In just one term in the U.S. Senate representing Arkansas, Sen. Tom Cotton has proven to be one of the fastest rising stars in the Republican Party and a familiar face to Fox News viewers as a frequent guest offering…
As financial company headquarters go, Sowell Management’s digs, while nothing to sneeze at, is far from a towering glass-and-steel edifice befitting Gordon Gekko of Wall Street fame. Tucked into an office park just yonder of Maumelle, the single-story building is…
Driving up U.S. Highway 64 to the northeastern corner of Arkansas, one can pass some stunning sights — a crop duster swooping low while spraying, a low summer sun over fields of cotton. You’ll also pass by a grocery…
Desselle Real Estate is joining an international realty network, taking on the name Capital Sotheby’s International Realty. The Little Rock-based real estate company has joined Sotheby’s International Realty network, which has roughly 1,000 offices in 71 countries around the globe.…
Approximately 95 percent of U.S. households had bank accounts in 2019, based on a new survey from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). For this survey, FDIC partnered with the U.S. Census Bureau to collect responses on banking from approximately…
Approximately 3.5 percent of Arkansas citizens have been infected with COVID-19, according to a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) antibody study. In the Arkansas Coronavirus Antibodies Seroprevalence Survey, researchers tested 1,220 adult blood samples, finding 43 positive…
A Missouri-based technology and engineering company has announced plans open a new manufacturing facility in Ash Flat, a move that is expected to create almost 250 jobs. Emerson, the St. Louis-headquartered technology company, will be investing $35 million in this…
Local media members have discovered that University of Arkansas women’s basketball coach Mike Neighbors is worth the airtime. As he has settled in during his three years as the head coach, he has seen his coverage soar. Neighbors is funny…
“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” –P.T. Barnum There is a subtle misconception that crops up when one reads books like The Innovator’s Field Guide. When faced with examples of the business community’s elite performers,…
Good behavioral health is central to a thriving workplace culture The coronavirus pandemic is taking a toll on the American worker’s financial, physical, and behavioral health unlike any event in recent history. In a 2020 survey measuring workforce attitudes toward…
In just one term in the U.S. Senate representing Arkansas, Sen. Tom Cotton has proven to be one of the fastest rising stars in the Republican Party and a familiar face to Fox News viewers as a frequent guest offering…
When Democratic challenger Josh Mahony dropped out of the race to unseat Republican Sen. Tom Cotton last November, the door opened wide for Ricky Dale Harrington Jr. to compete in an unexpectedly strong fashion. As the Libertarian Party candidate, he…
In a world plagued by nescience and a drought of rationalism, logicality is as barren as a Saharan mile. Finding foliage in such a wasteland is no easy task; but alas, here you are, in what could merely be a…
“No one ever made a difference by being like everyone else.” –P.T. Barnum There is a subtle misconception that crops up when one reads books like The Innovator’s Field Guide. When faced with examples of the business community’s elite performers,…
AY Media Group staff writer Katie Zakrzewski has received the Edward L. Whitbeck Memorial Award, which goes to the top (valedictorian) graduating senior at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Katie is passionate about making change in her community,…
In the 2019 Regular Session, the General Assembly made the first effort to reorganize state government in 50 years. We are now seeing the results of that effort through millions in savings. The 92nd General Assembly passed Act 910, known as…
The University of Arkansas – Pulaski Technical College (UA-PTC) has received a $2.5 million grant from the U.S. Economic Development Administration to launch the first phase of its STEM Park Project. The university will match $653,230 in funding to remodel…
Approximately 3.5 percent of Arkansas citizens have been infected with COVID-19, according to a recent University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) antibody study. In the Arkansas Coronavirus Antibodies Seroprevalence Survey, researchers tested 1,220 adult blood samples, finding 43 positive…
Ozark Integrated Circuits (IC) has received more than $58,000 in cash prizes this week from the U.S. Department of Energy and through the 2020 MassChallenge. In total, the Fayetteville-based company received $58,333, with $33,333 coming from the U.S. Department of…
The Arkansas Securities Department has issued a cease and desist order against an online asset trading platform, instructing the company to stop selling unregistered securities in Arkansas. Issued on Oct. 21, the order states that legalbitcoinmining.com (LBM), an online company…