Category: Business
For Ventrell Thompson, leadership is rooted in family, shaped by experience and measured by impact. By Angel Townsend-Burt, Arkansas Black Vitality Aug. 16, 2026 — Ventrell Thompson can sit in executive meetings, help make decisions affecting hundreds of thousands of customers and appear on television explaining the complexities of the energy business. But none of […]
By Wesley Brown, Arkansas Delta Informer Editor LITTLE ROCK, Ark. – Aug. 4, 2026 – Nearly two years after Trex Company Inc. held a topping-off ceremony at the Port of Little Rock, the Winchester, Va.-based composite decking manufacturer said it is “accelerating the timeline” for its ongoing expansion in Arkansas to support its goal of […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff LITTLE ROCK– July 7, 2026 – The Bezos Earth Fund announced today that Little Rock is among eight U.S. cities to receive a $100 million investment as part of its Greening America’s Cities initiative to fund community-designed parks, beautiful large-scale green spaces, and immersive outdoor areas. Funding will be distributed […]
By the Arkansas Black Vitality Staff BENTONVILLE, Ark. – June 22, 2026 – Nearly two weeks before some Medicare recipients will be able to access so-called GLP-1 medications by paying one flat fee per month, the nation’s largest retailer announced a nationwide effort to help those same beneficiaries better understand new prescription drug coverage options for the […]