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Arkansas small business owners tonight won a collective $17,000 at the 2022 Pitch ‘N Pint pitch competition, produced by The Venture Center and the Little Rock Regional Chamber. Sara Hurst of Bella’s Kitchen + Wellness, Lauren Anderson of Calm +…

Think Rubix, a strategic agency aimed at social, cultural and brand innovation, announces that Marketing Manager Ally Washington has successfully completed the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s annual leadership program, a nine-month course intended for emerging leaders in the state’s capital…

Sara Chastain, a registered nurse from Little Rock, has donated $100,000 to create an endowed professorship fund in memory of her father, the late Dr. Charles Chastain, who was the founder of the criminal justice program at the University of…

  St. Louis Fed President James Bullard will be speaking at the Little Rock Regional Chamber on Thursday, July 7 for the chamber’s Power Up Little Rock luncheon being held at the Clinton Presidential Library. A virtual and in-person event,…

Central Dental clinic, located at 2415 Prince Street in Conway, now operates as Rock Family Dental, joining an established oral health care brand with more than 10 locations throughout Arkansas. Central Dental has been part of Rock Dental Brands, a…

Jim Cargill, local president and CEO for Arvest Bank in Little Rock, has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31.   Cargill has been with Arvest for more than 37 years, working in Bentonville and Rogers, as well as Bartlesville, Okla.,…

Sarah Huckabee Sanders has released the following statement after the Supreme Court overturned Roe v. Wade today: “For decades, this is a day so many of us have prayed for and worked towards. I am thankful for the brave resolve of the six…

Condoleezza Rice, the 66th Secretary of State, is headed to Arkansas to give a keynote speech at the inaugural “America Leads: An Ideas Summit” hosted by Governor Asa Hutchinson.   According to a press release, the summit will take place…

The Associated Press reported today that an Arkansas judge has rejected the latest request to allow new genetic testing of crime scene evidence from the killing of three boys nearly 30 years ago.   Crittenden County Circuit Judge Tonya Alexander…

Dr. Frank Braun, dean of the College of Business, Health, and Human Services at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, announced Thursday that he will be stepping down as dean of the college effective July 31.    Braun will return to…