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Hendrix College President W. Ellis Arnold III will retire from the presidency in June 2023, the private liberal arts college announced on Tuesday. Arnold was elected the 12th President of the college by the Hendrix Board of Trustees in Nov.…

The Conductor and the Conway Foundation recently partnered with the Kauffman Foundation to host the Arkansas Entrepreneurial Policy Summit. The summit, which took place at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute April 27-29,  was held to address specific needs of entrepreneurs in the…

Governor Asa Hutchinson recently attended Arkansas’ sixth annual Governor’s All-State Coding Competition. Hutchinson, in partnership with ARCodeKids, announced the winners of the competition in the Ida Waldron Auditorium of the University of Central Arkansas in Conway on Saturday, April 30,…

Pictured: Fort Smith Southside – 7A First Place Front, from left: Sam Pritchard, Callie Shannon, Vivian Apple, Victor Nguyen Middle, from left: Tzideny Romero, Isabel Nuno, Andrea Ortega, Dipa Patel, Zain Rana Back, from left: Coach Josh Adams, Jackson Austin,…

The Baptist Health Rehabilitation Institute recently began implementing an immersive virtual reality system for physical therapy. The REAL® Immersive System uses virtual reality to engage and motivate patients to complete their course of rehabilitation via a fun, virtual environment with…

First Service Bank, a family-owned and operated bank, has named Andy Grumbles as its chief financial officer. Tom Grumbles, Andy’s father, is the president and chief executive officer of the Greenbrier-based bank, and Andy’s sister, Robin Hackett, is chief mortgage…

Westrock Coffee announced Monday its plan to go public, following a merger with Riverview Acquisition Corp., upping Westrock’s enterprise value to approximately $1.086 billion at $10 per share. The proposed business merger will allow Westrock Coffee to speed up the…

As part of its 2022 agenda, MAPCO Inc. is divesting its locations in the greater Little Rock and Louisville, Ky. markets. The decision comes as the retailer turns its focus on innovation and its main markets, the company said. Details…

The Conductor of Conway, in partnership with the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, is launching the sixth cohort of its ’10X Growth Accelerator.’  The Conductor is a public-private partnership with the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie which aims to…

Across the great state of Arkansas, businesses are producing goods and services that are helping to drive the global economy. Arkansas produces materials for the aerospace industry, parts for the automotive industry, food products, ammunition, timber and much more. Arkansas’…