1 Joins Arvest Bank of Bentonville (Movers & Shakers)
David Allen joins Arvest as a treasury management sales adviser. read more >
David Allen joins Arvest as a treasury management sales adviser. read more >
Juneteenth has long been celebrated. But now that it’s a federal holiday, it’s critical that we fundamentally understand its importance to everyone’s history. read more >
Three of the four historically Black colleges and universities in Arkansas that received nearly $61 million through the federal American Rescue Plan say the money has been critical to surviving the pandemic amid challenges unique to institutions like theirs. read more >
Schools are required to use half the money to provide direct financial relief to students. read more >
The state of Arkansas provides $13 million to two Arkansas colleges to meet job training needs. read more >
iDatafy of Little Rock has launched its SmartResume Certified Job Talent Marketplace, designed to connect employers to white- and blue-collar job seekers who actually have the skills they’re looking for. read more >
Arkansas marks 1 million people who have received coronavirus vaccine shots in the state so far, though the governor acknowledged more needs to be done to increase demand. read more >
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s Division of Science and Technology, along with the nine colleges and universities it’s partnered with, recently won a $20 million grant to be awarded over five years. read more >
Little Rock’s Arkansas Baptist College made modest gains this fall to rebuild enrollment and restore financial order after the disastrous 15-month presidency of Joseph Jones. read more >
A federal program, whose Arkansas participants include Shorter College in Little Rock and Arkansas State University-Newport, provides need-based Pell Grants to state and federal prisoners through college partnerships. read more >
The Arkansas Department of Human Services and Shorter College in North Little Rock have created a program to offer college credits to youth at a DHS residential facility. read more >
Shorter College in North Little Rock is undergoing a rebirth after 127 years. The historically black, two-year college is to hold its first graduation exercise in 10 years. read more >
