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$54.6 million in rural health transformation funds awarded
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Thursday (Sept. 24) $54.6 million in awards to recipients of the second round of Rural Health Transformation Program (RHTP) grants, which follows $149.3 million announced in...
Black River Technical College to host second leadership cohort
Black River Technical College (BRTC) will host the Second Annual BRTC Leadership Program. Participating in this year’s cohort are Shane Copeland, director of Student Career Readiness; Cindy Daffron, director of...
County boards address EMS privatization proposal at joint session, Part 2
Editor's Note: This is Part 2 of our coverage of the Sept. 8 special joint session on the proposed privatization of Pulaski County EMS. Part 1 ran last week.
Network for 2030 Census launches
Leaders from across Arkansas gathered Wednesday (Sept. 23) in Little Rock for the 2026 Arkansas Census Summit, beginning a statewide effort to help communities prepare early for a complete and...
AACF: Uninsured Arkansas children reached 7.7% in 2025
The percentage of Arkansas’ uninsured children climbed to 7.7% in 2024 – the latest in a trend that began after the state reached a historic low of 4.1% in 2016,...
Arkansas activates South Central Interstate Forest Fire Protection Compact to tackle wildfires
Wildfires continue to be a threat across the state as high temperatures continue and little to no precipitation has fallen in Arkansas during the last month. The state has activated...
Center for Leadership Excellence to host conference
Arkansas State University’s Center for Leadership Excellence (CLE) will host the Leadership Excellence Conference. The conference will be held on Sept. 29, and will celebrate a significant milestone. “This event...
Rural Arkansas shouldn’t have to sit on the sidelines
I grew up in Columbus, a small community outside of Hope, Ark. I have spent my professional life in Little Rock, but I have never lost sight of where I...
NEA Business Notes: Deel named as Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians president of the board
The Arkansas Academy of Family Physicians (ARAFP) has installed Dr. Amanda Deel as its newest president of the board. Deel, who serves as the Associate Dean of Graduate Medical Education...
Halsey Real Estate names Mark Bingman to lead new Little Rock commercial office
Jonesboro-based Halsey Real Estate has named commercial real estate veteran Mark A. Bingman, MCR, SIOR, vice president and managing director. Bingman, a 30-year commercial real estate veteran, will lead the...
Arkansas River tonnage up more than 7% through August
Tonnage shipped on the Arkansas River in August was down more than 2%, but tonnage shipped between January and August is up more than 7%, with a 60.4% gain in...