Janet Harris Named Next CEO of Winthrop Rockefeller Institute
She's worked for the nonprofit since 2016, most recently as chief strategy officer. 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 >
