As federal workers affected by the partial government shutdown approach the end of a second pay period without compensation, Eric Young, national president of the Council of Prison Locals, has been doing what he can to publicize the plight of…
By Kim Dishongh Hiland Dairy Foods, once Coleman Dairy Foods, has had a foothold in Arkansas since 1862. Eleithet Coleman became the first milk delivery man in Little Rock just after the start of the Civil War, according to Mike…
Demolition on the Hale Bathhouse in Hot Springs was completed last week, and renovations have begun in earnest on what will be Hotel Hale. Ellen and Mayor Pat McCabe closed on a $1.25 million loan earlier this month, almost four…
The merger of two federal lawsuits opposing the replacement of a Ten Commandments monument on the grounds of the Arkansas State Capitol will proceed as one case with separate representation. Both lawsuits claim that the monument’s presence is an unconstitutional…
The second annual World Woman Summit, set for October 11 and 12, at the Clinton Presidential Center, will be held in an expanded format to inspire and empower women. Last year’s summit was a one-day conference on economic development for…
Amanda George has accepted the position of associate vice chancellor for clinical finance and chief financial officer for the Integrated Clinical Enterprise at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences, according to Leslie Taylor, UAMS vice chancellor for communications and…
June 2018 Issue Mike and Anne Preston may be fairly new to Arkansas, but their political and charitable involvement since their arrival in 2015 has made them well-known to Little Rock officials. by Kim Dishongh and Morgan Embry oth born…
Hundreds have made the pilgrimage across town for lunch at Coby’s in the Arkansas Heart Hospital since the café opened about five years ago. Now there are times they won’t have to drive quite so far to get the wildly…
Business brought Shayla and Scott Copas together and it remains a common bond for them. “I think it just gives us a chance to get to know each other on a different level and through a different avenue,” says Shayla.…
Layne Fortenberry pondered an idea for about seven years before he turned it into a startup, Grainster Inc. Grainster, which is expected to launch a beta test in select global markets in about nine months, was recently named the USA…