Winthrop Rockefeller

The land sale was considered a showstopper at the time. Prominent businessmen of the day were on both sides of the transaction, which helped shape west Little Rock and produced significant redevelopment ripples elsewhere in the state capital. read more >

She's worked for the nonprofit since 2016, most recently as chief strategy officer. read more >

Almost 50 years after Winthrop Rockefeller died, the three nonprofits seeded by his fortune are evolving their missions for doing good in Arkansas, the nation and the world read more >

Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc. of Jonesboro says it will establish a new factory in an existing 300,000-SF facility on Jenny Lind Road in Fort Smith. read more >

John Kirk is writing the first full-length biography of Arkansas Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller. read more >

Winthrop Rockefeller’s effect on the economy, community and psyche of Arkansas was sweeping, especially after becoming the first Republican governor in Arkansas since post-Civil War Reconstruction. read more >

Dale Bumpers' death marks the end of an era in Arkansas and serves as a reminder of a not-so-distant time when voters could be won over by face-to-face politicking and impassioned speeches. read more >

Ozell Sutton, a longtime civil rights activist who was associated with the Rev. Martin Luther King Jr., has died, his daughter said Sunday. He was 90. read more >

The 2016 inductees are: William T. Dillard II of Dillards Inc.; Dr. George K. Mitchell, former Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield CEO; former Gov. Winthrop Rockefeller; and Patricia P. Upton of Aromatique. read more >

Heifer International: World Sees Our Charitable Culture Heifer International is not the largest nonprofit organization in Arkansas. read more >