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Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward was elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) for 2021-22 at their annual conference on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in Louisville, KY. “It’s a great honor to be elected as…

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…

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…

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has named nine new members to its Board of Advisors. The Board of Advisors is comprised of business and community leaders and philanthropists who serve as ambassadors and raise public awareness of…

Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams has been appointed by the White House to the 15-member board that advises the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund. The CDFI Advisory Board consists of 15 members, including the secretaries of the departments of…

Online preordering for the 2021 International Greek Food Festival from Little Rock’s Annunciation Greek Orthodox Church opens on Friday, Sept. 17. Guests can pick up their orders via drive-through on Friday, Oct. 1, and Saturday, Oct. 2, from 11 a.m.…

The Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation (ABHOF) on Thursday announced six inductees for its 28th class. The induction ceremony, annually held on the third Saturday of October, will be postponed until a later date when it is safe to…

Earlier this year, Arkansas-based Hytrol announced that the company would be establishing a facility with hundreds of jobs in Fort Smith to support its existing Jonesboro operation, which employs 1,200 workers. The story of Hytrol in Arkansas dates back to…

Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas (RMHCA) have announced the celebrity golfers for the 28th Annual RMHCA Golf Scramble. The event is presented by VFW Post 9095 and will be held at Pleasant Valley Country Club on Monday, Sept. 27…

Heartland Renaissance Fund (HRF) of Little Rock, a subsidiary of Arkansas Capital Corporation, has been awarded $40 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits (NMTCs) to deploy capital into historically underinvested areas. The credits are part of the U.S. Department…