Business

An administrator and marketer by trade, Joe Elliott of Little Rock was convinced there was a marketable need for a handy, easy-to-understand handbook for patients in acute care hospitals. But he had no clue how to convert his idea into a profitable business.

A year ago, a University committee created at Chancellor Joel E. Anderson’s request began the work of raising awareness and taking actions to promote healthy environments, economies, and societies. What has happened this first year?

Brian Henderson of Russellville is UALR’s new  director of the Office of Student Services for the College of Business.

Rolf Wigand, the Jerry L. Maulden-Entergy Chair and Distinguished Professor of Information Science and Management, and Jerry Wood, Ph.D. student in information science and applied science, will present a paper entitled, “Information Quality Issues in the Mortgage Banking Industry,” at the forthcoming 14th International Conference on Information Quality.

Members of a national tax force on tax reform, chaired by UALR Professor Judyth Swingen for the American Institute of Certified Public Accountants (AICPA) submitted their recommendations to President Obama’s tax reform panel last week.

Michael Pakko of UALR’s Institute of Economic Advancement and Arkansas’ chief economist and state forecaster, will preview what is in store economically for the state and the nation based on econometric models from 9:45 a.m. to 1:15 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 29, at the DoubleTree Hotel during IEA’s fall forecast conference.

Timothy Lee is on a mission. The retired Air Force master sergeant is at the forefront of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center’s (ASBTDC) veteran project aimed at active, retired, and reserve military personnel who are small business owners or aspiring entrepreneurs.  A Small Business Administration Veterans Assistance and Service Program grand funded the … ASBDTC Trainer Serves Veterans

The UALR College of Business will honor two alumni at its Alumni of the Year awards beginning at 11:30 a.m. Friday, Oct. 16, at The Peabody Little Rock.

UALR’s fall career fair, Career Connection Day, is set from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Wednesday, Oct. 7,  in the Donaghey Student Center Ledbetter Halls B and C. The early registration deadline for employers is Sept. 23.

Centennial Bank directors and employees have established an endowment scholarship at the UALR College of Business honoring the late banker and marketing executive Tom Steves, a UALR alumnus.