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Jeff Hankins
@JeffHankins
Vice President for Strategic Communications & Economic Development, Arkansas State University System
Little Rock ARJoined January 2009

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Really appreciate all the complaints about Summit Utilities billing errors. Just received revised bill that is 20% higher than original! And we had no gas service for 6 hours during the 2 degree weather. Go figure!!
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Significant, historical development for with skyrocketing pet ownership and veterinarian shortages in Arkansas & nationwide. Complements existing research & grad school offerings, agriculture program, & medical school already on campus.
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@ArkansasState Chancellor @ShieldsTodd announces plans to move forward with College of Veterinary Medicine in Jonesboro asusystem.edu/headlines/chan
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Congratulations to alum, great & brother on becoming partner at ! Managing partner Price Gardner shares all those credentials plus Board of Trustees member. Proud of both of them!
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Congratulations to Taylor A. Stockemer and Kael K. Bowling on their 2023 Election to Partner! We recognize their hard work, dedication, and commitment to the firm and its clients. fridayfirm.com/news/news-deta
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Major implications for FTC plan to ban noncompete agreements. Frequently abused & unnecessary for non-executive positions from sandwich makers to reporters. Change will be noticed most by public when local TV talent freely moves around.
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I should note that I reluctantly called Summit Utilities emergency number after finding no other number & receiving no alerts. Got thru pretty quickly & got immediate answers. Very appreciative of crew that fixed issue by mid-morning in very cold conditions.
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Awaking to no heat downstairs, no gas fireplace, low flames on stove. Summit Utilities tells me they are experiencing LOW NATURAL GAS PRESSURE in West Little Rock!! No ETA on repair. Zero notification about problem.
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Impressive cooperation between City of Mobile and USTA for huge sectional tennis tournament. Meantime North Little Rock & Burns cut ties with Arkansas Tennis Association. Makes zero sense.
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15-year anniversary on Facebook. What a love-hate relationship with this social media. Definitely spending far less time with it but still enjoy keeping up with lives of many friends and relatives.
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First Little Rock Christian loses in wild finish and now same with Baylor. Two entertaining games with wrong endings. Really need A-State on winning side tonight!
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Never imagined my battle with kidney stones going so public! But I’m very happy with procedure results and message is going to help others get relief so well worth it. Appreciate Dr. Riley &
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'This procedure was different than anything I had heard of before, & it was a gamechanger for me. I’m grateful to have UAMS physicians like Dr. Riley & the latest treatment options available here in AR.' – @JeffHankins. FULL STORY ON FB.
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How's this for higher ed value proposition... : During the Great Recession, the employment rate for workers with just a high school diploma fell 5.6%; it fell less than 1% for college-educated workers.
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Pretty confident I was an early critic and doubter, but grew to like it. Primarily read while traveling when it was conveniently free at hotels. Current digital subscriber but yearn for NY Times!
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40 years on, "McPaper" – an insult USA TODAY embraced for imbuing us with the fighting spirit of underdogs – is now home to one of the great investigative units in American journalism. usatoday.com/in-depth/news/
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We had a great time visiting , growing support for our conservation efforts at & seeing some of those amazing new pups! Happy to have & along for the ride
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Arkansas State #RedWolves alumni joined us for a group tour recently and got to see some of our adorable red wolf pups. We appreciate their support in raising awareness about American red wolves - come back to visit us anytime, @AStateAlumni!
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Important briefing on innovative changes under way at to meet needs of today’s students and workforce for success
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@AsaHutchinson, @ArkansasEd Secretary @johnnykey_ar, Chancellor @DrChuckAmbrose, @DrSpeightsDO of @NYITCOMAR will hold news conference Thursday at 10 to discuss restructuring of @HendersonStateU. Live stream available at youtube.com/c/GovernorAsaH
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