Arkansas’ Power Women 2019: The Full List
To close the year, Arkansas Money & Politics has focused the spotlight on women in Arkansas who exhibit a number of diverse qualities that set them apart in the business world.
Each has blazed a trail, exhibiting essential leadership, enhanced their company’s performance – or done it all. AMP is proud to honor all women in business with a snapshot of the personalities, industries and examples of Power Women. Read the full story here.
Slim Chickens Opens 100th Restaurant, CEO Talks Strategy
From starting in a founder’s garage to expanding to 100 restaurants in less than 20 years, Slim Chickens is a quintessential Arkansas success story. The Fayetteville-based company is preparing to hit a major milestone with the opening of its 100th location, right in Arkansas.
On Wednesday, Dec. 18, Slim Chickens will open its 100th store at 16105 Chenal Parkway in Little Rock. Read the full story here.
Northeast Arkansas farmers build three-system solar energy project.
Tim Griffin: Passions, Not Plans, Guide Political Path
As Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin sits in his office in the Arkansas State Capitol, he takes stock of a career that has taken him from the small town of Magnolia to the nation’s capital and back to Arkansas.
Looking back, Griffin says there has been no grand design to how his career has panned out so far. Read the full story here.
Revenue report shows growth in state’s economy.
UAMS Receives $4 Million Grant to Study Digital Health Care Delivery
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received a $4 million grant to study the digital delivery of health care for patients suffering from heart failure. The grant has been awarded by the Patient-Centered Outcomes Research Institute (PCORI), a public research funder that focuses on clinical effectiveness research (CER).
The research project will track 400 patients with heart failure over the course of six months. Read the full story here.
Moore named chief development officer for Baptist Health Foundation.
UA Architecture Projects Recognized at Design Awards
The Fay Jones School of Architecture at the University of Arkansas has garnered international acclaim, with both its Community Design Center and faculty-led Somewhere Studio winning honorable mentions in the Architect’s Newspaper’s (AN) annual Best of Design awards.
Architecture’s answer to the Oscars, the 2019 AN Best of Design Awards received more than 800 entries from the U.S., Canada and Mexico. Read the full story here.
Pittman’s hire is a good value for UA football.