FORT SMITH, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- 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 innovative solutions, today reported third quarter 2019 revenue of $787.6 million compared to third quarter 2018 revenue of $826.2 million. Third quarter 2019 operating income was $31.2 million compared to operating income of $56.1 million in third quarter last year. Third qua  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: * * * - Says, 'opportunity to have authentic face-to-face conversations with Arkansans in their hometowns' * * * Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today completed the final Rutledge Roundtable of 2019 with community leaders from Union County. The event concluded the fifth consecutive year Rutledge hosted roundtable meetings as well as mobile offices in all 75 counties around  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following news release: The number of high school students enrolled in a computer science course in the 2019-2020 school year has increased by 22 percent over the 2018-2019 school year, Governor Asa Hutchinson announced today. This year, 9,813 students are enrolled in a computer science course compared to 8,044 students in the 2018-2019 school year. "When we first launched the computer science education initiative  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following remarks at the State Capitol during the memorial service for State Rep. John W. Walker: "Today, we are gathered in this Capitol Rotunda to remember the life and legacy of Representative John W. Walker Sr. "Scripture instructs us that in this world we see in a mirror dimly (I Corinthians 13:12). In other words, we don't have the right perspective of our own self and of life. "But John Walker could see more   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following statement on the death of Arkansas State Rep. John Walker: "It is with much sadness that Susan and I learned of the passing of Rep. John Walker. For years, I followed his work as a civil rights attorney and advocate. "For the last five years, I have had the opportunity to see John ably and passionately represent his constituents as a member of the General Assembly. "John always was a gentleman and proved e  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- Gov. Asa Hutchinson, R-Arkansas, issued the following weekly radio address: * * * - Governor Hutchinson's weekly radio address can be found in MP3 format and downloaded HERE (https://server9.kproxy.com/servlet/redirect.srv/saun/sbkdznygq/sjhhmasmf/p2/news-media/weekly-address/10-days-1500-jobs/). * * * The past ten days have been filled with significant economic development news for Arkansas, and I'd like to share some of that today. On October 24, I was in   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale has announced the appointment of Mandy Hull, associate general counsel for the University of Arkansas System, as associate vice chancellor of human resources and policy advisor to the chancellor, effective Nov. 11. "As part of the Office of General Counsel, I have developed so much admiration and respect for the incredible   more

LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Oct. 30 -- The Arkansas Attorney General issued the following consumer alert: From deer to ducks, Arkansas is every outdoorsman's paradise. According to Arkansas law, all hunters are required to carry a hunting license with them while they are hunting and must tag all harvested deer within 24 hours. "I want every Arkansas hunter to enjoy themselves," said Attorney General Rutledge. "But I also want them to hunt safely, responsibly, and legally. I am deeply grateful for the m  more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- Ozarka College issued the following news: Ozarka College is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Dr. Josh Wilson as the Vice President of Advancement. Prior to this new leadership role, Wilson served as the Vice President of Student Services. Wilson also has experience serving as Associate Vice President of Planning and Institutional Research where he led the strategic planning process for Ozarka in 2015 and authored the Strategic Enrollment Management p  more

INDIANAPOLIS, Indiana, Nov. 1 -- Indiana Attorney General Curtis Hill issued the following news release: Attorney General Curtis Hill this week called upon a federal district court to delay consideration of a lawsuit against Indiana's Healthy Indiana Plan, the state's public health insurance program for the Medicaid expansion population, until after two other cases involving similar issues are resolved. In September, plaintiffs challenged certain aspects of the Healthy Indiana Plan (HIP) in th  more

TOPEKA, Kansas, Oct. 30 -- Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt issued the following news release: Kansas Attorney General Derek Schmidt is urging the U.S. Congress to enact the Kelsey Smith Act, legislation to provide law enforcement officers the ability to locate individuals facing death or serious bodily harm in an emergency situation. "As the chief legal officers of our states, we write to urge you to enact the Kelsey Smith Act, legislation to give law enforcement officers the tools they   more

FRANKFORT, Kentucky, Oct. 29 -- Gov. Matt Bevin, R-Kentucky, issued the following news release: Gov. Matt Bevin announced today that Kentucky joined six states in a letter to the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) supporting the agency's strong efforts to reduce opioid production quotas and asking that that the agency consider additional factors, such as over-prescribing, when finalizing the 2020 production quotas for Schedule I and II Controlled Substances, which includes opioids such   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge is urging Congress to enact the Kelsey Smith Act. The legislation will provide law enforcement officers nationwide with the ability to locate the cell phones of individuals believed to be in serious danger of bodily harm or death. "We must give our law enforcement the tools they need to keep our communities safe especially when our loved ones   more

MELBOURNE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- Ozarka College issued the following news: Ozarka College is pleased to announce the recent appointment of Tina Wheelis as the Executive Vice President of Finance and Administration. Prior to this enhanced senior leadership role, Wheelis served as the Vice President of Finance. She also has experience in the position of the Business Manager and Accounting Supervisor. In addition, she has served as Interim President of Ozarka College. "Tina is well deserving of th  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: Tyson Foods, Inc. (NYSE: TSN) is partnering with Proforest, an independent organization focused on sustainability in the forest and agricultural sectors and implementation of responsible sourcing practices, to help the company conduct a deforestation risk assessment across its global agriculture supply chain. The assessment will be conducted to help identify if there is risk  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Mark Smeltzer, Ph.D., professor in the Department of Microbiology & Immunology and the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS), was invested Oct. 28 in the Chair in Sciences Basic to Medicine. Smeltzer, who studies Staphylococcus aureus, is one of the most well-funded faculty in the UAMS Colle  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas is now offering a Master of Science in Economic Analytics, a 10-month program. Classes will begin in fall 2020 and applications are being accepted. "Economic analytics is so important to the business world," said Matt Waller, dean of the Walton College. "Industry needs professionals with an understanding of advanced predictive analytics. O  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas Press has announced the acquisition of Artivate: A Journal of Entrepreneurship in the Arts. It is the first open access initiative by the press. First published in 2012, Artivate publishes original peer-reviewed scholarship that engages with arts entrepreneurship. From 2015-2018, Artivate was published by the Herberger Institute for Design and the Arts at Arizona State University  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Oct. 30 [TNSgrants] -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: A University of Arkansas at Little Rock professor has received a $150,000 grant to continue his investigation of deviant cyber flash mobs that lead to violent or damaging behavior. Dr. Nitin Agarwal, UA Little Rock Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy endowed chair and professor of information science, received the one-year grant from the U.S. Army Research Office as a continuation of the  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: The small businesses assisted by the Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC), headquartered at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, are getting bigger, and they credit the center for helping them grow. Employment growth for ASBTDC clients was 25.2 percent higher than for the average Arkansas business last year. Businesses served by the ASBTDC network in 201  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Douglas Rhoads, University Professor in the Department of Biological Sciences and the director of Cell and Molecular Biology Program, and Adnan Alrubaye, research assistant professor of poultry science and biological sciences and the associate director of the Cell and Molecular Biology Program, recently traveled to Oman, Jordan and Kuwait recruiting graduate students to the U of A's Graduate School and Inte  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The dean of the Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design and all three of the school's design programs have been recognized in the annual survey conducted and published by DesignIntelligence. Dean Peter MacKeith was named as one of 29 "Most Admired Educators - Architecture" for 2019. This is an annual recognition of excellence in architecture and design education, and education administration, by naming  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 1 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Aspiring farmers can learn the ins and outs of farming in a new on-farm apprenticeship program beginning January 2020. The University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture is now accepting applications for a unique learning opportunity aimed at individuals considering farming as a career. This farmer apprenticeship program, managed by the Center for Farm and Food System Entrepreneurship, gives future f  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 31 [TNSsociologyresearch-Personnel Psychology] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Many managers expect employees to help their coworkers. They assume it strengthens the organization. But a new study shows that the pressure to help coworkers might be causing harm to organizations. Chris Rosen of the University of Arkansas and colleagues at several institutions surveyed hundreds of workers with diverse jobs and found compelling evidence to suppo  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Oct. 29 -- Walmart issued the following news release: BENTONVILLE, Ark. and PASADENA, Calif., -- Walmart and Green Dot Corporation are today announcing that the companies have entered into two new and distinct agreements. First, Walmart and Green Dot have entered into an agreement whereby Green Dot will continue to serve as the issuing bank and program manager for the Walmart MoneyCard program for an additional period of seven (7) years. The new agreement will take effec  more