Urban Density Ticks Upward in Central Arkansas
In 2020, for the second decade in a row, central Arkansas cities slightly grew in urban density, or people per square mile, according to Metroplan, the area’s planning agency.
View ArticleThe No. 1 Quality to Look for When Hiring (Sabrina Starling On the Workforce)
What is the most important quality to look for in a new hire? Hint: It’s not skill set!
View ArticleHighlight Reel (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
A few themes emerged at the 34th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
View ArticleArkansas Dealmaking Down 17% in ’21
The number of the biggest deals in Arkansas worth $10 million or more rose to 95, an increase of 12% compared with the 85 big deals in 2020.
View ArticleSpirits Up, Say Tax Receipts
Sales of mixed drinks, liquor and beer in Arkansas last year show, unsurprisingly, a decided uptick over those in 2020.
View ArticlePulaski County Farmland Sold for $4.9M
This week’s parade of million-dollar real estate transactions starts with an agri acquisition near Scott.
View ArticleGeorge's Italian Restaurant Coming to Former Cafe Prego Location
John and Mary Olive Stephens are behind the project.
View ArticleArkansas Jobless Rate Hit Record Low of 3.1% in February
Gains were posted in seven major industry sectors, while three sectors lost jobs.
View ArticleSycamore Townhomes Sold for $5M (NWA Real Deals)
Nexpoint bought the 19-unit complex from RS Sycamore LP, led by Sarah Catherine Norris of Dallas.
View ArticleTax Flexibility Has Ended
The Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration has again started issuing business closure notifications for failure to pay sales and withholding taxes.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas’ Most Expensive Home Sales of 2021
After a record year in 2020 that saw 64 residential homes sell for $1 million or more, northwest Arkansas catapulted over those robust numbers in 2021.
View ArticlePulaski County’s Most Expensive Home Sales of 2021
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County shattered records in 2021, resulting in Arkansas Business changing the way it tracks million-dollar home sales.
View ArticleUS Job Openings, Quitting at Near Record High in February
There were 11.3 million available jobs last month, just below December's record of 11.4 million.
View ArticleMore Americans Apply for Jobless Benefits; Layoffs Still Low
In total, 1,307,000 Americans were collecting jobless aid for the week ending March 19, the fewest since December 1969.
View ArticleA Key Inflation Gauge Sets 40-Year High as Gas and Food Soar
Sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities are squeezing Americans' finances.
View ArticleGov. Asa Hutchinson Announces Appointments
The governor made appointments to state bodies overseeing education, tourism, energy and more.
View ArticleHow Can Leaders Make a Difference? Feeding America CEO and Former Walmart...
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot leads the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second largest U.S. charity.
View ArticleUS Added 431,000 Jobs in March in Sign of Economic Health
Last month's job growth helped reduce the unemployment rate to 3.6%.
View ArticleThe Timbers Attracts $10.5M Buyer (Real Deals)
An affiliate of The Walden Group of Jackson, New Jersey, bought 120-unit apartment complex in Maumelle.
View ArticleAlways Be Interviewing (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
It’s more important than ever to cultivate a strong pipeline of prospective employees — perhaps as important as tending to that pipeline of business.
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