126 Units in Fayetteville Sell for $8 Million (NWA Real Deals)
A Missouri investor bought a Fayetteville apartment complex for $8 million. Patrick O’Reilly of Springfield bought the South Creekside Apartments through Fayetteville Multifamily Apartments LLC....
View ArticleModern Storage Draws $3.3M Transaction (Real Deals)
A 67,935-SF mini-storage project in North Little Rock weighed in at $3.3 million. Modern Storage Maumelle Blvd LLC, led by Keith Richardson, purchased its namesake at 9100 Maumelle Blvd. The seller is...
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Big Box Stores Pushing Hard on Alcohol Sales Nationwide
The successful push by big grocers like Wal-Mart and Kroger to expand the selection of wine they sell in Arkansas wasn’t the first such effort and it won’t be the last. It doesn’t bode well for package...
View ArticleTuesday Farmers Market Event Discontinued in River Market
The farmers market on Tuesday at the River Market pavilions in downtown Little Rock is no longer. Diana Long, director of River Market operations for the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau,...
View ArticleLoblolly Ice Cream Shop Makes Split Next Door
Sally Mengel, co-owner of Loblolly Creamery of Little Rock, is moving/has moved her Ice Cream Bar from The Green Corner Store right next door — same building, different suite. She’s planning a grand...
View ArticleMaumelle Chick-fil-A Set to Open by September
Whispers has a few more details on the Chick-fil-A coming to Maumelle. Owner Carter Tucker is giving up his Chick-fil-A in McCain Mall in North Little Rock to devote all his energies to the new...
View ArticleCabot's Steeplechase Apartments Sold for $6.1 Million
Apartments in Cabot, retail space in west Little Rock, farmland near Carlisle, residential lots near Conway, a residential swap in Pulaski County and undeveloped acreage in Saline County provide a...
View ArticleUpdate: Cotham's in Scott Destroyed by Fire
Cotham's Mercantile in Scott has been destroyed in an overnight fire. A deputy from the Pulaski County Sheriff's Office was dispatched to 5301 Hwy. 161 South in Scott at 11:16 p.m. Monday. According to...
View ArticleLittle Rock's Chef Shuttle Sold to Bite Squad
Chef Shuttle, the restaurant meal-delivery service based in Little Rock, has sold to Bite Squad, a restaurant meal-delivery service based in Minneapolis. Ryan Herget, founder and president of Chef...
View ArticlePrivate Survey: Companies Added a Solid 253K Jobs in May
WASHINGTON — U.S. private businesses added a robust 253,000 jobs in May, a private survey found, a sign that employers expect economic growth to keep plowing ahead. Payroll processor ADP said Thursday...
View ArticleUS Employers Add Modest 138K Jobs; Rate at 4.3 Percent
WASHINGTON — U.S. employers pulled back on hiring in May by adding only 138,000 jobs, though the gains were enough to help nudge the unemployment rate down to a 16 year-low. The Labor Department said...
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents the 40 Under 40 Class of 2017
This week’s Arkansas Business is dedicated to our 24th class of 40 Under 40 honorees, young leaders of business, government and nonprofits selected by an internal committee from a field of about 400...
View ArticlePermits Delay Potbelly Sandwich Opening
Ryan Hamra says he's shooting for the end of July to open his Potbelly Sandwich Shop in downtown Little Rock. Permits for the location, in the Lyon Building at 401 W. Capitol Ave., took a month longer...
View ArticleRebel Kettle Positioned for Beer Yoga Event
Maybe you’ve heard of “vino and vinyasa,” in which yoga practitioners get together for yoga and a glass of wine or two. Well, Little Rock’s Rebel Kettle Brewing Co. is hosting its own take on the yoga...
View ArticleMountain Valley Spring Water Partners with Glo Airlines
Mountain Valley Spring Water of Hot Springs has been named the official water of Glo Airlines of New Orleans. In a news release, Mountain Valley said that beginning in June, Glo passengers will be...
View ArticleCanada Beats US in Beef Sales to China
WINNIPEG/CHICAGO/BEIJING - Canada has overtaken the United States as the top North American supplier of pork to China as farmers and meat packers in both nations battle for lucrative shares of the...
View ArticleTyson Foods Completes $4.2B AdvancePierre Purchase
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Wednesday that it has completed its $4.2 billion deal to purchase AdvancePierre Foods Holdings Inc. of Cincinnati, a national producer and distributor of...
View ArticleWH Group Seeks to Expand, Compete with Tyson Foods, Others
CHICAGO/HONG KONG - Smithfield Foods Inc.'s owner, China-based WH Group Ltd., is scouting for U.S. and European beef and poultry assets to buy, in a move that would sharpen its rivalry with global meat...
View ArticleMary Casteel Tapped to Lead ABC
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Friday appointed Mary Robin Casteel as director of the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. Former director Bud Roberts resigned May 26. Casteel submitted her...
View ArticleMark Zweig Launches Zweig American Ale
Add another line to Mark Zweig's resume. Zweig is best known in Fayetteville as the founder and chairman of The Zweig Group, an architectural and engineering consulting firm with $6 million in annual...
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