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Ritter Communications has opened its new multi-user data and cloud storage facility in Northeast Arkansas. The $8 million Data Technology Center is a 8,544 square-foot facility that serves as a “highly secure, offsite location to store data and IT infrastructure,”…

CARTI has set its sights on downtown El Dorado for its next cancer center. The nonprofit cancer care provider has announced plans to renovate a former Office Depot building, located at 1601 North West Avenue in El Dorado, to serve…

A University of Arkansas professor has been named to the National Recreation and Park Association’s Commission for Accreditation of Park and Recreation Agencies (CAPRA). Merry Moiseichik, who serves as a professor of recreation and sports management, was recently appointed to…

Two Arkansas organizations have received funding for job training support and employment opportunities through the Delta Regional Authority (DRA). The DRA has awarded grants to 13 organizations throughout its operational footprint through its Delta Workforce Grant Program. Restore Hope, Inc.…

A University of Arkansas chemical engineering professor has received a $750,000 grant to study the chemical and electronic structure of iron and oxygen atoms. Lauren Greenlee, associate professor of chemical engineering, received the grant. Greenlee primarily researches water chemistry, nanomaterials…

Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced two appointments to the Arkansas State Police Commission. He has named Murray Benton Sr. of Jonesboro and Ken Reeves of Harrison to the commission. Benton is the president of Mid South Sales, as well as…

A Fayetteville startup company has landed a $1,099,000 U.S. Department of Defense contract to develop technology to destroy explosives. CatalyzeH20 has received the DOD contract through the U.S. Army and will be developing technology to destroy explosives, including Trinitrotoluene (TNT)…

Walmart president and CEO Doug McMillon will be speaking during the 2020 Morgan Stanley Virtual Global Consumer & Retail Conference. This virtual discussion will be held Wednesday, Dec. 2 at 11 a.m. The webcast can be viewed at www.stock.walmart.com under…

University of Arkansas researchers have received a $417,000 grant from NASA to study the interaction between the atmosphere and surface of Venus. This grant, which is for three years, will enable researchers to stimulate conditions on Venus’ surface in the…

Lexicon Fabricators and Constructors has recently acquired a Louisiana-based fabrication company. The Little Rock company announced that it has purchased Steel Fabricators of Monroe, La., adding approximately 130 employees to its payroll. These employees will join Lexicon’s Prospect Steel and…