nonprofit

Curtis Barnett is the president and CEO of Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield. He’s navigating a funding crisis in the health care and insurance industries. [Karen E. Segrave]

Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield Agrees to Partnership with Cambia

The affiliation aims to cut costs, expand innovation and strengthen stability amid rising health care expenses.

by Mark Friedman - November 6, 2025, 10:57am

Arkansas Children’s Northwest Auxiliary Commits $3M to Hospital Expansion

June 25, 2024, 2:09pm

The Arkansas Children’s Northwest Auxiliary announced it has committed $3 million to support the expansion initiatives at Arkansas Children’s Northwest alongside a record-breaking fundraising amount of $333,387 for the 2024 fiscal year.

Nick Stevens Appointed Executive Director of Creative Institute

June 6, 2023, 11:20am

He co-founded the Conway institute in 2020.

Arkansas Hospice Takes Over LifeTouch Hospice

June 5, 2023, 2:22pm

The two organizations said the relationship will “strengthen the ability of both provider to carry on their nonprofit missions in light of the evolving healthcare market and massice changes anticipated in how Medicare covers and pays for hospoce care over the next few years.”

Education

Laurie Ann Ross Named Vice Chancellor of Advancement at Pulaski Tech (Super Mover)

She will also serve as executive director of the UA-Pulaski Tech Foundation and provide administrative management at the Center for Humanities & Arts Theater and the Windgate Art Gallery. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - February 23, 2026, 12:00am

SPP’s coordination center in Little Rock. It oversees the grid in a 14-state region. [PHOTO provided]

Energy / Nonprofits

SPP Board Approves $8.6B Grid Upgrade

The project encompasses 50 new transmission projects and 949 miles of new supersized 765-kilovolt lines. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - November 6, 2025, 11:39am

Pulaski Heights Baptist Church at 2200 Kavanaugh Blvd. [google maps]

Industry / Nonprofits / Real Estate

Pulaski Heights Baptist Church Reimagines Its Future as Community Hub

The church has formed Hillcrest Commons, a nonprofit entity, to take ownership of the church property. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - October 20, 2025, 12:00am

Education / Media & Marketing / Nonprofits

Charles and Susie Morgan Donate $1M to Arkansas Symphony Orchestra

The gift will expand the orchestra's music education programming for young people over the next five years. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - September 16, 2025, 11:03am

Government & Politics / Nonprofits

Bill Clinton Plans Big Changes for Clinton Global Initiative Annual Meeting

Former President Bill Clinton plans big changes for this year’s Clinton Global Initiative annual meeting “by necessity” to address the changing landscape for global development and increasing needs driven by war and climate disasters. read more >

by Associated Press - August 8, 2025, 9:34am

Energy / Nonprofits

SPP Promoting C.J. Brown as Bruce Rew Retires

C.J. Brown will become vice president of operations on Oct. 1, reporting to SPP’s chief operating officer, Antoine Lucas. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - August 1, 2025, 9:31am

Education / Nonprofits

UA Little Rock Launches New Scholarship Program with $7.5M Gift from Windgate Foundation

With the gift, the Windgate Foundation issued a $1.5 million challenge to university supporters to grow the endowed scholarship. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - May 2, 2025, 12:15pm

Government & Politics / Nonprofits

Effective Educators are Foundational to Economic Growth (Ben Kutlyo Commentary)

In Arkansas, we’ve seen the dividends of investing in industry-specific skill-building and training programs for our residents. read more >

by Ben Kutlyo - November 6, 2024, 10:07am

Nonprofits / Tourism

Kelley Bass Exits Museum of Discovery; J. Micheal Nauman Named Interim CEO

Nauman, a former CEO of safety and compliance solutions provider Brady Corp. of Milwaukee, Wisconsin, has been a museum board member for 15 years. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - October 23, 2024, 10:57am

Construction / Nonprofits / Real Estate

Metroplan Awards $17.4M to Transportation Projects in Central Arkansas

Sherwood received the largest grant, a $4 million award, for roadway improvements on Jacksonville Cato Road from Lybrand Drive to Highway 107. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - October 14, 2024, 11:31am