RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 13 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: ABB Ozark and Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus are launching a career readiness pilot program as a collaborative workforce development initiative for Franklin County and the surrounding region. Program participants will have the opportunity to complete four modules under the guidance of ATU-Ozark Campus automation technology and air conditioning and refrigeration instructors. Those who successfully com more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 13 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 12, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing a guilty plea entered by Princess Dansby, 42, of Preston and Alissa Rivera, 27, of Arkadelphia on charges of Abuse of an Endangered/Impaired Person: "On June 11, my office's Medicaid Fraud Control Unit secured negotiated guilty pleas by two caregivers at the Arkadelphia Human Development Cent more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 14 -- The Arkansas Economic Development Commission issued the following news on June 12, 2024: Windsor Door, a family-owned, leading manufacturer and distributor of residential garage and commercial sectional overhead door products, unveiled a new $21 million high-speed production line at its Little Rock plant Wednesday. This state-of-the-art line aims to enhance operational efficiency and expand production capacity to provide quality products that support home build more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 14 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement announcing the arrest of Kaylee Slaughter, 25, of Lepanto on one count of Medicaid fraud, a Class B Felony: "Committing Medicaid fraud is an egregious affront to the hardworking taxpayers, but using a minor client as a vehicle to bilk Arkansans for thousands of dollars is despicable. I thank Special Age more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 14 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on June 13, 2024: * * * Attorney General Tim Griffin today issued the following statement in response to a ruling in Polk County Circuit Court allowing parts of his lawsuit against the social media company Meta, which owns Instagram and Facebook, to proceed: "This is a victory for the citizens of Arkansas, especially our children, whom Meta has misled about the addictive and harmful conseque more PR

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, June 13 (TNSres) -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University students Derek Thompson of Greenbrier and Parker Padgett of Russellville were selected to present their research on the use of technology to predict wildfire behavior at the 2024 Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers World Artificial Intelligence and Internet of Things Congress. Padgett, Thompson and fellow ATU student Timothy Cary Johnson of Russellville co-auth more PR

CONWAY, Arkansas, June 13 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College and the Clinton School of Public Service at the University of Arkansas today announced a new partnership to prepare Hendrix students for careers as public service leaders through the Clinton School's Master of Public Service degree program. Under the agreement, Hendrix students and alumni with a cumulative GPA of 3.5 or higher are guaranteed admission into the Clinton School's Master of Public Servi more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 14 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller Since 2012, University of Arkansas at Little Rock students and professors have been conducting research on the intersection of religion, politics, and community engagement during election years through the Little Rock Congregations Study (https://ualr.edu/lrcs/). With the 2024 presidential election just months away, the Little Rock Congregations Study is doing something it's nev more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 13 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: By Angelita Faller A UA Little Rock student will have the chance to showcase his musical talent on a national stage during the 2024 National Association of Teachers of Singing (NATS) National Conference held June 28 to July 2 in Knoxville, Tennessee. Andrew Battie, a junior music major and theatre minor from Little Rock, has been selected as a semifinalist in the National Student Auditions. Selected from m more PR

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, June 13 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: U.S. News & World Report named the UAMS Medical Center as an inaugural "Best Regional Hospital for Equitable Access," recognizing 53 health care institutions that the magazine said both excel in quality and provide substantial access to care to socioeconomically disadvantaged patients. The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) was the only hospital in Arkansas inclu more PR