Recycling glass for many bars and restaurants in the region is difficult, expensive, or both. The Northwest Arkansas Council wants to increase the amount of glass diverted from the landfill and is working with a Little Rock recycling firm to do that. Ozarks at Large’s Kyle Kellams has more.

The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has received a five-year, $5 million grant to continue to support their Geriatric Education Collaborative.

The recipients of the 2024 Tjuana Byrd Internships are at businesses this summer, like Southwest Power Pool. The internships, administered by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, are internships reserved for Arkansas women of color pursuing degrees in STEM fields, including finance fields. An alumna of the program, Takiayah Mayo, who interned at Southwest Power Pool and now works at Stone Bank, spoke with Ozarks at Large's Kyle Kellams about the program.

In this week's edition of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal report, Roby Brock speaks with Hana Mariah Hatta, executive director of Arkansans for the Arts, about an upcoming public meeting the nonprofit is holding.

For the first time in 10 years, the Cave Springs community gathered in full force at the Illinois River Watershed Partnership sanctuary this weekend to celebrate the Bats and Bluegrass Festival. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis spoke with organizers and attended the event to get to know the people and causes behind the festival.

A $431,000 grant to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences will go to fund contraceptive services and reproductive health education for women in rural parts of the state.

The Tjuana Byrd Summer Internship Program for Arkansas women of color in STEM and finance fields is ending for the season soon. Partnered with companies like Acxiom and Southwest Power Pool and the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, it's named after the foundation’s first Black president. This week, Ozarks at Large will feature recipients like Indu Sen of Bentonville, who earned her undergraduate degree at the University of Arkansas and will start her master’s at Oklahoma State this fall.

Pedal It Forward is a nonprofit organization that collects used bikes, fixes them, and and distributes them to people in need in Northwest Arkansas. Recently, the organization opened its third location. Ozarks at Large’s Jack Travis takes us there.

The NWA Black Heritage Association will hold a community gathering Friday night at Walker Park to offer a chance to learn more about the effort to establish a Black Historic District. The association is also partnering with Bike POC and Pedal Kids USA to provide bike youth courses and a bike safety clinic.

Skip Rutherford, dean emeritus of the Clinton School of Public Service lays out how the 2024 Democratic National Convention may look different from the usual convention.