El Dorado Building Its Hopes On Arts
EL DORADO — Austin Barrow escaped from El Dorado just after high school, pledging never to return. “I didn’t even wait the summer; I was gone,” he says, but he was just taunting fate. “I made the...
View ArticleDowntown Invited for Coffee @ the Corner
Further enhancing the downtown Little Rock coffee scene will be the folks who own At the Corner, the diner at the southeast corner of East Markham and Scott streets. Helen Grace King said the...
View ArticleLegacy Hotel to Live On Following Remodel
The transformation of the Legacy Hotel at 625 W. Capitol Ave. in downtown Little Rock into a boutique lodging proceeds apace, says Kishan Patel, operations manager. And included in that remodel is a...
View ArticleMaumelle's Modern Storage Sold for $3.3 Million
Mini-storage in North Little Rock and two warehouses in Little Rock provide our trio of multimillion-dollar transactions this week. • Modern Storage Maumelle Blvd LLC, led by Keith Richardson, bought...
View ArticleGovernor Makes Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Monday announced the following appointments: Pat Johnson, Pocahontas, to the Black History Commission of Arkansas. Appointment expires Jan. 14, 2020. Replaces Joyce Gibson. Brad...
View ArticleWLR Office Building Attracts $3.2M Sale (Real Deals)
A 35,520-SF office building in west Little Rock weighed in at $3.25 million. Normandy Place LLC, led by Max Mehlburger, purchased the Markham Executive Center at 10201 W. Markham St. The seller is...
View ArticleChef Shuttle Says Opa!
We asked for an update on Chef Shuttle, the restaurant delivery service based in Little Rock, and got this: It’s moving toward franchising by summer 2017. Chef Shuttle, now three years old, recently...
View ArticleStoby’s Eyes July Reopening
The owners of Stoby’s, the popular Conway restaurant devastated by fire in March 2016, are shooting to reopen by July 21, the restaurant’s 37th anniversary, says Patti Stobaugh, co-owner with her...
View ArticleVesuvio Bistro Dunned by State DFA
Visiting the state website listing business closure notices because of tax delinquencies is just a thing Whispers does. Last week’s visit indicated that Vesuvio Bistro at 1315 Breckenridge Drive in...
View ArticleHooters Honcho Reveals Details on Future LR Location
Remember that Hooters we told you about a few weeks ago, the one coming to 6 Bass Pro Drive in Little Rock, near Bass Pro Shops and Outlets of Little Rock? Well, we have a few more details. Stanley...
View ArticleHarps Registers Nearly $5M Sale of Vilonia Store
A grocery store in Vilonia, a church in Benton, Burger Kings in Cabot and Conway, a west Little Rock manor and an auto project in Sherwood have assembled for a six-pack of multimillion-dollar...
View ArticleConway Ranch Owners Accused of Default in Lawsuit
The ranch wrangling continues in Conway. That would be the legal tussling over a ranch-and-restaurant complex that led to foreclosure proceedings against Joanie White-Wagoner, administrator and vice...
View ArticleJobs Mix Keeps Unemployment Low in Faulkner County
The decline of the Fayetteville Shale cost jobs in Faulkner County, but a diverse economy led by sales, office and administrative professions continued to keep the unemployment rate near historic lows,...
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Drops to 3.5 Percent
Arkansas' unemployment rate fell in April to a new record low, 3.5 percent, down one-tenth of a percentage point from March and six-tenths of a percentage point from April 2016. "For the fourth month...
View ArticleChick-fil-A Confirms Third Rogers Location
Chick-fil-A is definitely expanding in Rogers, the popular restaurant chain confirmed. Whispers reported April 10 that the restaurant was scheduled to go into a spot adjacent to the Chuy’s and Pei Wei...
View ArticleArkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield Tops Big Private Companies List
Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield of Little Rock, with revenue doubling in the past five years to nearly $2.5 billion, has taken the top spot on Arkansas Business’ annual list of the state’s...
View ArticleVolunteer Group Works on Community Gardens in Jonesboro
JONESBORO — After graduating from college, Rachel Cain decided she wanted to complete a year of service. "I wanted to give back to various communities," the Maryland native told The Jonesboro Sun. She...
View ArticleArkansas Included in Metal Meat Recall
JUNCTION CITY, Kan. — A Kansas food distributor is voluntarily recalling nearly 100,000 pounds (45,360 kilograms) of precooked sausage that might contain metal. Armour Eckrich Meats in Junction City...
View ArticleABC Director Bud Roberts, Two Others Resign
Gary "Bud" Roberts resigned as director of the state Alcoholic Beverage Control Division on Thursday. His resignation is effective in three weeks. Gov. Asa Hutchinson released the following statement:...
View ArticleBark Bar Nears Opening With No Time to Paws
Although the opening of Bark Bar is a couple of weeks out, Elizabeth Michael thinks she and business partner Cara Fowler may have a winning formula that can translate to other locations in Arkansas....
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