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The Arkansas Blood Institute has partnered with the Arkansas Travelers baseball team to host a special blood drive in honor of U.S. first responders and military who lost their lives in the September 11, 2001 terrorist attacks. Individuals can donate…

Arkansas has made a multi-million commitment to ensure that the state landed a U.S. Air Force mission in Fort Smith. The U.S. Air Force selected Ebbing Air National Guard Base in Fort Smith as the new location for a F-35…

The Delta Regional Authority is partnering with the U.S. Department of Defense to host a medical mission in Lake Village in July 2021 as part of the Delta Wellness Mission 2021. This mission, part of the Innovation Readiness Training (IRT)…

Military members and their families will now have a new employment resource in Arkansas as part of the state’s “Place to Call Home” initiative. Arkansas officials unveiled HomeBaseArkansas.com on Nov. 11, 2020 – Veteran’s Day – which is designed to…

Veterans live and work in every community of Arkansas. We are their friends, their family, their co-workers, and their neighbors. It is up to us to ensure that every veteran feels that his or her service to this country is…

Monday is Memorial Day, and today I’d like to pay tribute to the Arkansans who have given their lives through military service to ensure that Americans continue to live in freedom. Memorial Day 2020 will be different than any of…

by Dwain Hebda  Wade Radke is an unqualified Arkansas success story, launching Galley Support Innovations in Sherwood alongside his wife Gina. The Radkes have grown the mom-and-pop venture to a $5 million-per-year, 50-employee manufacturer of hardware for some of the…

A University of Arkansas research team has landed a significant defense grant that could have an impact on the future of infrared imaging devices, particularly with military applications. Two UA professors – Shui-Qing “Fisher” Yu, associate professor of electrical engineering,…

With Adjutant General Mark Berry’s retirement looming, Gov. Asa Hutchinson has announced the new Adjutant General of Arkansas. Major General Kendall W. Penn has been tapped to take over the role from Berry, who is slated to retire on August…

Lockheed Martin will be using its Camden manufacturing location to refurbish a portion of the U.S. Army’s Multiple Launch Rocket System (MLRS) launchers. The Bethesda, Maryland-based company was recently awarded a $362 million contract to “recapitalize” 50 launchers. As part…