Simmons Prepared Foods Recalls 5,850 Pounds of Chicken
VAN BUREN - Arkansas-based Simmons Prepared Foods says it's recalling 5,850 pounds of frozen chicken products that may have been breaded with flour contaminated with E. coli bacteria. Simmons says the...
View ArticleChip’s Barbeque Falls Off Grill with Bankruptcy
You may have heard that Chip’s Barbeque of Little Rock recently closed and filed for bankruptcy protection. But did you know that the restaurant, which was founded in 1961, listed $400,000 in debts?...
View ArticleTyson Offers To Buy Out Lease on Closed Iowa Plant
CHEROKEE, Iowa — Tyson Foods is offering to pay $400,000 to buy out its remaining lease on a plant it closed in 2014 in the northwest Iowa town of Cherokee. Tyson's Wes Morris said Thursday the...
View ArticleWestrock Coffee Partners With P. Allen Smith, Razorbacks
Westrock Coffee Co. of North Little Rock and the P. Allen Smith Cos. of Little Rock announced Monday a partnership to promote their farm-focused brands. In a news release, the companies said they will...
View ArticleUSA Rice Elects Brian King Board Chairman
The USA Rice board of directors said Thursday that it elected Brian King of Erwin Keith Inc. as its new chairman. The board voted for King during its annual meeting last week. Erwin Keith Inc. has two...
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‘Pokemon Go’ and Social Marketing (Ross Cranford Expert Advice)
Unless you’ve been vacationing somewhere far off the grid for the last week, you’ve undoubtedly heard about “Pokemon Go,” the latest craze bringing magical animated creatures to life in the real world,...
View ArticleRockline Industries Expands in Springdale (NWA Real Deals)
Rockline Industries of Sheboygan, Wisconsin, a wet-wipe manufacturer, paid $2.25 million for a 50,000-SF warehouse close to its manufacturing facilities in Springdale. Rockline, through its R Brothers...
View ArticleBuffalo Brewing Ready To Take Wing in Little Rock
You can add another likely entrant to the craft brewery lineup in Little Rock: Nolen Buffalo’s Buffalo Brewing Co. Buffalo is the founder and owner of the Water Buffalo, a retailer of supplies for...
View ArticleSoul Fish Café On the Line for August Opening
It looks like Aug. 3 or thereabouts is the opening day for Soul Fish Café, which features fried catfish and other Southern favorites, at 306 Main St. in downtown Little Rock next door to the also...
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Play Your Own Game (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
I know I risk sounding like a shill here, but if you weren’t one of the 500 or so who attended the Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 luncheon a few weeks ago, you missed the kind of feel-good moments that...
View ArticleTyson Foods Names Tim Madigan VP of E-Commerce
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Monday that it has filled the newly-created role of vice president of e-commerce with Tim Madigan, the former global e-commerce director of SC Johnson & Son of...
View ArticleJames at the Mill Partners With Chef Shuttle
James at the Mill's Ozark Plateau Cuisine is now available for delivery from 4:30-9:30 p.m. Tuesday through Saturday through Chef Shuttle, the restaurant announced Monday. Customers in northwest...
View ArticleArkansas Revenue Above Last Year, Below Forecast in July
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas finance officials say the state's net available revenue for July fell 1.7 percent below expectations, but was 0.4 percent more than the same month a year ago. The state...
View ArticleUS Adds A Robust 255K Jobs; Unemployment Stays 4.9 Percent
WASHINGTON — Employers added a healthy 255,000 jobs last month, a sign of confidence amid sluggish growth that points to a resilient U.S. economy. The Labor Department said Friday that the unemployment...
View ArticleFedEx Development Delivers $31.7M Deal (Real Deals)
The sale of a 311,684-SF FedEx Ground facility in southwest Little Rock weighed in at $31.7 million. Wilark LLC, an affiliate of Realtech Construction Co. of Los Angeles, bought the 8 Industrial...
View ArticleTen Arkansas Business Icons Have Stories to Tell
I don’t know how else to say this: If you don’t enjoy this issue, you really don’t have any business reading Arkansas Business. We’ve had some fun issues in the past — I’m especially proud of our 25th...
View ArticleArkansas Burgers, Diner Fare Ranked by Thrillist
For some reason, digital readers love lists, and one of the most interesting purveyors of lists is Thrillist, an online food, drink and travel publication. An example: The Best Burger in Every State in...
View ArticleBruno’s Deli Set to Open Today
Gio Bruno called last week to let us know that Bruno’s Deli at 308 Main St., next door to Bruno’s Little Italy in downtown Little Rock, should be open for business Monday, Aug. 8. Torrential rain...
View ArticleMovie Tavern Soon To Offer Dinner and A Movie — In One Place
“Wouldn’t it be great to be able to have a beer and a pizza while watching movies at the theater,” or words to that effect, triggered the idea behind Movie Tavern, the dine-and-drink-in-your-seat...
View ArticleDavid's Burgers Now Looking Toward Fall Opening in River Market
Nothing is easy and everything takes longer than you expect in this world, and that holds true for restaurant openings. David “Alan” Bubbus, owner of the Little Rock mini-chain David’s Burgers, is...
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