Alcoholic Beverage Sales Rise in Arkansas
Excise tax collections for mixed drinks increased 40% last year, while collections for beer and liquor were also up.
View ArticleDebt, Expenses Stress Lower Income Households
About half of U.S. adults in households earning less than $60,000 annually and about 4 in 10 of those in households earning $60,000 to $100,000 say they're very stressed by their personal finances.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Ticks Up in March
Despite the uptick in confidence, the index remains below 2022's average level of 104.5.
View ArticleWest Coast Faces Ban on Fishing Salmon Amid Low Stocks
Experts fear native California salmon, which make up a significant portion of the Pacific Northwest's fishing industry, are in a spiral toward extinction.
View ArticleMore Americans File for Jobless Claims; Layoffs Remain Low
Jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 25 rose by 7,000 to 198,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday.
View ArticleUS Revises Down Last Quarter's Economic Growth to 2.6%
The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate last quarter.
View ArticleA Key Inflation Gauge Tracked by The Fed Slowed in February
Friday's report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 0.3% from January to February, down from a 0.6% increase from December to January.
View ArticleJake Keet Surveys Tornado Damage to Breckenridge Village
The storm is a devastating setback for the Keet family's plan to redevelop the shopping center. But they plan to push forward.
View Article7 Brew Coffee Co. in Legal Battle with Jimmy John Liautaud
The founder of Jimmy John’s sandwich chain sued the parent company of 7 Brew Coffee, which has now filed a counterclaim.
View ArticleIt’s Not Bragging If It’s True (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
It’s past time central Arkansas crafted a singular vision for itself to grow its economy.
View ArticleVersailles Apartments Attracts $39M Sale (Real Deals)
The 217-unit former Fountaine Bleau North apartment complex in North Little Rock was purchased by a group of nine limited liability companies.
View ArticleAre Robot Waiters The Future? Some Restaurants Think So
Sales of them have been growing rapidly in recent years, with tens of thousands now gliding through dining rooms worldwide.
View ArticleUS Panel Approves Salmon Fishing Ban for Much of West Coast
Biologists say the chinook salmon population has declined dramatically after years of drought.
View ArticleEntrepreneurs Taste Dreams at Arkitchen
Jon Lamb’s Arkitchen in Little Rock gives aspiring restaurateurs and others in food-related businesses an affordable opportunity to try out their dreams of entrepreneurship.
View ArticleDeveloping ‘Job Creators’ (Editorial)
The Arvest Opportunity Fund and Arkitchen are giving would-be entrepreneurs an opportunity to become “job creators.”
View ArticlePort Warehouse Sale Docks at $8.1 Million (Real Deals)
The 84,524-SF warehouse in the Little Rock Port Industrial Park tipped the scales at $8.1 million.
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces 2023 40 Under 40 Honorees
They are the state's rising leaders — people you need to know when doing business in Arkansas.
View ArticleIMF: Prolonged High Inflation Dims Outlook for World Economy
The IMF now envisions growth this year of 2.8%, down from 3.4% in 2022 and from the 2.9% estimate for 2023 it made in its previous forecast in January.
View ArticleCheaper Gas, Food Provide Some Relief From US Inflation
U.S. consumer inflation eased in March, with less expensive gas and lower food prices providing some relief to households that have struggled under the weight of surging prices for nearly two years.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Fall 1% Amid High Inflation, Rising Rates
The decline in sales adds to other recent evidence that the economy is cooling as consumers grapple with higher interest rates and the impact of a year-long bout of elevated inflation.
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