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ACHE Receives $32M Gift to Promote Health and Wellness
The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education (ACHE) received a $32.3 million anonymous gift to fund a health-and-wellness initiative in Fort Smith and surrounding areas. “This tremendous, anonymous gift...
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Plans Presented for Outdoor Entertainment Venue on Majestic Hotel Grounds in HS
Arkansas company R.A. Wilson Enterprises has presented a proposal to the Hot Springs Board of Directors to build an entertainment venue on the grounds where the Majestic Hotel once stood. The...
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Resiliency Energy and Water Security
Energy resilience ensures an organization has a reliable and regular supply of energy and contingency measures in place in the event of a power failure. Beyond energy, water is becoming equally...
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Trucking Industry Hit with $70M in Costs Over I-40 Bridge Closure, State...
Since the Hernando de Soto Bridge on Interstate 40 connecting Arkansas and Tennessee at West Memphis closed on May 11, the trucking industry has absorbed more than $70 million in unanticipated costs,...
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Matt Johnner, BankLabs Aiming to Further Disrupt Commercial Lending Space
Matt Johnner is no stranger to taking on challenges. He worked as a drilling fluid engineer in the oil and gas industry in such far-flung locales as Nigeria, Yemen and Dubai before entering the...
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As Construction Nears Completion, Arkansas Children’s Putting Final Touches...
Construction nears completion on the Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Pine Bluff Clinic in association with Jefferson Regional, and Arkansas Children’s officials are looking to put the final touches...
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Historic Music Venue Planned for Ninth Street in Downtown Little Rock
Plans were announced Monday for a new historical music venue in downtown Little Rock called Little Rock Hall. Marketed as The Hall, the 16,000-square-foot venue at 721 W. Ninth St. will “pay homage to...
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Beige Book: Arkansas Continues to See Improving Economic Conditions
The Federal Reserve Bank’s latest Beige Book economic summary, released Wednesday, indicates continued improving economic conditions in Arkansas and the Eighth District. Amid overall moderate...
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Transplace Opens New Operations Center in Rogers
Transplace opened its new operations center in Rogers on Thursday. The new facility is 150,000 square feet and was designed with future growth in mind. Transplace provides logistics technology and...
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AMP’s 2021 Future 50
Arkansas Money & Politics is proud to showcase its Future 50 for 2021. The Future 50 represents those Arkansans — business, political, cultural leaders — recognized by AMP readers as poised to do...
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U.S. Retail Sales Up As Recovery Continues, Group Says
Retail sales across the country saw solid growth during June as the recovery from the pandemic continued, according to a National Retail Federation report released Friday. NRF’s calculation of retail...
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Hendrix Receives Grant for Renovation of Residence Halls
Hendrix College has been awarded a $500,000 grant from the Sunderland Foundation to support its Residence Hall Renewal Project. The project will renovate Martin Hall and Veasey Hall, two historic...
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UPDATE: Hot Springs City Board Awards Majestic Site Contract to R.A. Wilson
Despite an eleventh-hour bid from VIPA’s Vijay Patel to buy the grounds that the Majestic Hotel once sat on, the Hot Springs City Board voted 6-1 Tuesday night to award the contract to Rick Wilson,...
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As Costco Opens in LR, Local Retailers Oppose Its Liquor License
A line was wrapped around the new Costco in Little Rock as early as 7 a.m. Wednesday, Costco’s first day of operations in Arkansas. But not everyone is happy about the business’s presence. A...
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ArDOT: Eastbound Lanes of I-40 Over Mississippi River Set to Reopen August 2
The Arkansas Department of Transportation confirmed on Wednesday that all Interstate 40 eastbound lanes of the Hernando de Soto Bridge at West Memphis connecting Arkansas to Memphis will open on...
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UCA Celebrates Topping Out of Windgate Performing Arts Center
The University of Central Arkansas celebrated a milestone event Thursday with the topping-out ceremony for the Windgate Center for Fine and Performing Arts. The university broke ground on the Windgate...
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Kris Fluger Named Vice President of Clark Contractors
Clark Contractors LLC announced Friday that Kris Fluger has been named vice president of the company. “As Vice President, Kris will act as Project Executive on projects and be involved with the...
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Teresa Carlisle Joins Clark Contractors as Marketing Manager
Clark Contractors announced on Monday the hiring of Teresa Carlisle as marketing manager. She previously worked with Cromwell Architects Engineers. Carlisle holds a master of fine arts in printmaking...
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Possible West Little Rock High School on LRSD Board Agenda
The Little Rock School Board is moving forward with administrative recommendations to seek voter approval for an additional $300 million dollars in funds. If approved by voters, this allotment would...
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South Rodney Parham Road in LR to Close Aug. 13-16
The city of Little Rock announced on Tuesday that South Rodney Parham Road will be closed from Markham Street to Mississippi Street from Aug. 13-16. Construction crews will be upgrading the sanitary...
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