Mildred Franco Archives

The first phase of Pine Bluff’s downtown streetscape project is expected to be completed in October. The $5 million phase covers renovations on Main Street from Barraque Street to Fourth Avenue, including extended sidewalks for outdoor dining.

Pine Bluff Gets a Sprucing Up

Led by the Saracen Casino Resort, which has a construction value of $215 million, Pine Bluff is seeing growth across the city unlike any in recent years. read more >

by Mark Friedman - August 24, 2020, 12:00am

Banking & Finance / Construction / Investments

Innovation Hub Growing in Pine Bluff

Go Forward Pine Bluff’s innovation hub, The Generator, is in for a busy September. Mildred Franco, executive director of The Generator, hopes renovations will begin then on its physical location: the three-story building formerly known as the Merrill Civic Center. read more >

by Sarah Campbell-Miller - August 26, 2019, 12:00am

Sheldon Riklon, M.D., and Peter Kohler, M.D., vice chancellor of the northwest University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences campus, following Riklon’s investiture into the distinguished professorship that bears Kohler’s name.

Education / Health Care / Nonprofits

UAMS Awards Sheldon Riklon with Endowment (Movers & Shakers)

Dr. Sheldon Riklon has been invested as the inaugural holder of the Peter O. Kohler M.D. Endowed Distinguished Professorship in Health Disparities at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - October 3, 2016, 12:00am