Bruce Murphy, CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock, won the Business Executive of the Year Award, and Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty was honored for a lifetime of leadership in business and government at the 35th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Conway-area employers need talent, and the community should tell young people that they can snag high-paying jobs without a college degree, business owners and educators said during the Outlook Conway event this week. read more >
Melissa Creameans graduated as a nurse practitioner from the University of Central Arkansas and has worked as a nurse for Unity Health for more than 18 years. read more >
EMR Land Co. LLC of Reno, Nevada, and the JWDM Trust of Los Angeles bought the 32,788-SF developmental preschool at 1540 Country Club Road in Sherwood from Pediatrics Plus Real Estate Sherwood LLC, led by Todd Denton. read more >
A Sherwood developmental preschool, a North Little Rock hotel, farmland in Faulkner County, a real estate trade in Conway and residential acreage in Saline County combine for this week’s group of million-dollar transactions. read more >
Colony West Group LLC, led by T.J. Lefl3r, Marshall Saviers and Brian Shaw, and C-Lef Partners LLC, led by Lefl3r, bought the Colony West Shopping Center at 10300 N. Rodney Parham Road. read more >
Construction began last month to add 22,000 SF to the Pediatrics Plus facility on College Avenue in Conway. The expansion is expected to create 10 new jobs, bringing Pediatrics Plus’ total employment in Conway to 125. read more >
Two west Little Rock properties, a children’s health care and learning center and an office-retail/bowling alley project, top this week’s six-pack of seven-digit deals. read more >
Pediatrics Plus opened its new, 23,000-SF facility in Russellville on Monday. The developmental preschool and therapy center is located at the former home of Hog Wild Fun Center. The project was $4 million for acquisition and renovations. read more >
Pediatrics Plus will expand to Russellville later this spring, adding 50 new jobs and and injected an estimated $2 million into the community, the firm announced Friday. read more >
A 126-unit piece of a Little Rock apartment project is under new ownership after a $4.4 million sale. Cantrell Heights LLC, led by John Bailey, bought a 4.9-acre portion of Valley Heights Apartments at 6900 Cantrell Road from Centennial Bank of Conway. read more >
Pediatrics Plus schedules a grand opening for 11:30 a.m. Thursday at its new 31,000-SF, $7.2 million facility at 1900 Aldersgate Road in Little Rock. read more >