AMP Staff

Tyson Foods Inc. is planning to make “organizational changes” to increase innovation at the Springdale-based company. One of those changes is making Donnie King, the poultry group president, the company’s chief operating officer. In this role, King will report directly…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will be serving as the health care provider for All Sports Production events in Arkansas in 2021. Based in Northwest Arkansas, All Sports Production is a sports event management and consulting firm…

Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield (ABCBS) is launching a statewide health campaign to educate Arkansans on the benefits of the COVID-19 vaccine and to encourage vaccination. Entitled “Vaccinate in the Natural State,” the project is a collaboration led by…

Stephanie G. Adams will be taking on a newly-created role in the University of Arkansas’s provost office as the director of faculty development. In this role, Adams will be advancing university efforts by designing programs geared toward faculty development, as…

The full text of a proposed $1.9 trillion stimulus bill has been released by Democratic Party leaders in the U.S. House of Representatives. In the bill, the lawmakers called for multiple fiscal measures, including increasing the federal minimum wage to…

A University of Arkansas electrical engineering professor has been named site director fro the GRid-connected Advanced Power Electronic Systems (GRAPES) Research Center. Yue Zhao, a UA assistant professor, has been tapped for the role. Founded in 2009, the research center…

The Museum of Discovery in Little Rock has suffered “extensive damage” as a result of a broken pipe that caused flooding. Museum staff discovered a broken pipe had caused flooding in the museum’s galleries, theaters and throughout its offices. In…

Three Arkansas Business Hall of Fame inductees will be participating in a virtual fireside chat in February. On Thursday, Feb. 25, Gerald Alley, Joe T. Ford and Johnelle Hunt will be speaking as part of a “Presenting the Arkansas Business…

As the most common type of heart arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation, or AFib, is a heart condition that is estimated to affect up to six-million Americans. People with AFib experience an irregular heartbeat, but what does that really mean? Normally, your…

J.B. Hunt Transport Services is partnering with Google on a multi-year strategic alliance to accelerate the development of next-generation supply chain technology. Using Google Cloud technology, J.B. Hunt aims to expand its J.B. Hunt 360 platform, which allows the company…