Hutchinson, Top Lawmakers to Meet on Mask Mandate Ban
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he plans to meet with House and Senate leaders about growing calls to allow schools to require face masks as the state reported 23 more deaths from COVID-19. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he plans to meet with House and Senate leaders about growing calls to allow schools to require face masks as the state reported 23 more deaths from COVID-19. read more >
UAMS hires John Erck as vice chancellor of institutional advancement. read more >
More than a year after Murphy Oil Corp. severed most of its old and deep roots in El Dorado, the region still leans hard on one of its branches. read more >
The best thing about being a journalist is being paid to learn stuff, and the best thing about working on Arkansas Business has been learning about so many different industries, each with its own nuances. read more >
Dr. Timothy Langford has been appointed chair of the Department of Urology at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, effective Oct. 3. read more >
A group of Democratic lawmakers in Arkansas, which has the nation's highest COVID-19 rate, urged the governor and Republicans who control the Legislature to lift the state's ban on schools and government entities requiring people to wear masks. read more >
The National Aeronautics and Space Administration has given a $1 million grant for a rice cultivation research program headed by a biological engineering professor at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more >
A million-dollar donation on behalf of the deep-rooted Wilson family of Arkansas will create an endowed professorship and lay the foundation of a new institute at Lyon College in Batesville. read more >
The Sunderland Foundation of Overland Park, Kansas, has awarded a $500,000 grant to Hendrix College for its Residence Hall Renewal Project. read more >
Megan Crozier, chief merchant for Sam's Club, and University of Arkansas Vice Chancellor for Athletics Hunter Yurachek are among the featured speakers for the fall Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy in Bentonville. read more >
Seven collegians or recent graduates worked for ad agency CJRW this summer, gaining expertise in all specialties at the firm and working on real client projects. read more >
Dr. Clark Trapp has joined Conway Regional Health System as a faculty member with the Family Medicine Residency Program. read more >
Toby Teeter was hired on July 6 as the inaugural director of the Collaborative, a new University of Arkansas education and research entity in Bentonville. read more >
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas is giving $5.29 million in grants for behavioral health programs in Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged for the third month in a row, at 4.4% from May to June. read more >
The Walton Family Foundation and the Excellerate Foundation commit $3 million to start a nonprofit to retrain workers for jobs in high-demand industries, starting with health care. read more >
The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery announced Tuesday that it raised a record $106.6 million in proceeds for Fiscal Year 2021, which ended June 30. read more >
The Hampton School District (Calhoun County) has a new solar power project thanks to Today’s Power Inc. of North Little Rock and a closer neighbor, Ouachita Electric Cooperative of Camden. read more >
North Arkansas College in Harrison names Rick Massengale as its sixth president, effective Aug. 2 read more >
The University of Arkansas Office of Entrepreneurship & Innovation announced Tuesday that founders of startups affiliated with the university will soon have access to its new Venture Mentoring Service program. read more >
