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More than 170 startups from across the country will converge on Little Rock Oct. 27 for Onward FX from the Northwest Arkansas Council in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission. Onward FX is a founder-funder exchange program that compresses …

Little Rock athletics director Frank Cuervo has agreed to a four-year contract extension, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Monday. Cuervo is now set to stay on in his official capacity as vice chancellor and director of athletics …

Catherine Fothergill does not hide the excitement in her voice. For the Associate Artistic Director of Ballet Arkansas, the opportunity to present a timeless holiday classic like The Nutcracker Suite at a brand new venue does not come around every …

Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin has joined eight other states in filing a lawsuit against OpenAI, the creator of ChatGPT. The suit was filed on Oct. 14 and alleges that the tech giant misled consumers, including minors, about the product’s …

Longtime banking executive and former state legislator Bruce Maloch of Emerson is retiring after 40 years at Farmers Bank & Trust in Magnolia. Maloch was an attorney at Anderson, Crumpler, Bell and Maloch in Magnolia before he transitioned into banking …

Longtime Oaklawn executive Eric Jackson came prepared Monday for his appearance at the Little Rock Touchdown Club’s roast and toast of legendary Arkansas sportswriter Wally Hall. With the help of ChatGPT, Jackson ran some numbers and told the club’s weekly …

A possible Sam’s or Costco could be on the way for Saline County. According to a report in the Saline Courier, a 150,000-square-foot “membership warehouse club” will anchor a proposed $150 million shopping center on Bryant Parkway at Interstate 30. …

The University of Arkansas at Monticello recently hosted a ribbon-cutting ceremony to celebrate the grand opening of its Arkansas Forest Health Research Center. Forests in Arkansas support $16 billion of the state’s economy each year through wood products, tourism and …

Arkansas State University in Jonesboro has announced the permanent appointment of Dr. William McLean as provost and executive vice chancellor. McLean, a two-time graduate and longtime faculty member and administrator at the school, has served as interim provost and executive …

Early voting has kicked off in Arkansas, and citizens will have two weeks to cast a ballot for the upcoming Nov. 3 general election. Before sorting through the myriad candidates and races on the ballot, take time to make sure …