LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 20 -- Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: On Thursday, Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders, Arkansas Division of Higher Education Commissioner Ken Warden, and Chief Workforce Officer Mike Rogers, awarded 14 recipients nearly $26 million in HIRED training grants to support workforce development efforts. "There's no one-size-fits-all approach to education and the HIRED Grant Program helps us meet Arkansas students,   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Dec. 21 -- Arkansas Tech University issued the following news: Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders announced on Thursday, Dec. 19, that Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has earned a $2.75 million grant to expand and modernize its workforce training programs in the skilled trades sector. The grant is part of the Arkansas Workforce Initiative HIRED (Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development) program. The grants are intended to provide funding for sta  more

NEW ORLEANS, Louisiana, Dec. 20 -- Entergy issued the following news release on Dec. 19, 2024: The Entergy Texas, Inc. board of directors has declared a quarterly dividend payment of $0.3359375 per share on its Series A Preferred Stock. The dividend is payable Jan. 15, 2025, to shareholders of record as of Jan. 3, 2025. * * * About Entergy Texas Entergy Texas, Inc. (NYSE: ETI-PR) provides electricity to approximately 512,000 customers in 27 counties. Entergy Texas is a subsidiary of Entergy   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Dec. 20 -- The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Ross and Mary Whipple pledged $1.5 million to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), supporting rural cancer care, patient services and orthopaedics. The gifts include $1 million to establish the Ross and Mary Whipple Family Community Outreach and Engagement Fund for Excellence in the UAMS Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute, $250,000 to The Orthopaedic and  more

FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Dec. 20 (TNSgra) -- The University of Arkansas-Fort Smith issued the following news: The University of Arkansas - Fort Smith has been awarded a $1.7 million Higher Industry Readiness through Educational Development (HIRED) grant, one of just three universities in the state to receive awards from both the Division of Higher Education and the Department of Commerce tracks of the HIRED program. "Receiving this $1.7 million HIRED grant from the Division of Higher Education i  more