Medical marijuana isn’t even for sale yet in Arkansas, but some people in the industry are already considering the potential market for medical cannabis edibles.
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Pot Edibles Seen Claiming Market Share
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Izard Chocolate Comes to Bittersweet End
Izard Chocolate will be shutting the doors of its Hillcrest shop sometime during the third week of March, and owner Nathaniel Izard will be retiring from the chocolate business.
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Jim Keet to Chair Little Rock A&P Commission
The Little Rock Advertising & Promotion Commission recently named Jim Keet its chairperson and announced its newest members.
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Companies Break Ground on $10M Argenta Office Building
Taggart Architects of North Little Rock, the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association and the North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau break ground on their $10 million, 25,000-SF office building at 600 Main St. in North Little Rock.
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From Potables to Pot, ABC Chief Doralee Chandler Stays Focused
Doralee Chandler, the director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division, says the “unknowns” in the state’s new medical marijuana industry are challenging.
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Hotel Hale Hiring; Distilleries Delayed in Spa City
It’s almost spring, a good time for day trips and an update on hospitality doings in the Spa City.
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Not So Special Elections (Aaron Newell Commentary)
A generation ago Arkansans paid a sales tax of just 3 percent on the goods they purchased. Today, the state average is more than triple that. A few cities are over 12 percent. What happened?
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Cardinal Health Project Attracts $7M Transaction (Real Deals)
Cardinal Sherwood LLC of Marina Del Rey, California, bought the 71,005-SF office building at 5426 Landers Road in Sherwood.
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Asa Hutchinson Opposes Bills Scaling Back Wage Hike
Arkansas' Republican governor says he opposes legislative efforts to scale back a minimum wage hike that voters approved last year, a day after a panel endorsed proposals adding exemptions to the increase.
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Sally Mengel of Loblobby on Keeping Cool, Avoiding Burnout
Sally Mengel, who co-owns Loblolly Creamery of Little Rock with her mother, Laura Frankenstein, says she’s learned both the value of delegating and of marshmallows.
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Arkansas Ranks Low in Economic Clout of Women-Owned Businesses
Arkansas ranks in the bottom 11 states in terms of the “economic clout” of women-owned businesses, according to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report commissioned by American Express. (Eleven states were included because of ties.)
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Rocky's Pub Eyes Sherwood Location
Rocky’s Togo (pronounced “to-go”), a takeout place that succeeded Rocky’s Pub, a North Little Rock restaurant with something of a cult following attributable largely to its Philly cheesesteak sandwiches, appears poised to open a full sit-down restaurant at the former Jo Jos Bar-B-Q in Sherwood.
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Restaurateur Capi Peck Mixes Warmth with Strength
Despite a hospitality background, Capi Peck didn’t start out to be a restaurateur. Nonetheless, she opened Trio's in 1986 and has since become a leader not just in the local restaurant industry, but also on the Little Rock Board of Directors.
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Trying Again on Revised Overtime Rules (Missy McJunkins Duke Commentary)
The statistical reality of the the U.S. Department of Labor's overtime proposal is that Arkansas employees earn lower wages than much of the country, meaning Arkansas employers are more likely than employers in other parts of the country to feel the effects of an increase.
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State Senate Passes Cannabis Bills Aimed at Protecting Kids
The Arkansas Senate has passed two bills aimed at restricting medical marijuana's desirability to children by limiting manufacture and processing of edible marijuana and by restricting marijuana advertising.
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Safe Foods Subsidiary Names David Fortune its VP
La Petite Roche Technologies, a subsidiary of Safe Foods Corp. in North Little Rock, has hired David Fortune to serve as its vice president.
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Tyson Foods Recalls Chicken Strips Due to Metal Fears
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is recalling more than 69,000 pounds of frozen, ready-to-eat chicken strips because they may be contaminated with pieces of metal.
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Arkansas Racing Commission Approves Licenses for Oaklawn, Southland
The Arkansas Racing Commission has approved full casino licenses for a Hot Springs horse-racing track and a greyhound track in western Arkansas.
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Row Between Owners Doomed Blue Canoe Brewing
Blue Canoe Brewing, the nanobrewery in east Little Rock with the taproom, is no more. A founder’s lawsuit gives some hints into the troubles that doomed the five-year-old dream that began on Kickstarter.
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Lucky Lou's Casts Lot in River Market District
A new restaurant and bar, Lucky Lou’s, is planned for 425 E. Third St. in Little Rock’s River Market District, the former location of Blue Canoe Brewing Co.’s taproom.
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