LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 20 -- Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge issued the following news release: * * * - Ordered to pay back $64k stolen from Medicaid through illegal claims * * * Arkansas Attorney General Leslie Rutledge today announced the conviction of a Benton business owner who fraudulently billed Medicaid more than $64,000 for speech therapy services at a daycare for children who did not attend the daycare and/or did not need speech therapy. "It is a shame that a person   more

RUSSELLVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- Entergy issued the following news release: Arkansas Nuclear One's Unit 1 returned to service Wednesday, Nov. 20 at 6:56 p.m. following the completion of its 28th successful refueling and maintenance outage. Control room workers returned the plant to operation, sending electricity to the grid after a planned shutdown that began Oct 5. "Entergy and the ANO team are committed to providing safe, secure and reliable electricity to the community's residents and bus  more

LOWELL, Arkansas, Nov. 22 -- Arvest Bank issued the following news release: Arvest Bank once again was a top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender within its footprint in 2019, based on loan production. That's based on data for the SBA fiscal year ending Sept. 30. Arvest was the No. 1 SBA lender for the sixth consecutive year in Arkansas, based on its number of 7(a) loan approvals. Arvest made 53 such loans, totaling more than $17.7 million. Arvest also led third-party lenders in Ark  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 20 [TNSgrants-association] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A biomedical engineering faculty member has received a $50,000 award to pursue a new line of research into the immune system's role in genome engineering. Christopher Nelson, assistant professor of biomedical engineering, earned the funding through the American Society of Gene and Cell Therapy's Career Development program. Nelson holds the 21st Century Professorship in Biomedical En  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 [TNSsociologyresearch-International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Three honors students in the Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food, and Life Sciences have recently had their undergraduate theses research published in the International Undergraduate Journal for Service-Learning, Leadership, and Social Change. "It's no surprise that Sarah Beth, Kelsey, and  more

BENTONVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- Walmart issued the following news release: Whether working hard or playing hard, our customers trust Walmart for quality products that deliver what they need at the right price. Today, we're excited to do just that with the launch of a new, exclusive tool line called HART(TM), available only at Walmart. From our customers who have never swung a hammer to those who are DIY enthusiasts or even full-time fixers, it's all about having the right system of tools to   more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 18 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: Sean Morell, M.D., has joined the Department of Orthopaedic Surgery in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) as specialist in hand surgery. "I am very excited to be returning to UAMS to work alongside my academic and professional mentors," said Morell. "After nearly 15 years working toward a medical education in Arkansas, I loo  more

SEARCY, Arkansas, Nov. 11 -- Harding University issued the following news: Harding University added Texas businesswoman Lindy Lunceford Ingram to its board of trustees on Oct. 17, 2019. Ingram is the co-owner of Lone Star Behavioral Health, a psychiatric hospital and the Houston area's largest behavioral health partial hospitalization and outpatient program. Lone Star utilizes equine-assisted psychotherapy and specializes in treating mental health issues, alcohol abuse and drug abuse. Ingram c  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 22 [TNSgrants-NSF] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Things were different in North America 90 million years ago. It was the Late Cretaceous and the Western Interior Seaway split what is now North America from Alaska to the Gulf of Mexico. (Modern day Arkansas, on the ancient sea's eastern shore, wasn't quite waterfront property, but it was close.) A chain of mountains rose from what's now Nevada through Montana, causing regional climate varia  more

JEFFERSON CITY, Missouri, Nov. 18 -- Missouri Secretary of State Jay R. Ashcroft issued the following news release: Secretary of State Jay Ashcroft's Securities Division issued a final order against Adam Sharp and his companies after they sold unregistered, non-exempt securities to residents of Missouri, Arkansas, Texas and Louisiana. The division found that Sharp and his companies -- Social Inc., Social Automotive Management Services LLC and Sharp Management LLC -- made untrue statements, om  more

SPRINGFIELD, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- Tyson Foods, a producer of chicken, beef and pork, issued the following news release: Tyson Foods' office building in downtown Springdale, known as "Tyson Emma", recently achieved LEED (Leadership in Energy and Environmental Design) Silver Certification from the U.S. Green Building Council (USGBC). The LEED Certification is a rating system recognizing environmentally responsible building practices for the design, construction, operation and maintenance of buil  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 20 -- The University of Arkansas's School of Medical Sciences issued the following news release: The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) broke ground today in a ceremony marking the start of a more than $150 million energy project, including a new $49 million electrical power plant. The project is being paid for by a bond issue approved this year by the University of Arkansas Board of Trustees. Shovels in hand, Board of Trustees members; local dignita  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 18 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The University of Arkansas Poultry Judging team took first place overall at the 54th National Collegiate Poultry Judging Contest held Nov. 3-5 on the University of Arkansas campus. In addition to winning first place for the overall team, the University of Arkansas team placed 2nd in Division 1: Egg Production and Quality and first in Division 2: Breeder Selection and Carcass Quality. University of Arkansas  more

LITTLE ROCK, Arkansas, Nov. 20 [TNSgrants-DOD] -- The University of Arkansas Little Rock campus issued the following news: The University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Department of Defense to support the development of potentially life-saving bone regeneration technology during a Nov. 15 visit from Sen. John Boozman. The visit celebrated on-campus research initiatives that the senator championed for federal support. Pioneered at the UA Little Rock Center  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 [TNSgrants-business] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Department of Agricultural Education, Communications and Technology in U of A's Dale Bumpers College of Agricultural, Food and Life Sciences recently received a unique grant from Tyson Foods. The grant is for a robot that will be used in many agricultural systems and technology courses. Tyson awards the grant to nine schools around the state to encourage student engagement in scien  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: Meredith Neville-Shepard, clinical assistant professor in the Department of Communication at the J. William Fulbright College of Arts and Sciences, has received the Daniel Rohrer Memorial Outstanding Research Award from the American Forensic Association. Each year, the award recognizes one monograph for its outstanding contribution to the field of argumentation. At this year's National Communication Associ  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 19 -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: A new book, published by Routledge in October 2019, chronicles how contract cases from the construction industry have influenced, solidified, refined and particularized U.S. contract law. In Contract Law in the Construction Industry Context, Carl J. Circo, the Ben J. Altheimer Professor of Legal Advocacy at the University of Arkansas School of Law, maintains that the construction industry experience has he  more

FAYETTEVILLE, Arkansas, Nov. 21 [TNSgrants-foundation] -- The University of Arkansas issued the following news: The Walmart Foundation is supporting student success at the University of Arkansas with a $5 million grant for the new Student Success Center on campus. One of the goals of the Student Success Center will be eliminating significant undergraduate student achievement gaps. The center will serve the entire campus as a centralized comprehensive academic support unit, and the program staf  more