A crowdfunding platform focused on 529 college savings plans is partnering with a North Little Rock charter school to close the financial literacy gap for young Black and minority students. Sootchy, a Los Angeles-based platform, has selected Arkansas Lighthouse Academy’s…

Six Arkansas schools have received a “Highly Effective Schools” accreditation from a national education development company. Solution Tree, a Bloomington, Ind.-based educational development company, awarded this accreditation to six schools, the Arkansas Department of Education announced this week. This accreditation…

Commercial banks and savings institutions in the United States saw a drop in net income in 2020, although late year numbers showed dramatic improvement. The Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) released its Quarterly Banking Profile for the fourth quarter of…

Arvest Bank’s wealth management division has grown its assets under management, surpassing the $14 billion mark as of the end of 2020. As of Dec. 31, 2020, Arvest Wealth Management had approximately $14.4 billion under management. Arvest Wealth Management also…

Multiple local government agencies and health care organizations, in partnership with the Arkansas Department of Health and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), will be hosting a free COVID-19 vaccine clinic in March. The free clinic will be…

NEA Baptist in Jonesboro will be breaking ground a new pain management clinic this Friday. The clinic will be located within the Reserve at NEEA, a medical development, which is a partnership between NEA Baptist and Haag Brown Commercial Real…

A University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences researcher has received a $900,000 grant to study ovarian cancer vaccination. UAMS professor Martin J. Cannon, Ph.D., received the grant from the Ovarian Cancer Research Alliance, which will enable him to study dendritic…

A bill that would allow business owners to appear in court without an attorney for cases involving less than $2,000 passed the Senate on Wednesday. Sen. Trent Garner (R-El Dorado) sponsored Senate Bill 281, which allows businesses in specific instances…

A bill that will remove sworn statements as a way of casting a provisional ballot in Arkansas has been passed by the Arkansas Senate. House Bill 1112, which was sponsored by senators Alan Clark, Missy Irvin, Mark Johnson and Jason…

In a year in which California creeps to another potential recall election against a Governor, Arkansas voters may be given a chance to decide if they should also join in the fun. The state legislature is now considering whether to…