All tickets to the Arkansas Razorbacks’ Little Rock game on Oct. 23 against Arkansas-Pine Bluff will be actual, physical tickets, the University of Arkansas revealed in an email to ticket holders on Thursday. All tickets to the game will be…
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UAMS Receives $4.75M Grant for Physician Training, Rural Health Care
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received an additional $4.75 million in federal grant money to continue efforts to improve health care in rural Arkansas through training and retaining primary care physicians. The supplemental award from the…
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‘The Price Is Right Live’ Coming to Little Rock’s Robinson Hall Oct. 17
Tickets are on sale now to The Price Is Right Live TM show at Little Rock’s Robinson Center on Oct. 17, 2021. The Price Is Right LiveTM is an interactive stage show that gives eligible individuals the chance to…
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CARTI’s 2021 Sugar Plum Ball Canceled for Health and Safety Concerns
CARTI announced early Thursday that it has canceled this year’s Sugar Plum Ball due to the continued coronavirus pandemic. CARTI is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary cancer care provider offering medical and surgical oncology, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology. With 19…
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Crow, Stapleton Among Artists Named in Johnny Cash Festival Lineup
Fourteen critically acclaimed music performers make up the full line-up for the virtual Johnny Cash Heritage Festival, according to a press release from officials of the Historic Dyess Colony: Johnny Cash Boyhood Home. The festival, scheduled to stream Friday and…
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First Project in Major Central Fayetteville Development Nears Completion
Neal Pendergraft and Lauri Mason, through their family company 2828 Mansfield LLC, broke ground in July 2020 on a new 19,000 sq. ft. two-story office building located just west of the intersection of West Drake Street and North Gregg Avenue…
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Mars Petcare to Invest Additional $117 Million in Fort Smith Facility
Mars Petcare is announcing an investment of $117 million in its Fort Smith manufacturing facility, according to a press release sent out by the Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) on behalf of the company this morning. The recent investment news…
SpaceX founder Elon Musk personally committed $50 million to St. Jude Children’s Research Hospital in Memphis as part of the Inspiration4 campaign. Musk’s donation pushes total campaign fundraising beyond its goal of $200 million. SpaceX’s private spaceflight touched down safely…
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Yurachek Moving Forward with Bud Walton Renovation Proposals, Board Told
Arkansas Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek informed the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees that he is moving forward with proposals for possible renovation to Bud Walton Arena, the Razorbacks’ on-campus basketball home. The UA has surveyed basketball season-ticket holders…
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Central Arkansas Library System Breaks Ground on New Solar Array
The Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) broke ground on a new solar array on Friday. The renewable energy will create savings and help the Library System accomplish its goals of operating sustainably and promoting green practices throughout the state. As…