Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward was elected secretary-treasurer of the National Association of State Departments of Agriculture (NASDA) for 2021-22 at their annual conference on Wednesday, Sept. 22, in Louisville, KY. “It’s a great honor to be elected as…
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Merrill Lynch Names Charles Gaba Market Executive in LR and Memphis; Bank of America Announces Promotions in Arkansas
Merrill Lynch and Bank of America announced new promotions of executives in the Little Rock and Memphis areas on Thursday. Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has named Charles Gaba as Market Executive for the Memphis-Little Rock Market, overseeing 65 financial advisors.…
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ACHI Leads New Study Analyzing Impact of Medical Marijuana in Arkansas
Researchers at the Arkansas Center for Health Improvement and the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have been awarded a $1.3 million research grant through the National Institute on Drug Abuse, a division of the National Institute of Health, to…
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CARTI’s 2021 Sugar Plum Ball Canceled for Health and Safety Concerns
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCARTI announced early Thursday that it has canceled this year’s Sugar Plum Ball due to the continued coronavirus pandemic. CARTI is a not-for-profit, multidisciplinary cancer care provider offering medical and surgical oncology, diagnostic radiology, and radiation oncology. With 19…
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Hogs Release ’22 Football Schedule: Cincy, BYU, Petrino Highlight ‘No Breather’ Slate
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterArkansas released its full 2022 football schedule on Tuesday, and to the surprise of no one east of Tulsa, west of Memphis or employed by the SEC office in Birmingham, the Razorbacks once again face what almost certainly will be…
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Washington Regional to Acquire Drake Farms Property for Expansion
Washington Regional Medical System is preparing to meet the growing health care needs of Northwest Arkansas after acquiring approximately 15 acres near the Washington Regional campus in Fayetteville. The property, part of the Drake Farms development in Fayetteville, is located…
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Construction Begins on Second Biomass Pellet Plant in Arkansas
Drax Group, the world-leading sustainable biomass production and supply company, has started construction on the second of three satellite pellet plants in Arkansas, the company announced Friday. Work is underway at the site in Russellville (Pope County) with commercial operations…
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Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Announces 2021 Inductees
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Black Hall of Fame Foundation (ABHOF) on Thursday announced six inductees for its 28th class. The induction ceremony, annually held on the third Saturday of October, will be postponed until a later date when it is safe to…
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Steve Landers Officially Announces Bid for Mayor of Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffProminent Central Arkansas businessman, Steve Landers, officially announced his run for mayor of Little Rock in 2022 on Wednesday afternoon. The announcement, made official via a posting of his official campaign logo on his Twitter account, comes after a conversation…
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Ralston Family Farms Makes First Ever Official Arkansas Rice Sale to China
Gov. Asa Hutchinson, along with Tim and Robin Ralston of Ralston Family Farms, announced Tuesday that a shipment of rice from Ralston Family Farms is the first rice from Arkansas to be exported to China. Through a contract with a…