by Tyler Hale A pharmaceutical retailer has selected Little Rock as its new headquarters. During a press conference held today (Nov. 18) at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, company executives, along with state and Little Rock officials, announced that Express Rx is moving its corporate...
by Tyler Hale Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has named a new chief education officer to its leadership team. Marissa Reyes has been selected to serve in the museum’s new leadership role. Reyes will join the museum effective Monday, Dec. 9. As chief education officer, Reyes will be tasked...
by Tyler Hale Baptist Health is reportedly naming a new chief development officer for the Baptist Health Foundation. An anonymous source tells Arkansas Money & Politics that the health system is tapping Lena Moore to take over as the foundation’s chief development officer. According to the...
by Tyler Hale A new accelerator will be launching in 2020, focusing on the federal Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) funding program. The Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center has developed the accelerator as a way of guiding early-stage Arkansas entrepreneurs and...
One Arkansas university will now offer a new degree track in health care data analytics. The Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) will roll out a new Master of Science degree track in Healthcare Data Analytics, starting in the fall...
by Tyler Hale Bryan K. Malinowski has been named the permanent executive director for the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission announced that Malinowski would serve as the executive director on Nov. 12. Malinowski has served as the airport’s...
Democratic candidate Josh Mahony has dropped out of Arkansas’ U.S. Senate race. In a post on his campaign’s official Facebook page, Mahony announced that he will not be continuing the race, citing a family health concern. “I would like to extend my deepest gratitude to all of those who...
The University of Arkansas has fired football head coach Chad Morris following the team’s loss to Western Kentucky on Saturday. Arkansas Athletics Director Hunter Yurachek said in a statement that Morris had been dismissed and a search will begin for a new head coach. Since joining as head...
This December, an election will be held to select the new members for the Arkansas Rice Farmers (ARF) board of directors. The new board members will be elected during the USA Rice Outlook Conference in Little Rock. Composed of exclusively of rice farmers, Arkansas Rice Farmers serves as an engine...
New officers have been elected to serve on the Arkansas Agriculture Board. The new officers include Sam Angel II of Lake Village, who will serve as the board chair, and Kyle Baltz of Pocahontas, who is the board’s new vice-chair. Appointed in 2018, Angel is a fourth-generation farmer and cotton...