The poke trend in Arkansas shows no signs of slowing down even as some in the restaurant industry are questioning whether poke has peaked.
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Poke: That’s What It’s All About
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Parking Lot Proposal Launches $4.7M Buy (Real Deals)
Second & Louisiana Properties LLC, led by Warren Stephens, bought a half-block along the west side of Louisiana Street between Second and Third streets with plans to remove four buildings.
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Zac Deem Has Dibs on Four More Hungry Howie's
Zac Deem, who earlier this month opened the first Hungry Howie’s in Arkansas at 10300 N. Rodney Parham Road, has plans for four more.
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Chris Tanner Cracks Shell on Oyster Bar Plans
Chris Tanner talks about his plans for buying the legendary Oyster Bar in Little Rock's Stifft Station neighborhood.
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Former Hogs Play New Game: Real Estate
Former Arkansas Razorbacks football stars like Jim Lindsey and Bill McClard have made real estate their second careers. Some, like former Hog and NBA player Joe Kleine, are happy to be investors.
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Two Recent Real Estate Deals Total $575K
BDP Holdings LLC of Little Rock, led by Brent Medders, has purchased the former 1,232-SF Sonic at 101 Carnahan Drive in Maumelle for $325,000.
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Taste of Jamaica Offers Authentic Cuisine in LR
After eight years of serving jerk chicken out of their food truck, Grab-a-Bite, Rose Walker and her husband, Anthony, have opened Taste of Jamaica in Little Rock.
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Gusano's Owner Sued Over Unpaid Loans
It looks like legal problems are on the menu for Tim Chappell, owner of Gusano’s Chicago-Style Pizzeria.
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Celebrating Consumer Independence (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
During this Fourth of July celebratory week, consumers across America will be exercising their independence in the marketplace. We may shop, but we may not. Either way, we will salute in some manner the notion of consumer independence.
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Hazel Hernandez Moves Up at Fayetteville A&P (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Hazel Hernandez has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing by the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission and Experience Fayetteville.
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Holiday Inn to Break Ground Soon on Downtown Property
Construction financing is in hand, and groundbreaking for the 100-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites is planned for late July.
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ASU's Burcham to Lead Rice Research Center
In his new position as director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County, Tim Burcham wants to help improve production of Arkansas' top crop. He also gets to play in the dirt.
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Where People Found Jobs: Business Services and Health Care
Job growth strengthened in nearly all major industry sectors in June, with notable jumps in government, business services, education and health.
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$70M Investment Brings Arkansas Peanut Industry Out of Its Shell
A $70 million investment in the peanut industry in Arkansas is expected to usher in a new era for farmers.
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Meat From A Lab? Startups Cook Up Alternative to Slaughter
A growing number of startups are making cell-based or cultured meat. They want to offer an alternative to traditional meat production that they say is damaging the environment and causing unnecessary harm to animals, but they are far from becoming mainstream and face pushback from livestock producers.
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Arkansas Business to Honor 2019's 'Best Places to Work'
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September.
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US Consumer Prices Rise Just 0.1% as Inflation Stays Tame
U.S. consumer prices rose just 0.1% in June, as cheaper gas prices were offset by higher rents and auto costs.
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Liquor Store Rivals Ready for Randolph County Retail Licenses
Competition is fierce for three retail liquor licenses to be awarded in Randolph County on Tuesday.
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Waterford, Bowman Heights Properties Sold for Combined $22.1M
A pair of apartment complexes in west Little Rock, retail space in North Little Rock, agri acreage in Lonoke County and a trio of upscale homes in Pulaski County form this week’s conga line of million-dollar real estate transactions.
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US Retail Sales Rise 0.4% in June in Sign of Consumer Health
U.S. retail sales rose at a solid pace last month, providing crucial support to the economy at a time when other drivers of growth have faded.
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