FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- 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, is pleased to announce that its less-than-truckload carrier ABF Freight(R) has received a 2019 SmartWay Excellence Award. Each year, the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency recognizes shippers, carriers and logistics providers that excel at saving fuel   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- The Arkansas Department of Agriculture issued the following news release: Governor Asa Hutchinson proclaimed October as Arkansas Farm to School Month during the Farm to School Celebration held at the Arkansas State Capitol on October 15. The event was part of nationwide efforts to connect schools, early childhood educational sites, and other organizations with farms to bring local, healthy food to children. Find the full Arkansas Farm to School proclamation her  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: When I took office in 2015, our child-welfare and foster-care system was in urgent need of improvement, and today I'd like to discuss the tremendous progress we've made on behalf of the children of Arkansas. In my first spring as governor, I ordered a review of the child-welfare and foster-care system. As I said when Paul Vincent released his report, it was a heart-rending judgment o  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- The Arkansas Department of Insurance issued the following news: * * * - 2019 innovation award earned for state employee workers' compensation PBM partnership * * * The State Risk Manager Association recently named the Arkansas Insurance Department's Public Employee Claims Division (PECD) as the recipient of the 2019 AFIRM Award for its state employee workers' compensation pharmacy benefit management program in partnership with the UAMS College of Pharmacy an  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas System issued the following news: * * * - Trustees to Meet Oct. 21 * * * University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt will recommendUniversity of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) provost and vice president for academic affairs Peggy Doss, Ed.D., to serve as the next Chancellor of UAM following the retirement of Chancellor Karla Hughes, Ph.D., on Dec. 31. Bobbitt will recommend the appointment of Doss during a special   more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- Walmart issued the following news release: It may only be October, but at Walmart, we want to have things ready for our customers who like to shop early for some very important gifts - toys. America's Best Toy Shop is our toy destination in stores and online where we are committed to providing customers the best selection, shopping experience and, of course, prices. Today, we are rolling back prices on more than 200 additional toys in stores and on Walmart.com  more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 16 -- The Arkansas Attorney General issued the following consumer alert: Arkansas's 18th Prescription Drug Take Back Day is scheduled for October 26 at various locations throughout the State. Arkansans are prescribed opioids at a rate of 62 pills per every man, woman and child in the State. With such an influx of pills, half of Arkansas teens report it is easy to obtain prescription drugs from their parents' or grandparents' medicine cabinets. New this year, e-cigarette   more

CONWAY, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- Hendrix College issued the following news release: Hendrix College psychology professor Dr. Lindsay Kennedy has been named the College's inaugural Director of Well-Being. A native of Delaware, Kennedy is an alumna of the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. She joined the Hendrix faculty in 2011. Her teaching and research interests include health psychology and psychological well-being. Kennedy developed the Hendrix Well-Being Initiative, a campus-wide eff  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Radiation oncologist Leslie Harrell, D.O., has joined the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and sees patients at the UAMS Radiation Oncology Center. She also serves as a professor in UAMS College of Medicine Department of Radiation Oncology. Harrell, who previously served as a radiation oncologist in Oklahoma City, specializes in pediatric cancer, breast  more

MOUNTAIN VIEW, California, Oct. 17 -- Omnicell, a provider of medication and supply management solutions, issued the following news release: Omnicell, Inc. (NASDAQ: OMCL), a leading provider of medication management solutions and adherence tools for health systems and pharmacies, today announced that Mercy, one of the top five U.S. health systems that serves Arkansas, Kansas, Missouri and Oklahoma, will support medication management across its service network through Omnicell automation and int  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced a multistate settlement requiring Johnson & Johnson and its subsidiary Ethicon, Inc. to pay nearly $117 million for their deceptive marketing of the transvaginal surgical mesh device. An investigation of the company found violations of state consumer protection laws by misrepresenting the safety and effectiveness of the device a  more

SHREVEPORT, Louisiana, Oct. 15 -- Southwestern Electric Power issued the following news release: Southwestern Electric Power Company (SWEPCO), an American Electric Power (NYSE: AEP) company, today filed a settlement agreement in its request for new rates at the Arkansas Public Service Commission (APSC). If approved, the settlement agreement provides a net annual increase of $24.1 million in non-fuel base rates. New rates would go into effect with the first billing cycle of January 2020. Under   more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: In honor of World Food Day, Tyson Foods will donate nearly 600,000 meals to Feeding America food banks in five states. The total amount of protein donated is approximately 148,000 pounds. Food banks that will receive the donation include: * Food Bank of Delaware, Newark, Del. - 36,000 lbs. * Food Bank of Siouxland, Sioux City, Iowa - 22,000 lbs. * Freestore Foodbank, Cinci  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Researchers from the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) participated in the largest therapeutic trial ever conducted in essential tremor, called the PROspective study for SymPtomatic relief of Essential tremor with Cala Therapy (PROSPECT). The landmark study found that nerve stimulation with Cala Therapy can significantly reduce hand  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 18 [TNSmedicalresearch] -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Researcher Terry Harville, M.D., Ph.D., of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), has published a major study that for the first time links autism spectrum disorder to a specific genetic variation affecting the immune system. The study, published in the Frontiers of Psychiatry, found that a genetically inherited immune type HLA-Cw7 w  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Arabinda K. Choudhary, M.D., MBA, chair of the Department of Radiology in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Oct. 14 in the Ernest J. Ferris, M.D. Chair in Diagnostic Radiology. Choudhary is an internationally recognized expert in pediatric neuroimaging and imaging related to pediatric abusive head trauma. He j  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Groundbreaking research on inclined sleep products for infants by Erin Mannen, Ph.D., a baby biomechanics expert and mechanical engineer at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was made public Wednesday as part of a U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission investigation into their safety and related rulemaking. "Over the course of a year-long study, we   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 11 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The public is invited to a free educational event Oct. 23 in Little Rock to learn about opioids and non-opioid pain management alternatives in the older population. The presentation will be held 5-7 p.m. at the Life Line Baptist Church, 7601 Baseline Road. For more information or to register, please call Lifeline Baptist Church at 501-568-5433 or email office@lifelinebap  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas System issued the following news: University of Arkansas at Monticello (UAM) Chancellor Karla Hughes, Ph.D., today announced that she will be stepping down from her role and retiring from the institution effective Dec. 31. Hughes has led the campus since she was appointed by University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt in January 2016. "I'm proud of the progress we have made in the last four years, especially in dem  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas System issued the following news: University of Arkansas System President Dr. Donald R. Bobbitt today announced he is recommending Lisa Willenberg as the next chancellor at the University of Arkansas Community College at Morrilton (UACCM), effective Nov. 1, 2019. Willenberg currently serves as vice chancellor for finance and operations at UACCM. "After a thorough process of interviews and many conversations with people on campus and  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: The Jodie Mahony Center for Gifted Education at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock has received nearly $2.5 million to develop and implement a STEM (Science, Technology, Engineering, and Mathematics) program that identifies and serves academically promising second- and third-grade students in Arkansas. Funded by a five-year $2,449,587 grant from the U.S. Department of Education, t  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: Three UA Little Rock students are helping to uncover the secret to successful community partnerships between religious and nonprofit organizations in Little Rock. The Little Rock Congregations Study is an ongoing research project led by Dr. Rebecca Glazier, associate professor in the School of Public Affairs, stemming from research begun in 2012 about the effects of religious organizatio  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 13 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: UA Little Rock Downtown will host a lecture Oct. 17 on the use of citizen involvement in shaping policies and processes that affect everyday life and are paramount to a vibrant democracy. Dr. Christina Standerfer, professor emerita and former faculty director of the Office of Community Engagement at the University of Arkansas Clinton School of Public Service, will give the talk, "Listenin  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Sissy Osteen, department head and associate professor at Oklahoma State University, and Brandon Mathews, founder and owner of BLM Strategies, have been named alumni award winners by the School of Human Environmental Sciences in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences. Osteen, head of OSU's Department of Human Development and Family Science, was named Outstanding Alumna, and Ma  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Elaine Scarry will present a lecture at 4 p.m. Monday, Oct. 28, in Ken and Linda Sue Shollmier Hall, Room 250 of Vol Walker Hall, on the University of Arkansas campus, as part of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design lecture series. Scarry is the Walter M. Cabot Professor of Aesthetics and the General Theory of Value at Harvard University. In her lecture, "Architecture and the Right of Assembly,  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 14 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Marjorie J. Peerce, a partner and litigator at Ballard Spahr LLP, will present the keynote address at the annual Arkansas Law Review Symposium. The symposium, titled "The Evolving Regulation of Crypto" will be held from 8:25 a.m.-5:15 p.m. Friday, Oct. 25, in the law school's E.J. Ball Courtroom. This fascinating look into the varying regulatory regimes applicable to crypto transactions will feature legal,  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 16 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The World Trade Center Arkansas was awarded a $200,000 grant from the Small Business Administration through the State Trade Expansion Program to assist Arkansas' eligible small business concerns with export expansion. This two-year grant commences Sept. 30 and ends Sept. 29, 2021. The STEP program, implemented by the Small Business Administration in 2011, is a trade and export initiative with objectives to  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 15 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Early this summer, Walmart announced InHome Delivery, our latest innovation aimed toward giving time back to families by delivering fresh groceries and everyday essentials directly into their kitchen or garage fridges. Today, for the first time ever, we're thrilled to launch this new service for over 1 million customers in Pittsburgh, Kansas City (Missouri and Kansas) and Vero Beach. We're obsessed with simplifying gr  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 17 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Linda White worked at an automotive parts plant in Clinton, Tennessee, for 12 years. She planned to work there until retirement, but in May 2017, leaders in her plant announced plans to close the Clinton location. Thankfully, Linda had a year to look for a new place to work. Recognizing that many in her situation don't have the luxury of time, she used it wisely. Linda knew lots of delivery drivers from working in sh  more