Matthew McClure, the executive chef at The Hive restaurant in the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville, has been named a semifinalist in the James Beard Foundation Awards’ best chef in the South competition for four consecutive years.
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Chef Matthew McClure Headed to Derby
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Central Arkansas Taco Bell Deals Ring Up Combined $3.8 Million
Fast-food outlets in Bryant and Conway, land on the western edge of Little Rock, foreclosed property in Lonoke County, an office-warehouse in North Little Rock and upscale residential lots in west Little Rock provide this week’s grouping of million-dollar real estate transactions.
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Safe Foods to Expand, Add 35 Jobs by 2019
Safe Foods Corp. of North Little Rock says it will spend $15 million for a new facility and add 35 jobs by the first quarter of 2019.
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Oaklawn's Louis Cella Finds Himself on Familiar Turf
The fourth-generation Cella running Oaklawn outlines his goals and recalls great moments with his dad, who died in December.
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Chef Michael Kuefner Finding Groove at The Grove
The Grove Comedy Club is scheduled to reopen next month in a remodeled complex in Lowell.
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Wicked Mix Shells Out New Oyster Snacks
Brent Bumpers’ Wicked Mix company is introducing a new product line: Wicked Minis, three flavors of oyster crackers.
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New Jersey Company Cleans Up in Fayetteville (NWA Real Deals)
A New Jersey finance company has invested in northwest Arkansas property again, this time buying two Fayetteville car washes.
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US Consumer Spending Up in December, While Saving Rate Fell
Americans increased their spending 0.4 percent in December, a solid pace but slower than the big spending burst seen in November, while their saving rate fell to a more-than decade low.
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Tyson Foods Invests in Memphis Meats
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says that its venture capital arm, Tyson Ventures, has taken a minority stake in Memphis Meats, a startup that makes meat from animal cells.
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Petit Jean Meats CEO David Ruff Dies
Morrilton Packing Co., the parent company of Petit Jean Meats, announces the death of CEO David Ruff.
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Little Rock Tech Park Making Its Mark On Main
A month shy of its first birthday, the Little Rock Technology Park has exceeded expectations for attracting startup-minded entrepreneurs and tech-related ventures.
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Sales Lessons From a Girl Scout (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
While you ponder Thin Mints or Tagalongs, also consider the marketing and sales strategies used by the all-time record-setting Girl Scout cookie seller.
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The Shack Planned for River Market Comeback
Tim Chappell says he’s bringing back The Shack barbecue restaurant, to be located in his Gusano’s space at 313 President Clinton Ave. in downtown Little Rock.
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WLR Medical Property Sold in $3.4 Million Deal
An 11,372-SF medical office-outpatient surgery center in west Little Rock, a 6,566-SF restaurant in Conway and a 20,798-SF office building in south Little Rock form this week’s trio of million-dollar transactions.
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Jonesboro Restaurant Owner Charged with Human Trafficking
A northeast Arkansas restaurant owner has been charged with human trafficking and rape.
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Haag Brown Buys Center for $4.4M; Tacos 4 Life Coming To NLR
Haag Brown Commercial Real Estate & Development of Jonesboro purchases the shopping center adjoining the Kroger Marketplace at Chenal Parkway and Kirk Road in west Little Rock for $4.4 million.
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Retail Group: Annual Retail Sales to Rise 3.8 to 4.4 Percent
The nation's largest retail trade group says retail sales will increase 3.8 percent to 4.4 percent this year compared with last year.
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Hospitality Land Visited By $3.4M Transaction (Real Deals)
Promenade Hospitality LLC bought the 4.86-acre site in west Little Rock from Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado.
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Invest in Your Culture; It’s Reflected in the Bottom Line (Karen Armstrong Expert Advice)
Today’s workforce, especially among millennials, rates companies that are desirable to work for based on their culture. From a recruitment and retention standpoint, culture is critical, but how do the characteristics of that environment translate to profitability?
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Biggest Deals of 2017: Arkansas Transactions Soar 50 Percent, Reach $14.7B
Tax reform expected to increase pace, size of acquisitions in 2018.
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