MINNEAPOLIS, Minnesota, Jan. 25 -- Ameriprise Financial, a provider of investment advice, asset management and insurance capabilities, issued the following news release on Jan. 24, 2024: Ameriprise Financial, Inc. (NYSE: AMP) announced today that financial advisor Roberto Vargas has moved his practice from J.P. Morgan Securities, Inc. where he managed over $100 million in client assets. Vargas chose to join Centennial Financial Services, a financial advisory practice of Ameriprise Financial Ser  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 26 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following news release on Jan. 25, 2024: Following a guilty plea entered by Shaona Mizell, 52, of Paragould in Pulaski County Circuit Court on January 23, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Earlier this week, defendant Mizell pleaded guilty to Medicaid Fraud, a class A misdemeanor. Protecting the dollars of hardworking Arkansas taxpayers from fraudsters is a duty I take seriously. Thos  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 27 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Jan. 26, 2024: * * * After filing a petition to enforce a consent judgment against Entropy Systems, Inc., and Little Rock landlord Imran Bohra, Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "I have asked the Pulaski County Circuit Court to penalize Entropy Systems, Inc., and Imran Bohra for failing to comply with the terms of a consent judgment. The consent judgment require  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 25 -- Arkansas Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement on Jan. 24, 2024: * * * Following a meeting today to formally kick off Arkansas's efforts as part of the Organized Retail Crime Alliance (ORCA), Attorney General Tim Griffin issued the following statement: "Last summer I was contacted by the U.S. Department of Homeland Security Investigations (HSI) about joining a regional effort to combat organized retail crime. Since then we have begun wor  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced the following appointments: * * * Alcoholic Beverage Control Board Hannah Ray, Little Rock, to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. Term expires January 14, 2030. Replaces Pamela DePriest. * * * Arkansas Black History Commission Caleb Williams, Pine Bluff, to the Arkansas Black History Commission. Term expires January 14, 2030. Replaces E  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders today encouraged the Arkansas Natural Resources Commission (ANRC) to expedite an emergency $100,000 loan for the city of Helena-West Helena, Arkansas, to refurbish two wells and replace valves in the city's water system. This is the second loan to the city the Governor has supported and is part of the state's larger effort to ensure the r  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 19 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: An experimental immunotherapy in Phase 1 Clinical Trials at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute has given a Little Rock man with resistant kidney cancer a complete remission. Dwight Hamilton, 58, battled stage 4 renal cell carcinoma for four years. His cancer returned multiple times even after receiving  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Jan. 25 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: As part of the celebrations for Black History Month, Arkansas State University Museum will host an interactive panel discussion about the once-thriving Black business district of Jonesboro. The event, planned for Friday, Feb. 9, from 5 until 6 p.m., will take a look at the more than 50 successful businesses that were located in Jonesboro from the late 1800s until the mid-1960s. Attendees will learn about loca  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Jan. 26 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Because of their quality performance entry, an ensemble of trumpet students from Arkansas State University has advanced to the National Trumpet Competition for the third consecutive year. "The National Trumpet Competition stands as the foremost and most esteemed competition in its category," said Dr. Nairam Simoes, assistant professor of trumpet at A-State and adviser to the students. "Notably, this competitio  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: The Arkansas Tech University Department of Nursing is accepting applications for fall 2024 admission to its Bachelor of Science in Nursing degree program, its LPN-to-BSN (traditional and hybrid) degree program and its RN-to-BSN degree program. BSN and LPN-to-BSN applications are submitted online within Blackboard: * Sign into Blackboard * Go to courses (left menu) * Access the "Nursing Department Advising  more

BEEBE, Arkansas, Jan. 26 -- Arkansas State University-Beebe issued the following news release: ASU-Beebe students in the John Deere agriculture equipment technology program recently received scholarships from John Deere dealers. Those receiving scholarships were Chad Fiebig, Cecil Jacob Thomlinson and Lando Newton from Greenway Equipment and Cade Guidry from Sunshine Quality Solutions. "These scholarships can be used to purchase tools and equipment needed to start their careers this summer a  more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 25 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Tech University has earned national recognition for its efforts to promote student safety, well-being and inclusion for the fourth consecutive year. The Campus Prevention Network (CPN) Seal of Prevention is provided to select institutions that have utilized comprehensive, evidence-based digital prevention education on issues such as sexual assault, alcohol misuse, mental health and discrimination wi  more

JONESBORO, Arkansas, Jan. 27 -- Arkansas State University issued the following news: Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders has reappointed Jerry Morgan of Jonesboro, a 1992 graduate of Arkansas State University and longtime banking executive, to the Arkansas State University System Board of Trustees. Morgan was appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson in December 2021 to fulfill the remaining term of Dr. Tim Langford of Jonesboro and served as chair of the board in 2023. His new seven-year term will expire Jan.  more

ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, Jan. 25 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: Having worked all over South Central Kansas and beyond on various projects and with different organizations, James Fry, coordinator of Cowley College's ACES (Academic Civic Engagement through Service) organization, recently announced his retirement from the school after nearly 27 years of employment. When Fry originally started at the College, the ACES program was known as VOLTS (Volunteers Learning Through Ser  more

ANNAPOLIS, Maryland, Jan. 27 -- Gov. Wes Moore, D-Maryland, issued the following news release on Jan. 26, 2024: Governor Wes Moore today announced a bet with Kansas Governor Laura Kelly on the outcome of the upcoming Baltimore Ravens vs. Kansas City Chiefs Conference Championship game, which will take place this Sunday at M&T Bank Stadium in Baltimore. Governor Moore is wagering crab pies from Crust By Mack Bake House, a Baltimore-based Black-owned business. Governor Kelly is wagering steaks fr  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: In an innovative initiative blending education and technology, the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has created an immersive virtual tour of the School of Nursing's internationally recognized Center for Simulation Innovation to help prepare the next generation of nurses for college life. The Nursing 360 Project is a collaborative project between the School of Nursing and UA Little Rock's Emerging Analy  more

MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- Southern Arkansas University issued the following news: Southern Arkansas University continues to host the prestigious Smithsonian traveling exhibit Voices and Votes: Democracy in America at SAU Beyond the Campus, on the west side of the town square in Magnolia, Arkansas. This collaborative endeavor between Southern Arkansas University and the Smithsonian Institution promises an engaging exploration of America's democratic evolution, spotlighting pivotal moments t  more

SPRINGDALE, Arkansas, Jan. 23 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: The Marshallese community in Northwest Arkansas, which boasts one of the largest communities of immigrants from the Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI), will receive a boost to support success in education by focusing on improved youth leadership skills and youth confidence. Following nuclear testing at the Marshall Islands in the 1940s, forced migration of t  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Jan. 23 -- Southwestern Electric Power, an American Electric Power company, issued the following news release: Ark-La-Tex families with critically ill children being treated at local hospitals will soon find sanctuary at a new Ronald McDonald House thanks in part to an American Electric Power Foundation (AEP Foundation) grant award. Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO) announced the AEP Foundation award of $250,000 to Ronald McDonald House Charities of Arkansas &  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 22 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: UA Little Rock alumnus Josiah Johnson's academic research into the impact of small towns that were featured on a reality television show have come full circle. The research project that Johnson, a Sherwood native, completed for his final project for the Donaghey Scholars Honors Program ahead of his December 2021 graduation has been published in the Journal of Economic Behavior and Organization. Joh  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: In celebration of the start of Black History Month, UA Little Rock will host a visit with Arkansas Sen. Linda Chesterfield on Feb. 1, followed by Soul-Food Friday on Feb. 2. The lecture, which is free and open to the public, will begin at 6 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1, in the Stella Boyle Smith Concert Hall in the Fine Arts Building at UA Little Rock. The public is invited to celebrate Black History Month through  more

PINE BLUFF, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas at Pine Bluff issued the following news: The 65th Annual Rural Life Conference is set for Friday, March 15, at the Pine Bluff Convention Center, One Convention Center Plaza in Pine Bluff. The conference begins with registration at 7:30 a.m. and the opening session at 8:30 a.m. The program concludes at 4 p.m. This year's conference theme is "Legacy Opportunities for Community Service and Outreach - Connecting, Collaboration and Commitm  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 (TNSres) -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Undergraduate students from all disciplines are invited to submit a research abstract to the U of A's Undergraduate Research Symposium Poster Competition. For each of the nine research categories, a $100 prize will be awarded for first place, $75 for second place and $50 for third place. Submissions are due by 11:59 p.m. Thursday, Feb. 1. Abstract guidelines are available on the submission form w  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 22 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Courses in copyediting and developmental editing being taught this spring by assistant professor Adam Pope are searching for clients for student service learning projects. As part of the courses (offered at the graduate and undergraduate level), students work with clients to perform copy edits and developmental edits on texts as part of their learning in the course. Pope's courses have performed these edit  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The College of Education and Health Professions Department of Curriculum and Instruction will host a free symposium to create innovative pathways that address teacher shortages called the Grow Your Own (GYO) Educators Convening. The symposium, titled "Rooting Our Future Within Our Community," will take place from 8:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. Monday, Feb. 5, at the Fayetteville Hilton Garden Inn. Though the symposi  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Jordan Johnson, a fourth-year marketing major from Harrison, had always wanted to travel the world and explore new cultures. But when she pursued a study abroad opportunity through the Rome Center, she didn't anticipate it would also change the way she learned. Johnson studied in Rome during the summer semester, taking various classes for her degree such as Global Changemakers and an internship in Interna  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Generate a Baroque-style image of a friendly blue robot drinking coffee. Create a press release about an upcoming Honors College panel discussion on artificial intelligence. Read, write, debate, move, touch, smell, see, speak, hear and understand. What began with neural networks and machine learning has evolved into generative artificial intelligence, or AI. As AI continues to adapt and learn, the world is  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The UARK Speech and Debate Society, led by Fulbright College employee Hannah Morris, attended the 14th Annual Southern Forensics Championship Tournament this past weekend, which serves as the state championship tournament for the states of Arkansas, Louisiana and Mississippi. The team, comprised of Hadley Adkison, Sophie Barrentine, Matthew Cook, Megan Dial, Jackson Dowler, Tristen Farris, Maddie Fritz, Ma  more

CLARKSVILLE, Arkansas, Jan. 26 (TNSres) -- The University of the Ozarks issued the following news: By Larry Isch A group of University of the Ozarks biology students were recognized recently in a NASA-supported national competition for their research project to help grow food on Mars. The team, Ozarks on Mars, received a best in show award for fall 2023 in the undergraduate/professional plant growth division of the Plant The Moon and Plant Mars Challenge, which is sponsored by the Institute o  more

BLACKSBURG, Virginia, Jan. 26 -- Virginia Tech issued the following news: By Samantha Wright Jameson Jamie Lucero '21 has been named as the project director for the Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture, a record $80 million U.S. Department of Agriculture Partnerships for Climate-Smart Commodities grant received by the College of Agriculture and Life Sciences at Virginia Tech that launched in September. The Alliance to Advance Climate-Smart Agriculture will help farmers and ranchers i  more

MAGNOLIA, Arkansas, Jan. 24 -- Southern Arkansas University issued the following news: Southern Arkansas University proudly announces a continued partnership with the Windgate Foundation through a transformative, multi-year grant of $400,000. This grant will provide annual contributions of $200,000 over two years, supporting the Windgate Scholars Program, a program that focuses on the most financially vulnerable students, and the College of Education and Human Performance. The Windgate Foundat  more