Arkansas Business Recognizes Finalists of 29th Annual Business of the Year...
Since 1988, Arkansas Business has honored the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. Readers make nominations and an independent...
View ArticleChick-fil-A, Chili's on Tap for Clinton National Airport
Chick-fil-A and Chili's are coming to the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, pending approval by the airport's commission. The airport announced Tuesday that the two restaurants would open...
View ArticleTransgender Bathroom Bill Draws Criticism
A one-sentence bill filed Tuesday that "concerns gender identity and bathroom privileges" has already been rebuked by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. The...
View ArticlePotbelly Sandwich Shop Coming to Downtown Little Rock
Ryan Hamra, owner of the Potbelly Sandwich Shop in Little Rock, is opening his second location in the Lyon Building downtown at 410 W. Capitol Ave. Hamra hopes the new restaurant will be open as soon...
View ArticleMathis, Arnold Named Top Executives at Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Rusty Mathis of Ben E. Keith Foods and Betsy Broyles Arnold of the Frank & Barbara Broyles Legacy Foundation won executive of the year awards at the 29th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards...
View ArticleRock Capital to Develop $16M-$17M Downtown Little Rock Hotel
Rock Capital Real Estate of Little Rock on Friday said it is buying the historic Hall and Davidson buildings at 201-215 W. Capitol Ave. with plans to develop a boutique hotel. General Counsel Dan Roda...
View ArticleHive Chef Matthew McClure Sees Opportunity in Having a Full Plate
Matthew McClure, 37, became executive chef at The Hive in the 21c Museum Hotel in Bentonville in July 2012 after five years as sous-chef at Ashley’s at the Capital Hotel in Little Rock. McClure, of...
View ArticleStaying in Searcy Fits Youthful Tastes
Brandon Fox felt that Searcy was the place he needed to be. Fox grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, but he decided to stay in Arkansas to teach high school students after graduating from Harding...
View ArticleSolutions In Search of Problems (Editorial)
Nostalgia is a peculiarly human emotion. We look back at photos of ourselves from high school or college with amazement. Those baby pictures of our kids melt our hearts. A song on the radio or the...
View ArticleSearcy Upgrades Infrastructure for Chance at New ‘Power Center’ for Shopping
Public, private and public-private developments representing tens of millions of dollars in construction are in motion in Searcy. Three projects highlighting each category alone tally more than $42...
View ArticleBiggest Deals in Arkansas Rise 11 Percent in 2016
Both the value and the volume of mergers and acquisitions in Arkansas rose last year, with the value increasing 11 percent to $9.8 billion and the volume rising 10 percent to 92. Those big deals —...
View ArticleNo Word Yet on White County Going Wet
Have you heard that alcohol by the drink may actually be coming to one or more restaurants in Searcy? Whispers has heard that too, but diligent efforts to find evidence or details came up short. White...
View ArticleVideo: Tyson Unveils New Corporate Logo, Growth Strategy at Conference
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale — fresh off announcing a new leadership team — unveiled a new corporate logo and more details about its growth strategy Tuesday morning at the 2017 Consumer Analyst Group...
View ArticleTyson Foods Quickens Shift from Antibiotics in Chicken
CHICAGO- Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale in June will switch its retail line of company-branded chicken products to birds raised without any antibiotics, a top executive said on Tuesday, accelerating...
View ArticleGo Forward Pine Bluff Moves Toward Tax Votes
A plan to make major improvements to the downtown Pine Bluff area and enhance education is looking toward a sales tax to help fund its numerous recommendations. Go Forward Pine Bluff is an ambitious,...
View Article$2.3M Deal Nails Down Ridout Store (NWA Real Deals)
An Arizona investor paid more than $2.3 million for the Ridout Lumber Co. store in Fayetteville. Store Master Funding X LLC of Scottsdale paid $2.33 million for the 37,600-SF facility on 4.7 acres at...
View ArticleTandem Self-Storage Sales Combine for $5.2 Million (Real Deals)
A pair of mini-storage projects in southwest Little Rock changed hands in two deals totaling $5.2 million. SSCP Geyer Springs Rd LLC acquired the 376-unit project at 8015 Geyer Springs Road for $3.16...
View Article‘Colorado Craftsman’ Project Enters Little Rock Market
A new development vision with a Western flair has recast a would-be Little Rock subdivision into a $40 million townhome project. In recognition of a market shift in millennial housing patterns, Village...
View ArticleTroy Keeping Joins I Square Management As President
I Square Management, a privately-owned hotel development and management company based in Little Rock, announced on Wednesday that Troy Keeping is its new president. Keeping previously managed Southland...
View ArticleUncle T's, Opening in Conway, Eyes More Expansion
Little Rock landmark Uncle T's Deli Market will celebrate the grand opening of its second location Saturday in Conway, and the family behind the business aims to open five more in the next three years....
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