The Arkansas Museum of Fine Arts welcomes the board of trustees incoming President Stan Hastings and Vice-President Le’Kita Brown, as well as four new members: Beau Blair, Jacqueline Retzer, Steve Ronnel, and Derrick Smith. “Each member of the board brings…
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UAMS Celebrates Completion of LR Campus $50M Electrical Power Plant
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) celebrated the completion of a new $50 million electrical power plant on the east side of its Little Rock campus Thursday morning. The plant is a key component of a $150 million…
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MDH Acquisition Corporation Lands First SPAC Deal
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaWhen Little Rock-based MDH Acquisition Corp. entered the SPAC fray earlier this year, officials were confident they would find a quality under-the-radar company for its first acquisition. Earlier this summer, officials announced a deal that would do just that. MDH is bringing together two entities, Olive.com and PayLink Direct, the payment services division…
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Land of Opportunity: Franklin McLarty Behind $276M Launch of Arkansas Special-Purpose Acquisition Company
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaIf you didn’t know better, you’d easily mistake Franklin McLarty for one of a million other corporate guys — a banker, maybe, albeit one considerably less buttoned-down than stereotype. You easily picture the Central High School grad on the sidelines…