Arkansas Business Announces This Year's 20 in Their 20s Honorees
This year's group of talented young leaders ranges from activists and business leaders to entrepreneurs.
View ArticleI Heart Mac & Cheese Opens 1st Arkansas Location
The restaurant chain is a fast-casual concept that specializes in customizable, made-to-order macaroni and cheese bowls and grilled cheese sandwiches.
View ArticleFinding, Keeping the Very Best (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
What our 2022 40 Under 40 honorees had to say about what organizations must do to recruit and retain workers in today’s challenging labor market.
View ArticleTheo's Serves Up Lawsuit Against Former Chef
Bowman Restaurant Group LLC of Fayetteville, which does business as Theo’s, filed a lawsuit against Lucas Ardemagni alleging breach of the duty of loyalty to an employer.
View ArticleWhy Belonging Is Critical to Your Organization (Tamika S. Edwards Commentary)
Research shows that employees who have a sense of belonging are more connected and contribute at higher levels.
View ArticleDelicious Food & Brew News for Central Arkansas
The common denominator in a series of dining developments is the Keet family’s JTJ Restaurants.
View ArticleAvian Flu-Free, Fingers Crossed
Cooks Venture, which raises hardy free-ranging chickens at the old Peterson Farms grounds in Decatur (Benton County), has a CEO who’s exhaling again after the threat of avian flu had Arkansas poultry...
View Article515 Little Rock Apartments Sell For Almost $52M (Real Deals)
The 296-unit Shadow Lake complex at 13111 W. Markham St. is recast as Muse Apartment Homes, and the 216-unit Turtle Creek complex at 601 Napa Valley was renamed The Lennox.
View Article14-Acre Site Near Baum Stadium Nets $5.2M (NWA Real Deals)
Landmark Properties of Athens, Georgia, bought the property through its Retreat at Fayetteville LLC subsidiary.
View ArticleBiden Aims at China in New Illegal Fishing Policy Framework
The memo directs 21 federal departments and agencies to better share information, coordinate enforcement actions such as sanctions and visa restrictions and promote best practices among international...
View ArticleUS Economy Slipped 1.6% in Q1, Slightly More Than First Thought
Still, the negative GDP number probably doesn't signal the start of a recession, and economists expect growth to resume later this year.
View ArticleOwners See Breckenridge Village As ‘Restaurant-centric’ Destination
Restaurants both local and national have expressed interest in the center, said Jim Keet, chairman of JTJ Restaurants of Little Rock.
View ArticleUS Job Openings Slip, but Employment Landscape Remains Solid
Employers posted 11.3 million job openings at the end of May, the Labor Department said Wednesday, down from nearly 11.7 million in April.
View ArticleSmithfield Foods Settles Pork Price-Fixing Lawsuit for $42M
Additional price-fixing lawsuits have also been filed against chicken producers. Nearly $200 million of settlements have been approved in those chicken cases.
View ArticleTyson Buying Stakes in Saudi Food Companies
Tyson executive Chris Langholz said the deal will help the company meet growing demand for protein in the Middle East.
View ArticleUS Employers Add a Solid 372,000 Jobs in Sign of Resilience
The unemployment rate remained at 3.6% for a fourth straight month.
View ArticleSlim Chickens Exec Sells Springdale Nest for $1.75M
The palatial two-story home, in the gated Churchill Downs neighborhood, sits on 2.2 acres and has eight bedrooms.
View Article$2M Deal Advances Residential Development (Real Deals)
Woodland Hills Valley LLC, led by Graham Smith and Scott Hurley, acquired the land just outside Little Rock.
View ArticleDire US Labor Shortage Provides Opportunity for Ex-Prisoners
In a 2021 survey, 53% of human resource professionals said they would be willing to hire people with criminal records — up from just 37% in 2018.
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces 2022 'Best Places to Work' Honorees
Arkansas Business will honor 50 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during a live event in September at the DoubleTree Little Rock.
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