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Promotions Announced at Encore Bank, Hendrix College & Visit Bentonville (Movers & Shakers)
Discover the latest leadership moves in Arkansas across banking, health care, nonprofits, and more, featuring key hires, promotions, and board appointments. read more >
![Uniti Group Inc. headquarters in Little Rock. The Uniti-Windstream merger was valued at $13.4 billion. [Emma Mayes]](https://arkansasbusiness.wppcdn.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/02/071524_7_opt-300x194.jpg)
Uniti Reports $21.6M Q4 Profit, Full-Year Income of $93.4M
The company's planned multi-billion dollar merger with Windstream Holdings Inc. of Little Rock remains on track to close by the second half of 2025. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
Big Deals in Arkansas Up 30% In Value
This year’s list includes not only acquisitions but also major investments, reflecting the growing role of private equity in the state. read more >
by Jan Cottingham -
Kinetic Completes $8.2M Broadband Project in Poyen Area
The project is part of Kinetic’s multi-year $2 billion plan to provide internet to areas that have historically been underserved. read more >
Uniti Reports $17.6M in Q2 Income, Raises Outlook
About 40% of the company's consolidated bookings during the quarter were driven by large data centers and generative AI demand, growth that Uniti expects to continue. read more >
Uniti CEO Kenny Gunderman Talks Windstream Merger & ESG
Gunderman has 20 years of experience in the telecommunications industry and is focused on growing Uniti’s real estate portfolio of mission-critical communications infrastructure. He has prior experience at Stephens, Lehman […] read more >
Kinetic Awarded $4.4M for Expansion of Fiber Internet in North Carolina
Kinetic will also invest $1.9 million of private capital in the project. read more >
Uniti Announces $13.4B Deal to Reunite With Windstream
The combined company will be led Kenny Gunderman, Uniti’s current CEO, who said he's looking to build a "national fiber powerhouse." read more >
Verizon Files Lawsuit Against Windstream Over Alleged Tariff Breach
The lawsuit named more than a dozen Windstream subsidiaries of Windstream Holdings II LLC of Little Rock. read more >
Windstream Announces $5.2M Fiber Project in Pennsylvania
Plans call for 105 miles of optical fiber cable to bring high-speed internet to residences, businesses and schools. read more >
Former Windstream CEO Jeff Gardner Dies at 63
After leaving the Little Rock telecom firm in 2014, he became CEO of Brinks Home Security and later helmed software services firm CalAmp Corp. read more >
Summit Hires CFO Bob Gunderman, Formerly of Windstream
Gunderman spent 14 years at Windstream, and before that was vice president of internal audit at Alltel, a forerunner to Windstream. read more >
Windstream To Be Nation’s Largest 8G Provider, Firm Says
The broadband infrastructure company said it will soon be the largest provider of its ultra-fast Kinetic home internet service in the U.S. read more >
Stifel Announces 2 Named to Forbes’ Best-in-State Wealth Advisors List (Movers & Shakers)
Dennis Curtis and Kelley Curtis Dunlap have been named to the list for the second year in a row. read more >
Kinetic Awarded $35M to Build Out Fiber in Georgia
The funds are provided through the state's Capital Projects Fund Grant Program, which allocates federal dollars from the American Rescue Plan Act. read more >
Kinetic Expands Black Business Support Fund
The fund, which aims to grow and increase the stability of Black-owned businesses, will now accept applications for grants from eligible businesses across its entire 18-state service area. read more >
1 Hired and 2 Promoted at CTEH (Movers & Shakers)
Andre Richardson is the newest hire as a toxicologist. read more >
Drew Smith Named CFO of Windstream
Smith joined the company in 2008 and had been serving as executive vice president of financial planning and treasurer. read more >
Letter-of-Credit Rule Draws Criticism in Broadband Effort
Aristotle chief says hurdle is costly and likely to keep small firms out of program. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Uniti Reaches $39M Settlement With Investors
The company was accused of concealing known risks connected to a $310 million judgment against Windstream in 2019. read more >
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