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The Arkansas Waterways Commission (AWC) has named a new chairman. Phyllis Harden has been appointed by the commission to the role. Secretary of Commerce Mike Preston announced that Harden will be replacing outgoing chairman Marty Shell. Harden will be the…

Two companies have received marijuana cultivation licenses after an Arkansas Medical Marijuana Commission meeting on Tuesday evening. The two companies are River Valley Relief, based in Fort Smith, and New Day Cultivation, based in Hot Springs. These represent the final…

Colliers International has confirmed that Dickson Flake died Tuesday, June 30 at the age of 81.  “Dickson was an Arkansas business legend, a service-oriented leader who gave his time to family, our firm and our community,” Kevin Huchingson, chairman and…

We may be about you here at AY Media Group, but we have celebratory news to share about us today!  Three members of the editorial staff for both our publications AY About You and Arkansas Money & Politics have been named…

Arvest Bank has appointed a new mortgage loan manager for the Central and South Arkansas territory. Josh Neal has been promoted to the role, in which he will oversee Arvest Bank’s mortgage lending teams in Little Rock, Saline County and…

The University of Arkansas has named a new chief information security officer. Effective June 29, Stephen Tycer will oversee the security the university’s  data and networks. “We are fortunate to have someone with a depth of understanding in global cybersecurity join the IT Services…

We started reopening the economy in May, and today I’d like to talk about the encouraging numbers that we’re already seeing. More than 45,000 Arkansans are back at work. Our unemployment rate, which has remained below the national rate, dropped…

“Alone we can do so little; together we can do so much.” –Helen Keller When Barbara looked at her phone’s screen, she saw a text message she never thought she would see, “Mom, I’m being called to the principal’s office,…

To date, only 56.5 percent of Arkansans have responded to the 2020 United States Census. Nationally, the response rate is 61.7 percent. It is not too late to respond. Arkansans are encouraged to respond online at 2020census.gov. If you have not…

Little Rock marketing agency CJRW laid off eight workers on Thursday, Chairman and CEO Darin Gray said Friday morning. Gray told Arkansas Business that the “difficult step of parting ways” was due to the impact of COVID-19 on current and…