Michael Moore
Judge Awards $5M to Crain’s Ex-COO
A U.S. District Court judge recently awarded $5 million to the former chief operating officer of Crain Automotive Holdings LLC of Sherwood for money owed under a deferred compensation plan. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
NLR Whataburger Site Sells for $4M
A blend of commercial and residential properties comprise this week’s offerings of million-dollar real estate transactions in Pulaski County. read more >
Colleges Work to Counter ‘Enrollment Cliff’ Projected for 2025
While Arkansas' colleges saw a slight increase in enrollment this fall, they are preparing for a period of decline as a result of a fall in birth rates after the 2008 financial crisis. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
UA Little Rock Gets $2M Grant for STEM Education
Funds will be used to expand programs that provide evidence-based teaching workshops and training on learning techniques. read more >
Arkansas Colleges Shrinking, and ‘Cliff’ Still Looms
A recent college attendance dip in Arkansas doesn’t reflect the “enrollment cliff” that higher education leaders have harped about for years. It’s been more of a slow roll down to the edge. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Employment Lawyers Give Advice After SCOTUS Blocks Vaccine Mandate
Businesses still need to be mindful of state and federal regulations. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
Stronach Practicing at UAMS Clinic (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. Benjamin Stronach has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Health Orthopaedic Clinic in Little Rock as an orthopedic surgeon specializing in hip and knee arthroplasty. read more >
COVID-19 Provides Lessons for Arkansas’ Universities
Arkansas universities scramble to move their academic courses online so students can finish the current semester. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
UA System’s eVersity Goes to Workplaces
The University of Arkansas System eVersity offers a 5 percent tuition discount to employers who agree to promote the online college to their workers. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Online Programs Gain Users in Arkansas
Michael Moore, chief academic and operating officer at eVersity, the University of Arkansas System’s online-only university, loves to show how the availability of online education can change lives. read more >
by Marty Cook -
A Penny for My Thoughts (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
College costs inflating much faster than even health care costs represent a shameful abandonment of American values -- if American values still included concern about future generations. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
The Student Debt Bubble (Editorial)
Pay attention, all. This tidal wave of unsecured debt could swamp the country’s still less-than-robust recovery. read more >
Higher Education Bubble Vexing for Arkansas Institutions
Runaway inflation in the health care sector is obvious to every American family, but when a kid heads to college, this fact hits home: The consumer cost of higher education has inflated even faster over the past quarter-century. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Inside the UA eVersity: A Different Online-only Education
Michael Moore is navigating an ambitious project: combining technologies and techniques that have been proven to work elsewhere into an entirely new UA member university. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
UA eVersity’s Michael Moore Wants Path to Hard Work To Be Easy
Michael Moore’s office shelves are crammed with books on business startups and online learning and psychology and statistics and digital analytics, and he’s using all of them as he plans the launch of the University of Arkansas eVersity. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
UA to Offer First Start-to-Finish Online Bachelor’s Degree
Starting this fall, the University of Arkansas will offer its first start-to-finish online bachelor's degree program. The degree will be a bachelor's in business administration from the Sam M. Walton College of Business. read more >
by Lee Hogan -
UA Aims To Start eVersity By 2015
In March, the University of Arkansas board of directors approved UA System President Donald Bobbitt’s proposal to create the UA System eVersity, an online-only branch of the state system. read more >
by Luke Jones -
UA Trustees Establish Online University
The University of Arkansas Board of Trustees approved Thursday the creation of an online university meant to target adult students. read more >
by Lee Hogan -
Online Education on the Table for UA Board of Trustees
The University of Arkansas' Board of Trustees are set to consider a new online education initiative that would target adults at its Thursday meeting. read more >
by Lee Hogan -
UA System Names New Vice President for Academic Affairs
Dr. Michael Moore, senior vice provost and dean of undergraduate studies at the University of Texas at Arlington, was named Friday as vice president for academic affairs of the University of Arkansas System. read more >
by Chris Bahn -
Sign up for Daily E-news
Sign Up
THIS WEEK’S EDITION
This Week’s Stories
View Digital Edition
![Attorney Chad Green once practiced in the Pulaski County Courthouse in Little Rock. Now he is facing a charge of robbery there, after pepper spraying an armored car guard and getting shot in 2024. [file PHOTO]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/IMG_8796_opt-150x150.jpg)
![Shea, Evan and Chris Mathews bought National Custom Hollow Metal in 2007 to run as a family. [Jason Burt]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/JBP_2490_opt-150x150.jpg)