FORT SMITH, Arkansas, July 30 -- ArcBest, a freight transportation and logistics company, issued the following news release: ArcBest(R) (Nasdaq: ARCB), a leading logistics company with creative problem solvers who deliver integrated solutions, today reported second quarter 2019 revenue of $771.5 million compared to second quarter 2018 revenue of $793.4 million. Second quarter 2019 operating income was $35.2 million compared to operating income of $3.2 million in second quarter last year. Second  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 1 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: * * * - Funds issued as a result of Act 808 of 2019 * * * Governor Asa Hutchinson today announced $8.24 million was provided this week to the Secretary of State's Office to allow Arkansas counties to improve voting equipment, programming, and maintenance. The funds were transferred from the Property Tax Relief Fund to the Secretary of State's Office, which will issue the funds through the Cou  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Aug. 2 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly address: * * * - Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address can be found in MP3 format and downloaded HERE (https://governor.arkansas.gov/news-media/weekly-address/the-legacy-of-winthrop-rockefeller-lives-on/). * * * Today I'd like to share some thoughts about Winthrop Rockefeller, one of Arkansas's great governors, and about the building we have named in his honor. Governor Rockefeller and the bu  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 29 -- The Arkansas Department of Insurance issued the following statement by Commissioner Allen Kerr announcing that health insurance companies participating in the Arkansas Health Insurance Marketplace requested an average 2.08 percent increase for plan year 2020: * * * - Kerr: Eliminating AHIM fee, strength of Arkansas Works key to market stability * * * "The initial 2.08% average increase requested shows the stability of Arkansas's marketplace, the strength of   more

BELLEVUE, Washington, July 29 -- Bellevue College issued the following news release: Radiation therapy educators from Washington, Nebraska, Louisiana, Arkansas, and Oregon converged on Bellevue College for a workshop held July 15-19, in part because the campus has a cutting-edge virtual simulator called Virtual Environment Radiation Therapy (VERT). Like a flight simulator used to train pilots, VERT allows radiation therapy students to practice their skills on virtual patients in a safe (and rad  more

PITTSFORD, New York, July 27 -- GateHouse Media, a subsidiary of New Media Investment Group, issued the following announcement: RJ Benner has been named as the group publisher in Fort Smith, Arkansas. Benner will help oversee publications including the Fort Smith Southwest Times Record, the Booneville Democrat, the Charleston Express and the Greenwood Democrat. Prior to his relocation, Benner held multiple sales leadership positions with Lee Enterprises, including most recently as general man  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 30 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Cindy Stowe, Pharm. D., has been named dean of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) College of Pharmacy effective July 29. Stowe was on the UAMS faculty for nearly 20 years, from 1995-2014. Since 2014, she has been dean of the College of Pharmacy and Health Sciences at Sullivan University in Louisville, Kentucky. She also served as that university's ass  more

ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, July 24 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: Cowley College would like to extend an invitation to all educators, dignitaries, and community members to attend a ribbon cutting ceremony and grand opening celebration for the new Education Center, located at the corner of Second and Chestnut in Arkansas City, from 3-5 p.m. Thursday, August 8. Along with the grand opening celebration, Cowley College will also announce an exciting new partnership. The new Cowle  more

ARKANSAS CITY, Kansas, July 30 -- Cowley College issued the following news release: Jeannie Qualls from Cowley College in Arkansas City, KS is one of 207 Phi Theta Kappa members named a 2019 Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholar and will receive a $1,000 scholarship. The Coca-Cola Leaders of Promise Scholarship Program helps new Phi Theta Kappa members defray educational expenses while enrolled in associate degree programs. Scholars are encouraged to assume leadership roles by participating in   more

MOUNTAIN HOME, Arkansas, July 26 -- Arkansas State University at Mountain Home issued the following news release: Cynthia J. Aldrich (C.J.) of The Villages in central Florida has endowed two scholarships at Arkansas State University-Mountain Home (ASUMH). Aldrich, originally from Gainesville, Missouri, has designated these scholarships for women and for veterans. The scholarship for veterans, endowed at more than $100,000, is for current or former members of the armed services. The women's scho  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 29 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The UAMS Translational Research Institute has awarded five early-career UAMS researchers with KL2 Mentored Research Career Development Program Scholar Awards. The program provides two years of instruction and mentored research training. Scholars receive 75% salary support and up to $25,000 per year for research, tuition, travel expenses and education materials. The KL2   more

SEARCY, Arkansas, July 31 -- Harding University issued the following news: Harding University has recently made several leadership changes across multiple colleges and departments. Brittany Blake was named chair of the department of family and consumer sciences, effective June 30. Blake holds the certified child life specialist certification from the Association of Child Life Professionals. She fills the role previously held by Dr. Denise Fisher who returned to full-time teaching. Dr. Darren   more

BRENTWOOD, Tennessee, July 29 -- LifePoint Health, a healthcare company, issued the following news: LifePoint Health(R), a leading healthcare company dedicated to Making Communities Healthier(R), today announced that it has appointed Shane Wells and Dan Davis as chief financial officers (CFO) for its Eastern and Mountain Divisions, respectively. In his new role, Wells will oversee financial operations for the organization's Eastern Division, which includes hospitals in Michigan, North Carolina,  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, July 30 -- Ozarka College issued the following news: The FAA Part 141 Flight School Renewal Certification was presented to Ozarka's Flight Director John Catlett on Monday 15, July 2019. In order to renew the certification a series of extensive inspections had to be completed. These included student records, personnel records, aviation facilities, and aviation equipment. The Ozarka Aviation program also had to prove and demonstrate proficient instruction given over the past  more

ORANGE COUNTY, California, July 30 -- Paul Hastings, a law firm, issued the following news: The Greenbrier Companies, a leading international supplier of equipment and services to global freight transportation markets, has consummated its acquisition of the manufacturing business of American Railcar Industries from ITE Management. The transaction, on which Paul Hastings advised The Greenbrier Companies, was announced on April 17th and includes two railcar manufacturing facilities in Arkansas.  more

NASHVILLE, Tenn., Aug. 2 -- Tennessee Attorney General Herbert Slatery III issued the following news: Attorney General Hebert H. Slatery III, and Secretary of State Tre Hargett announced a $160,000 settlement with the New Hope Foundation, Inc. ("New Hope") of Nashville and its officers and directors as a result of a multistate enforcement action to shut down a sham hospice charity. Pursuant to the settlement, the organization will dissolve, and two of its officers are banned from any charity or  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 31 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has received two grants totaling almost $29,000 to launch a free exercise program for people with Parkinson's disease and Parkinsonism. The Parkinson's Foundation provided $13,924.59 to train, staff and support the program, and the Philip R. Jonsson Foundation of Little Rock provided $15,000 for the equipment. "Trea  more

BIRMINGHAM, Alabama, July 31 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Alabama's Birmingham Campus issued the following news: By Jeff Hansen Two Grants Allow University of Arkansas-School of Medical Sciences to Start Free Exercise Program for People with Parkinson's Bone marrow contains biological factories, which pump out billions of new blood cells daily. The non-blood cells that maintain this production also have the potential to produce bone, fat and cartilage. This output all starts from   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 24 -- The University of Arkansas's Little Rock Campus issued the following news: UA Little Rock has hired Heather Reed as director of Student Retention Initiatives to develop, implement, and assess initiatives to improve student retention. The new post, which begins Aug. 1, is a new 12-month, non-faculty position within the Trojan Academic Advising and Support Center that reports to the associate vice chancellor of academic affairs for student success. For the pas  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, July 30 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) has been recognized by U.S. News & World Report as having the best hospital in the state, and its ear, nose and throat (ENT) department was ranked among the top 50 nationwide. "The world now knows what we know -- wonderful things are happening here at UAMS thanks to the dedicated work of our health care professionals  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 2 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Imagine the interior of a cavernous structure, a factory or airplane hangar, for example. And inside this spacious room, a swarm of robots, dozens, if not hundreds of autonomous machines, scaled up to the size of giant forklifts, are working together, like army ants, to build a commercial airplane, layer by layer, instead of assembling and riveting metal sheets. Sounds utopian, but Aust  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Di Fang, assistant professor in the Department of Agricultural Economics and Agribusiness of Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences, earned the Canadian Journal of Agricultural Economics award for Outstanding CJAE Article. The award recognizes achievement in agricultural economics, resource economics and farm management for articles appearing in the journal of the society, the Canadian  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, July 30 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Department of Music in the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences at the University of Arkansas is excited to announce the offering of a new degree in jazz performance. The degree, a Bachelor of Music with a concentration in Jazz Studies, features courses specifically designed for jazz-focused musicians in improvisation, history, analysis, and pedagogy. The new degree is housed in a formalize  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Aug. 2 [TNSscienceresearch] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: In forests throughout the world, certain fungi (usually referred to as wood-decay fungi) play an essential role in the decomposition of the coarse woody debris derived from the trees and other woody plants present. The decomposition of this coarse woody debris is a critical process, since it is important in nutrient recycling, soil development and the carbon budget of forests. Wood-deca  more

BROWNSVILLE, Texas, Aug. 2 -- The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley issued the following news release: The University of Texas Rio Grande Valley announced Friday that it has hired Chasse Conque (pronounced Chase Konk) as its new Vice President and Director of Athletics. Conque has served as Vice Chancellor and Director of Athletics at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock since 2015. An official start date has not been set but Conque hopes to begin his new role by Sept. 1. "I first wa  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, July 30 -- Walmart issued the following statement by President and CEO Greg Foran regarding the shooting at a store in Southaven, Mississippi: "The entire Walmart family is heartbroken by the loss of two valued members of our team. "We feel tragedies like this personally, and our hearts go out to the families of our two associates and the officer who was injured. "We are relieved the suspect was apprehended, and we appreciate the quick response of the local authorities   more