Sajni Kumpuris (Photo provided by UA Little Rock) Arkansas PBS has a new interim director and CEO, Sajni Kumpuris. Kumpuris will fill the shoes of Courtney Pledger, who announced in April her plans to retire effective this month. Previously, Kumpuris was …
Johanna Thomas is the director of the School of Social Work at the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. (Photo provided) A University of Arkansas team has been awarded $10 million by the Arkansas Department of Human Services (DHS) to create and …
The Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) Auxiliary on Wednesday announced an $8 million commitment to Arkansas Children’s Hospital’s $318 million expansion project. The nonprofit auxiliary, which helps ACH patients and families through fundraising and …
The Arkansas Educational Television Commission appointed Tuesday (May 20) Sajni Kumpuris as interim executive director of the public television network during a special meeting. Kumpuris serves as Arkansas PBS education director and production director. …
A more than 10% rise in the number of unemployed helped push Arkansas’ May jobless rate to 3.7%, above the 3.4% in May 2024. Jobs in the state’s Education and Health Services sector were up 3.8%, and continue to lead state job gains. The number of employed …
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders will headline The Family Leader's annual summit in July, the organization has announced. The conservative Christian group's annual Family Leadership Summit often draws big names in the Republican Party, …
A former power station in Springdale, Arkansas, looks set to be the site of a new data center. The site, which formerly housed the Cheswick Generating Station, is likely to become a data center, according to local reporting. The 637MW coal power plant was …
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