What the EEOC’s Enforcement Priorities Mean for Employers (In The Workplace...
As the new year begins, employers should consider reviewing their policies and practices to ensure they are compliant with all applicable employment laws.
View ArticleGun Laws, Liability Rules and Office Safety (Inside The Workplace 2023)
Federal and state firearm laws can complicate employers’ efforts to enforce workplace policies on guns.
View ArticleArkansas Business Reader's Choice Best of Biz 2022
The companies appearing on this list were selected by the thousands of busy employees, employers, executives, movers and shakers whose occupations lead them to use the services listed.
View ArticleHoliday Sales Up 7.6% Despite the Squeeze of Inflation
It's a slower pace than the 8.5% increase from a year earlier, when shoppers began spending the money they had saved during the early part of the pandemic.
View ArticleApplications for US Unemployment Aid Rose Slightly Last Week
The four-week average of applications, which smooths out some of the week-to-week swings, slipped just 250 to 221,000.
View ArticleBlue & You Foundation Awards $3.4M in Health Grants
The money will help fund 47 projects across the state.
View ArticleFight to Curb Food Waste Increasingly Turns to Science
Some are testing spray-on peels or chemically enhanced sachets that can slow the ripening process in fruit. Others are developing digital sensors that can tell — more precisely than a label — when meat...
View ArticleThe Year in Executive Q&A: 2022
Week after week, we approach executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and we ask them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and...
View ArticleInflation Dampens Otherwise Bright Small Biz Holiday Season
Small retailers say this year is still far from "normal" because decades-high inflation is forcing them to raise prices and making shoppers rein in the uninhibited spending seen in 2021 when they were...
View Article$743K Grant Awarded to Strengthen Regional Food Supply Chains
The grant from the National Science Foundation will help connect regional farmers with institutional buyers and ultimately expand access to healthy and nutritious food.
View ArticleWomen's Leadership Summit Examines 'The Great Breakup' in the Workplace
Courtney Turner, Tina Gabbard and Dr. Teressa Brown weigh in on why women are leaving their jobs in unprecedented numbers.
View ArticleUS Job Openings Fell Slightly in November Yet Still High
In another key metric, the number of people quitting their job rose to 4.2 million, up from about 4 million in October.
View ArticleJames 'Buster' Corley of Dave & Buster's Chain Dead at 72
The Dave & Buster’s concept was born of Corley’s experience operating Buster’s Bar & Restaurant in Little Rock’s Union Station.
View ArticleShoppers and Diners Clash With Workers Over Post-Pandemic Expectations
More than two and a half years into the pandemic in a world yearning for normalcy, many workers are fed up and don't want to go back to the way things were.
View ArticleUS Jobless Claim Applications Fall to Lowest in 14 Weeks
Applications for unemployment aid for the week ending Dec. 31 fell by 19,000 to 204,000, the Labor Department reported Thursday.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Lessons on Relentless Leadership With Tim Kight
The founder and CEO of leadership training firm Focus 3 states rather bluntly that if an organization isn't performing as well as it should, the first place the leader should look is in the mirror.
View ArticleArrow's Edge Apartments in Sherwood Sells for $6.8M
The first million-dollar deals of 2023 features apartments, labs, restaurants and more.
View ArticleSaracen Set to Roll Out $200M Addition
The Pine Bluff Casino Resort expands its vision for a hotel-event center.
View ArticleLong-Delayed Legends Casino Faces Final Legal Challenge
More than four years since Arkansans approved a constitutional amendment to put a casino in Pope County, Legends' gaming license is still being challenged.
View ArticleTwo Journeys Through Arkansas (Editorial)
Grif Stockley and James “Buster” Corley found opportunity in Arkansas. Stockley died Jan. 4, and Corley died Jan. 2.
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