FAYETTEVILLE -- The next budget officer at the University of Arkansas, Fayetteville is a certified public accountant who has served as the top financial officer at Missouri Western State University since January 2013. Cale Fessler will begin Feb. 18 as UA's associate vice chancellor of budget and financial planning, UA spokesman Steve Voorhies said Monday. Total UA student enrollment increased this past fall to 27,778, but growth has slowed in recent years and the Fayetteville campus -- along with other public universities -- agreed to a request by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to put a freeze on in-state tuition for the 2018-19 school year. Fessler will plan a budget that in 2018-19 included anticipated revenue of $472.4 million, not including athletics dollars or other units with separate budgets, according to documents published on the university's website. UA in 2013 first created the position of associate vice chancellor of budget and financial planning, doing so after a multimillion-dollar … [Read more...] about UA at Fayetteville hires Fessler as budget officer
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Business Movers: Digital Trends hires Bob Gruters as chief revenue officer
A weekly collection of new hires, transitions, promotions and award winners in Oregon and southwest Washington: MOVES/HIRES: Digital Trends, a Portland-based technology news, lifestyle, and information website that publishes news, reviews, how-to articles, descriptive videos and podcasts about technology and consumer electronics products, has hired Facebook executive Bob Gruters as chief revenue officer. In addition to Facebook, Gruters has worked with media companies including Viacom, Conde Nast, Univision and REVOLT Media. He has more than 25 years in the technology industry. Lattice Semiconductor Corporation, provider of customizable smart connectivity solutions, has announced the hire of Steve Douglass as the company's corporate vice president. Douglass brings extensive experience building and leading global engineering and customer-facing teams. Prior to Lattice, Douglass was a corporate vice president at Xilinx, Inc. He began his career as a circuit design engineer at Intel … [Read more...] about Business Movers: Digital Trends hires Bob Gruters as chief revenue officer
City of Idaho Falls increases public information staff
The city of Idaho Falls has more public information officers and pays them more than any similar-sized municipality in the state, according to a Post Register analysis. Information from a public records request shows the city has four public information officers whose pay runs between $48,000 and $86,000 per year. In total, the city spends about $250,000 on public information officers. Other regional cities similar to Idaho Falls’ size have only one public information officer. Twin Falls, Meridian, Nampa and Pocatello each only have one public information officer. Those positions pay between $36,000 and $74,000 per year. In those cities there is one general city public information officer and the fire chief and police chief handle media relations for their respective departments. Coeur d’ Alene, the largest city in the Idaho panhandle with a population of more than 50,000, doesn’t have a public information officer. In the past its deputy city administrator … [Read more...] about City of Idaho Falls increases public information staff
State posts mansion director job; manager of governor’s home attends to finances, staff of 8
The search for a new administrator at the Governor's Mansion began with a job posting on the Department of Finance and Administration's website late Tuesday and will continue for two weeks, Arkansas first lady Susan Hutchinson said Wednesday. Longtime mansion administrator Donald J. Bingham retired last week. He had served under Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson since Jan. 11, 2015. Before that, he served under Mike Huckabee, a Republican, from September 1997-2006. In an April 10 memo obtained last week by the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette under the Arkansas Freedom of Information Act, Bingham told Hutchinson that he submitted his resignation for "retirement" purposes. Hutchinson spokesman J.R. Davis said previously that the governor did not ask Bingham to resign. On Wednesday, Susan Hutchinson praised Bingham's service and said that he created and trained a strong, talented staff. "We wish Don well," she said. "He gave us three great years with all his creativity, which will be greatly … [Read more...] about State posts mansion director job; manager of governor’s home attends to finances, staff of 8
Frederick mayor gets OK to fill three positions in his office
Three people will soon join Frederick Mayor Michael O’Connor’s self-proclaimed “skeleton crew” at City Hall.The Board of Aldermen unanimously voted Thursday to allocate money in the current budget for two full-time positions — an executive administrative assistant and an administrative assistant — not currently funded, but authorized through the city’s charter. The approval brings the grand total of new positions coming to the mayor’s office to three, as O’Connor said he also plans to fill the mayor’s executive assistant position, which Nikki Bamonti most recently held during former Mayor Randy McClement’s tenure.The executive administrative assistant is classified as a Grade 18 employee, with a salary range of $98,716 to $158,074, according to the proposed fiscal 2019 pay scale. Grade 18 is the highest pay grade listed for non-unionized city employees. The police chief, director of public works, city attorney and … [Read more...] about Frederick mayor gets OK to fill three positions in his office