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Arkansas law seeks to inform students about options, costs before incurring education loan debt

By Benjamin Kibbey | Jun 7, 2021

By the end of 2019, Arkansas had already made significant inroads against student loan defaults for six years straight, hovering only 0.3% above the national average of 10.4%, but a recently passed state law aims to improve that number by keeping students informed.

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Cotton bill would tax university endowments over $2.5 billion to support 'high-paying, working-class' job training

By Benjamin Kibbey | May 16, 2021

A newly-introduced bill, the Ivory Tower Tax Act, seeks to support vocational education with a 1% tax on the endowments of the nation’s wealthiest private colleges, and require them to draw down 5% of their endowment value annually.

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'We're happy they've chosen Maumelle,' mayor says on Cypress Cold Storage expansion

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 18, 2021

Cypress Cold Storage recently invested $13 million in an expansion of their Maumelle cold storage facility, and expects to add approximately 30 full-time employees to work in the facility, which now covers a 162,000 square-foot facility.

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Gazaway says renters bill seeks ‘very basic minimum standards of habitability’

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 15, 2021

A piece of legislation before the Arkansas House of Representatives would seek to ensure a simple eviction procedure providing hearing of both renters and landlords, as well as addressing concerns over minimum habitability standards in housing.

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Arkansas State Police's Crimes Against Children hotline saw an 'increase in calls made by delivery personnel' who spotted child abuse

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 15, 2021

Recent upticks in reports of child abuse appear to show that COVID-19 restrictions prevented many cases of abuse from ever reaching the public eye, particularly as students who were receiving remote instruction return to school.

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Arkansas Community Foundation using $1 million Facebook grant to support black nonprofits

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 11, 2021

In response to the effects of the economic crisis created by COVID-19 restrictions, the Arkansas Community Foundation (ACF) has launched a new initiative aimed at assisting black-led and black-serving nonprofits in the Little Rock metro area.

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Community Health Centers’ Spencer says community leaders need to encourage vaccinations

By Benjamin Kibbey | Apr 11, 2021

The COVID-19 pandemic has had wide-reaching consequences across all portions of the economy, but at the center stage of the viral outbreak has been the nation’s hospitals, clinics and health centers.

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Financial technology company brings 100 jobs to Bentonville area

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 16, 2021

A new Loanpal operating center is planned for the Bentonville area, with the new facility expected to add approximately 100 financial technology jobs to the local economy.

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Walton Family Foundation unveils new plans for next five years

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 12, 2021

The Walton Family Foundation is taking a new approach to its next five-year grantmaking cycle with a new strategic plan.

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Rolsma moves to new leadership position at Bentonville Area Chamber

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 12, 2021

Sherry Rolsma, the Greater Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce’s director of WalStreet and Major Investor Engagement, has moved on to serve as vice president of Membership and Major Investment Engagement for the Chamber.

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Scholarship established to honor fallen Pine Bluff detective

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 9, 2021

Donations from the Pine Bluff community raised $50,000 for the establishment of a scholarship fund in the name of fallen Pine Bluff Police Department Detective Kevin Collins at the University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff (UAPB).

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Little Rock CVB adds website content to help visitors explore local Black history

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 9, 2021

The Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau (LRCVB) has created a new section on its website as part of Black History Month in order to feature local black history and heritage.

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Tyson Foods launches program to help plant workers advance in company

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 9, 2021

Tyson Foods has created a new career development program, dubbed Upward Pathways, to work with frontline workers in its facilities on job skills training and workforce certifications.

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Increase in spam calls discourages consumers from answering calls from unknown numbers

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 9, 2021

A recent survey from Little Rock-based communication transparency solutions firm First Orion revealed that while most cell phone users prefer to have their insurance provider contact them by calling their cell phone, the majority of them have had problems with missing calls from an insurance provider because they did not recognize the phone number.

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Merger creates one of Arkansas’ largest independent Registered Investment Advisory firms

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 9, 2021

The recent merger of Arkansas-based Legacy Capital Wealth Partners and Trent Capital Management into Legacy Capital has created one of the largest independent Registered Investment Advisory firms in the state.

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Arkansas Economic Development names new MWOBE Division director

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 9, 2021

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission’s (AEDC) former director of marketing, Esperanza Massana-Crane, is taking over as the new director for the Minority and Women-Owned Business Enterprise (MWOBE) Division.

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Arkansas' Tyson Foods takes top spot Forbes' admired companies ranking

By Benjamin Kibbey | Feb 8, 2021

Tyson Foods has once again topped Fortune magazine’s ranking of the World’s Most Admired Companies in the Food Production category, making this the fifth year in a row the company has been No. 1 on the list.