Clark Contractors announced on Monday the hiring of Teresa Carlisle as marketing manager. She previously worked with Cromwell Architects Engineers. Carlisle holds a master of fine arts in printmaking from the University of Delaware, and a bachelor of fine arts…
Conway otolaryngologists Jeffrey P. Kirsch, M.D., and Patrick L. Fraley, M.D. have taken their practice to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS). The two board-certified surgeons will continue practicing in Conway as the UAMS Health Ear, Nose and…
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ArcBest Reports Its Highest Ever Quarterly Revenue in 2Q
ArcBest on Monday reported its highest ever quarterly revenue and operating income in company history with 2021 second quarter revenue of $949 million. Operating income was $74.3 million and net income $61 million, $2.27 per diluted share, compared to 2020’s…
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Infection Rates Back Up in 100 Arkansas School Districts, Group Says
The Arkansas Center for Health Improvement reported Friday that 100 Arkansas school districts have 14-day COVID-19 infection rates of 50 or more new known infections per 10,000 district residents. Of those districts, 12 have rates of 100 or more new…
The University of Central Arkansas celebrated a milestone event Thursday with the topping-out ceremony for the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The university broke ground on the Windgate Center in October. Made possible by a $20 million gift…
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Blue & You Endowment to Fund Graduate Social Work Program at UA Little Rock
The Blue & You Foundation for a Healthier Arkansas has awarded the University of Arkansas at Little Rock $605,000 to create an endowment that will provide funding for graduate students in the School of Social Work. The endowment will help…
Dr. Bruce Murphy, CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital in Little Rock, announced Friday morning that certain hospital employees must be fully vaccinated for COVID-19 by September 30. The new policy applies to all AHH directors, executives, managers, advanced practice nurses,…
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Hutchinson Reinstates Public Health Emergency, Calls Special Session on Masks
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that he is reinstating a public health emergency in the state and is calling a special session of the legislature to lift the prohibition on mask requirements for K-12 students in public schools. Hutchinson held…
Razorback baseball coach Dave van Horn has been signed to a new contract that will keep him in Fayetteville for at least 10 more years, the University of Arkansas announced Thursday. Van Horn, the 2021 Southeastern Conference Coach of the…
Forbes magazine has named the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to its list of Best Employers for Women 2021, the institution announced Thursday. UAMS was ranked 86th on a list of the top 300 companies in the United States,…