Darin Gray named chairman and CEO of CJRW
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.net Advertising and PR powerhouse CJRW has a new chairman and CEO, just as the Little Rock-based...
View ArticleDr. Eric Heim joins orthopedic surgery group at Cooper Clinic
Dr. Eric Heim, a hand surgery specialist and orthopedic surgeon, is returning to his hometown of Fort Smith to join Cooper Clinic.He will practice with orthopedic surgeons Dr. Jeffrey Evans, Dr. John...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks reports 53% increase in second quarter earnings
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireBank of the Ozarks easily beat year ago results and met Wall Street expectations by reporting second quarter earnings of 52...
View ArticleRiver Valley bank gets $120,000 grant from Walmart Foundation for new truck
The River Valley Regional Food Bank has been awarded a $120,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program. The funds will be used to purchase a replacement Retail Recovery Refrigerated...
View ArticleTyson Foods donates $500,000 toward water conservation
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers and streams in...
View ArticleUA Study: Consumers prefer county-of-origin labeled meats
Meat industry lobbyists succeeded in getting the county-of-origin labels for beef, pork and poultry repealed by the U.S. Congress, but it seems that consumers preferred them.A study by the University...
View ArticleCore Public House brew company set to open in downtown Fort Smith
Springdale-based Core Brewing and Distilling Co. plans to open on Friday (July 17) its first pub in Fort Smith. The location is 701 Rogers Ave. in downtown Fort Smith, just three blocks from where his...
View ArticleVan Buren teacher awarded Presidential award for environmental work
The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency has awarded Jolie Hobbs of King Elementary School in Van Buren, Ark. with the Presidential Innovation Award for Environmental Educators (PIAEE).She was honored...
View ArticleStartup Junkie hosts Mentorcamp
Startup Junkie Consulting will host Northwest Arkansas’s 2015 Mentorcamp for about 100 entrepreneurs this week. Roughly 60 mentors are also taking part in the week-long event in conjunction with...
View ArticleDr. Rotaru joins Cooper Clinic as a nephrology specialist
Dr. Dumitru Rotaru is joining Drs. Michael Coleman Sr. and Michael Coleman Jr. of the Cooper Clinic Department of Nephrology.Relocating from Little Rock, Rotaru is a board certified nephrologist. He...
View ArticleNorthwest Health hosts event for grieving parents
Northwest Health System will host its second annual Parent Left Behind interactive seminar from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. on Saturday, August 29 at the Center for Nonprofits in Rogers.This year the seminar will...
View ArticleFayetteville Montessori names operations director
Jaclyn Cochran has been named director of operations at Fayetteville Montessori School after returning to the school on June 1. She brings 15 years experience in early childhood education to her new...
View ArticleUA Nursing receives $1 million federal grant
The University of Arkansas Eleanor Mann School of Nursing has received a federal grant of $1 million to increase the number of advanced practice registered nurses. The program is aimed at helping meet...
View ArticleMedley to retire as president and CEO of Area Agency on Aging of Western...
The board of Area Agency on Aging of Western Arkansas and Jim Medley issued a joint announcement on Tuesday saying that medley would retire from his post as the agency’s president and CEO.Medley, who...
View ArticleArkansas universities, colleges receive more than $2 million in federal grants
The U.S. Department of Education has granted Arkansas more than $2 million in funding for Arkansas Higher education through the federal Student Support Services Program."Supporting diversity throughout...
View ArticleCarl Albert State College receives $2.116 million federal education grant
Carl Albert State College in Poteau has received a five-year $2,116,410 million Student Support Services (SSS) grant from the U.S. Department of Education. The grant begins Sept. 1, 2015 and ends Aug....
View ArticleDr. Voris joins family practice group with Sparks Health Syste
Dr. Justin Voris will join SouthPointe Family Practice located at 3808 South Gary St., near Southside High School, in August. As a primary care physician, Voris will help manage and maintain the health...
View ArticleWal-Mart's acquires 100% of Yihoadian, Chinese e-commerce business
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. has acquired the outstanding shares in Yihaodian, taking full ownership of its fast-growing e-commerce business in China, according to a release from the retail giant on Wednesday...
View ArticleJ.B. Hunt Transport declares dividend
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. announced a quarterly cash dividend to its shareholders. The company’s board of directors approved 21 cents per common share of stock owned as of July 31. The dividend...
View ArticleLeadership Fort Smith announced 25 members of 2016 class
The Leadership Fort Smith program announced July 23 the 25 members of the 2016 class.The 25 participants were selected based on leadership or potential leadership ability and commitment to the...
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