The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas (FHLB) has named an Arkansas community development executive to its advisory council. Dr. Calvin R. King Sr., the president and CEO of Arkansas Land and Farm Development Corp. (ALCDC), has been appointed to…
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John Gill Leaves Methodist Family Health Better Than He Found It
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThere are many things in John Gill’s lengthy career for which he may be well remembered. As senior attorney/shareholder and director with Gill Ragon Owen, P.A. in Little Rock, he’s successfully litigated, advised governors and helped shape the state’s constitution.…
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Bank of America Contributes More Than $700K to Arkansas Nonprofits in 2020
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleDuring 2020, Bank of America has contributed more than $700,000 to Arkansas organizations. Working with local partners, Bank of America identified 29 organizations in Arkansas that faced immediate needs. In total, the financial institution contributed $708,000 to Arkansas organizations. “2020…
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Keep On Runnin’: Little Rock Marathon Still a Go for 2021
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaTo know Geneva Lamm and Gina Marchese, co-executive directors of the Little Rock Marathon, is to know eternal optimists. For nearly 20 years, the duo has led the signature springtime road race through brilliant sunshine and ice showers, all while…
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Arkansas Organizations Benefit from MacKenzie Scott’s $4 Billion Donation
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThree Arkansas organizations have received gifts from a prominent philanthropist MacKenzie Scott. The Arkansas Foodbank, Food Bank of Northeast Arkansas and Southern Bancorp Community Partners are three Arkansas organizations that received donations from Scott as part of a raft of…
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Whole Health Institute Breaking Ground on New Facility in Spring 2021
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleThe Whole Health Institute will be launching construction on a new facility in Bentonville in the upcoming year. Announced in January 2020, the Whole Health Institute is the brainchild of Walmart scion Alice Walton. The Whole Health Institute is a…
In eight years as executive director of The Helping Hand of Greater Little Rock, Gayle Priddy has grown accustomed to the ebb and flow of hungry people gathering outside, some standing in line for an hour outside the building, waiting…
The nonprofit Springdale Veterans Memorial Organization (SVMO) is conducting an online auction to raise money to erect a veterans memorial at J.B. Hunt Park in Springdale. The group hopes to raise at least $10,000 toward the construction of the memorial.…
Immerse Arkansas announced Thursday that every dollar donated through the end of the year will be matched up to $200,000. The organization plans to get a head start on this goal by raising $25,000 through Giving Tuesday on Dec. 1. …
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Despite Pandemic, Go!bbler Waddles on for Tenth Season
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaThe tenth installment of The Go!bbler Run will come off this Thanksgiving, albeit in a virtual format. Founder Gary Taylor, who owns Go! Running in Little Rock’s Heights neighborhood, said he couldn’t bear to put runners in harm’s way, but…