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The state’s first Minority Business Development Agency (MBDA) Business Center and the U.S. Small Business Administration forged a key partnership on Sept. 15 at the headquarters of Communities Unlimited (CU), the rural Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) headquartered in Fayetteville. The U.S. Department of Commerce first announced in September 2022 that CU would be one […]
Severe COVID-19 may cause long-lasting alterations to the innate immune system, the first line of defense against pathogens, according to a small study funded by the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, part of the National Institutes of Health (NIH). These changes may help explain why the disease can damage so many different organs […]
The Arkansas Symphony Orchestra broke ground in late August on its new $11.75 million Stella Boyle Smith Music Center in Little Rock’s East Village, creating a first-of-its-kind music-focused headquarters for the state. The new 20,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art facility, slated to open in September 2024, is the Symphony’s first permanent home in its 58-year history. The new […]
By Wesley Brown — Cassandra Kidd has come full circle in her banking career. And that path led her back to where she started – southwest Little Rock. Having been in the banking and financial sector for more than three decades, Minneapolis-based U.S. Bank selected Kidd last year as one of nine bankers to lead […]
