UABP Gets $3M Grant for Wetlands Research
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service awards a five-year, $3 million grant to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Aquaculture/Fisheries Department. read more >
The U.S. Department of Agriculture Natural Resources Conservation Service awards a five-year, $3 million grant to the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff's Aquaculture/Fisheries Department. read more >
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff reports first-quarter profit of $67.4 million, down 13% from the same quarter. But earnings per share and revenue results beat analysts' expectations. read more >
Encore Bank’s Texas aspirations stand at three offices and counting. So far, the Little Rock bank has full-service branches in the works for Austin, Fort Worth and Dallas. read more >
Arkansas Business is accepting nominations for its annual "20 In Their 20s" class of young professionals who are making a difference in their companies, organizations and communities. read more >
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, is acquiring Cadence Bank N.A. of Houston in an all-stock deal that will create a regional bank, branded as Cadence Bank, with more than $40 billion assets. read more >
Since December, construction totaling more than $225 million has been completed on some of the largest K-12 projects in Arkansas. read more >
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock’s Business Innovations Clinic provides free legal services to entrepreneurs while helping law students learn the ropes before graduation. read more >
Richard Bell, president and CEO of Bell & Co. of North Little Rock, says the key to the success of his accounting firm has been to specialize in niches, and he recommends that other businesses try to do the same. read more >
Bob East is pioneering a new way of siting remote solar facilities for commercial clients by swapping a $60,000 solar array for 12 acres of city-owned land in England (Lonoke County). read more >
Arkansas Research Alliance announced an expansion of its ARA Academy of Scholars and Fellows, welcoming two new ARA Scholars and six new ARA Fellows. read more >
During federal fiscal years 2017-20, Arkansas lenders made more than $658 million loans through the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) program. Of that total, only about $10 million or 1.5% went to Black-owned businesses in the state. read more >
Four Arkansas cities and their surrounding areas face demotion and possible economic repercussions if a proposed statistical change is adopted by the federal Office of Management & Budget. read more >
Lanxess, the German multinational chemical maker that’s partnered in a major south Arkansas lithium-extraction project, will soon be producing electrolyte solutions for lithium-ion batteries. read more >
Longtime employee Jennifer Hardin has been promoted to serve as northwest Arkansas market president of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville. read more >
A quick look at what employers need to know about the lifting the mask mandate and what it means for them — including whether they can still require masks in their workplaces (they can). read more >
Arkansas Business announces this year's class of 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. read more >
Diversity and inclusion consultant and speaker Janet Stovall will be the luncheon speaker at the Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium on April 29, organizers announced Monday. read more >
After a long drought, Arkansas has its first cannabis processing licensee, Shake Extractions LLC of Johnson. read more >
The perfect candidate on paper can let you down, and the riskiest hires can sometimes deliver the biggest rewards. read more >
Asking potential jurors for donations to crime victims’ or abused children’s funds can prime jurors to be more sympathetic to victims than they otherwise might be. read more >
