The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) announced a new member has joined the staff at the UAMS Gastroenterology Clinic. Stephan Dehmel, M.D., has joined UAMS as a gastroenterologist and will serve as part of a team of specialists at the UAMS Gastroenterology Clinic. In addition...
The state Department of Human Services announced that 4,353 Arkansans were no longer eligible for Medicaid benefits because over the past three months they failed to comply with work requirements. Another 43,655 people met the work requirement and will retain their health coverage under...
A Texas investing group is set to reopen a timber mill in Magnolia in a move that is expected to create 40 to 60 jobs. According to the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission approved a $750,000 bond guarantee for Texas CLT LLC to reopen the mill. Texas CLT LLC, an...
On June 1, Arkansas became the first state to implement a work requirement for able-bodied Medicaid recipients who are of working age with no dependents at home. The goal is to identify and provide worker training to those who need employment and to improve their opportunity to get a good-paying...
The Arkansas Board of Education has taken over the Pine Bluff School District after declaring the district to be in “fiscal distress.” After voting to declare the district in fiscal distress, the Board of Education unanimously voted to remove the interim superintendent, Monica McMurray, and the...
IberiaBank is partnering with Arkansas Foodbank to fund the Food for Kids Pack-a-thon, which support’s the Foodbank’s backpack program that supplies weekend meals for children. As part of the partnership, IberiaBank is contributing $10,000 to the Food for Kids Pack-a-thon. This contribution...
Preferred Family Healthcare (PFH) has informed state agencies that it will be closing its Arkansas operations in October. The Springfield, Mo.-based healthcare company informed the Arkansas Department of Human Services that it will cease business in Arkansas on Oct. 12. In recent months, PFH has...
First Security Bank Jonesboro has promoted a new loan officer at its main Jonesboro banking center. Alex Beasley of Jonesboro has been promoted to loan officer, and in his new role, will focus on consumer and small business lending. Beasley has been a First Security employee since 2013 and has...
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) is hosting its 2018 Arkansas Small, Minority and Women-Owned Business Matchmaking Event on Thursday, Sept. 13, from 8 a.m. to 3:30 p.m. This one-day event helps small business owners by matching them with county, state and federal buyers for...
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has a new vice chancellor for human resources. Jeff Risinger, Ph.D., MBA, has been promoted to vice chancellor for human resources after serving as associate vice chancellor for human resources since 2014. RELATED: Emmanouil Giorgakis Joins...