on to be flexible about their practice areas. read more >

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Matthew Hass is the executive officer of the Arkansas Trial Lawyers Association.
Government & Politics / Legal

Legal Adversaries: Bar Association, State Chamber Wage WarLock Icon

A battle heats up as the Arkansas Chamber of Commerce begins fighting back against an Arkansas Bar Association proposal that would block the chamber's preferred version of tort reform. read more >

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Government & Politics / Legal

Trial Lawyers Cringe at Changes in Deceptive Trade Practices ActLock Icon

Trial lawyers say the Legislature's changes to the Arkansas Deceptive Trade Practices Act will hurt consumers. read more >

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David Wroten
Government & Politics / Health Care / Legal

Hospitals, Medical Society At Odds Over New Legislation

The Arkansas Medical Society and the Arkansas Hospital Association don’t see eye-to-eye on new legislation that deals with physician peer reviews. Last month, Baptist Health of Little Rock, Mercy Health System of Chesterfield, Missouri, which operates six hospitals in Arkansas, and Washington Regional Medical Center of Fayetteville filed a lawsuit in Pulaski County Circuit Court challenging the constitutionality of the Peer Review Fairness Act of 2013. read more >

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Technology Little Rock Tech Park Sparks New InterestLock Icon
The second phase of the Little Rock Technology Park included gutting six stories at 421 Main St. in downtown Little Rock to make room for larger, intermediary office spaces. The building, which previously housed the state Department of Education, is on the National Register of Historic Places. [PHOTO provided]
Government & Politics Northwest Arkansas Cities Join Forces to Manage GrowthLock Icon
Pea Ridge Mayor Nathan See: “You’ve got to keep up with growth.” [michael woods]
Banking & Finance Blytheville Bank Poised to Grow
Media & Marketing Hoge Looks Back, NWA Editor Leaves
Alyson Hoge
Legal Slim Chickens Sued by Restaurant Operator Over Alleged Deception and Frozen ChickenLock Icon
Slim Chickens bought this 35,700-SF, four-story office building in Fayetteville in 2023. [Google Maps]
Whispers Changing Church in HillcrestLock Icon
Pulaski Heights Baptist Church in Hillcrest may be adapted for commercial use. [google maps]
Arkansas Business Arkansas’ $1B Broadband Push Faces Shake-Up After Feds Overhaul Grant Rules
A technician installs fiber optic cables. Little River County, Arkansas has received a $2 million federal grant to build fiber optic cable lines to support broadband infrastructure. 
Cover Story Arkansas Sees Sharp Decline in Attorney Sanctions, Raising Oversight ConcernsLock Icon
Robert Brech is the executive director of the Office of Professional Conduct, which is the office that oversees the behavior of attorneys. Brech’s office faces a backlog of cases to review. [Karen E. Segrave]
Whispers New Brewery-Restaurant, The Fermentary, Set to Open in LowellLock Icon
Health Care Hope Hospital Rebuilding After Bankruptcy With Critical Access Application