It is a good time to live in Arkansas, as evidenced by how many people want to get there. While not registering the eye-popping numbers of South Carolina or Arizona, the Natural State is firmly in the middle of the …
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Arkansas Issues $4.92M in Outdoor Rec Grants
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Department of Parks, Heritage and Tourism is awarding $4.92 million in outdoor recreation grants to projects in 23 counties, it announced Tuesday. The grants fall into three categories: Facilities for Underdeveloped Neighborhoods (FUN) Park grants, matching grants and …
University of North Texas quarterback Drew Mestemaker was awarded the 2025 Burlsworth Trophy Monday at Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville. Created in 2010, the Burlsworth Trophy is awarded annually by the Burlsworth Foundation to the best player …
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Stone Bank Adds Allison Peterson to Lending Compliance
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffAllison Peterson has been named lending compliance officer for Stone Bank. She previously worked as a loan assistant manager with Arvest Bank. She earned a Bachelor of Business Administration from the University of Central Arkansas. Stone Bank has locations in …
IT firm Provalus announced Wednesday that it will be adding a new location in Harrison. It recently announced a new location in Walnut Ridge as well. The company is investing $1 million in the Harrison site, which is expected to …
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Administrators of the State’s Largest Hospitals
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffChad S. Aduddell CHI St. Vincent Infirmary Little Rock Chad S. Aduddell has been CEO of CHI St. Vincent, with its flagship CHI St. Vincent Infirmary in Little Rock, since 2015. He previously served as executive vice president and chief …
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Arkansas’ Smaller Communities a Potent Attractor of Companies, People
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain HebdaAfter years of eating metropolis dust and being derided as merely bedroom communities, small to medium-sized towns across America are enjoying a boom in popularity. In part, they have COVID-19 to thank for it. “During the pandemic, when remote working …
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Arrest Made in Connection to Hot Springs Human Trafficking Operations
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffZengguang “Gary” Liu has been arrested in connection with human trafficking operations in Hot Springs, Attorney General Tim Griffin revealed on Thursday. Operation Obscured Vision began on Jan. 23 of this year with coordinated law enforcement actions targeting unlicensed massage …
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Educational ROI: Leaders in Higher Ed Focus on Value, Nontraditional Students as They Eye Enrollment Cliff
Feature image: Chris Thomason, vice president of planning and development at the University of Arkansas System, speaks about the upcoming merger with North Arkansas Community College in Harrison. (Photo courtesy of Northark) The higher education landscape in Arkansas is changing. …
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Nine Arkansas Sites Added to National Register of Historic Places
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe National Register of Historic Places reached 100,000 listings on May 9. According to the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program, nine recent additions to that long list are here in the Natural State. “Listing these properties on the National Register of …