11 Apply for Retail Liquor Licenses in Little River County
Eleven people have applied for retail liquor licenses in Little River County, according to the Arkansas Alcoholic Beverage Control Division. Voters approved alcohol sales in the November General...
View ArticleGandolfo's New York Deli to Open Thursday in Little Rock
Gandolfo's New York Deli on Monday announced that a grand opening for its newest location at 17801 Chenal Parkway, Suite A, in Little Rock's The Promenade at Chenal outdoor mall is set for 7 a.m....
View ArticleTyson Foods Recalls 2.5M Pounds of Chicken Products
LITTLE ROCK — Tyson Foods is recalling nearly 2.5 million pounds (1.1 million kilograms) of ready-to-eat breaded chicken due to an unlabeled allergen. The company, based in Springdale, says the recall...
View ArticleChina a Step Closer to Resuming US Beef Imports
WASHINGTON — China is a step closer to allowing imports of U.S. beef for the first time in almost 14 years. The United States and China have agreed on final details of a deal to allow the imports, the...
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Slide 0.3 Percent, Biggest Drop in 16 Months
WASHINGTON — Americans cut spending at gasoline stations, department stores and electronics shops in May as retail sales registered their biggest drop in 16 months, a cautionary sign for the economy....
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Pulaski County’s Most Expensive Home Sales of 2016
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County jumped in 2016 to a number not seen since Arkansas Business began tracking them in 2004. Last year, 29 homes sold for $1 million or more, up from 20 in 2015....
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Northwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2016
The number of seven-figure homes sold in Washington and Benton counties almost tripled in 2016 compared with the previous year. Twenty-seven homes in the two counties sold for $1 million or more in...
View ArticleMore Cold Brews Coming to Hot Springs
The craft beer scene in Hot Springs is growing red hot. ♦ Core Brewing & Distilling Co. of Springdale is close to signing an agreement for its latest brewpub location, in Hot Springs, says Jesse...
View ArticleMcCain Mall Sues David’s Burgers
McCain Mall last week sued David’s Burgers alleging the burgeoning central Arkansas burger chain failed to open a location in the North Little Rock mall as promised. The mall is seeking $447,804. It’s...
View Article$5.4M Sale-Leaseback Visits Watkins Project (Real Deals)
A 162,970-SF printing facility in Little Rock’s Otter Creek Industrial Park is under new ownership after a $5.49 million sale-leaseback transaction. Indian Bayou Farms LLC, led by Stephanie Rae Smith,...
View ArticleWith Whole Foods, Amazon on Collision Course with Wal-Mart
CHICAGO/SAN FRANCISCO - When Wal-Mart Stores Inc. bought online retailer Jet.com for $3 billion last year, it marked a crucial moment - the world's largest brick-and-mortar retailer, after years of...
View ArticleTrump's Cuba Plan Puts Stone in Path of A Better Relationship (Ed Kardas...
(Editor’s Note: MagnoliaReporter.com invited Southern Arkansas University professor and Cuba expert Ed Kardas to provide his views about President Trump's decision, announced Friday, to reinstitute...
View ArticleTyson Foods Adopts Video, Welfare Checks in Poultry Operations
PLUMERVILLE — Tyson Foods has installed video cameras in key areas of its poultry operations and will test new ways to slaughter birds — not in response to previous "gotcha" moments but under a...
View ArticleCondo Inventory Dwindles at 7-Story Legacy Building
After crashing on takeoff, Fayetteville's Legacy Building is finally approaching full developmental realization under its fourth ownership group. More than a decade after the first condominium changed...
View ArticleDave & Buster's to Rogers?
Is Dave & Buster's of Dallas coming to Rogers' Pinnacle Hills Promenade Mall? There is a rumor the Dallas-based restaurant-entertainment chain has set its sights on the former food court area of...
View ArticleSalter Properties to Start Work on J Lofts in Conway
Will Conway have a trendy "walkable" downtown? Salter Properties is working on it. The firm expects to break ground on its multifamily J Lofts development at 1050 Spencer St. next month and rent the...
View ArticleAfter 65 Years, Red Gate Liquor to Close
You may have heard that Red Gate Liquor at 13325 Interstate 30 in Little Rock is closing after 65 years in business. Well, Red Gate owner Druetta Craig told Whispers why, and the reasons are two-fold....
View ArticleChef Shuttle Sale Illustrates Importance of Convenience
The recent sale of Little Rock's Chef Shuttle to Bite Squad, based in Minneapolis, highlights the biggest trend in the restaurant industry these days: food delivery. The Nation's Restaurant News calls...
View ArticleEven With Whole Foods, Amazon Would Need More Warehouses to Reshape Delivery
If Amazon.com Inc. hopes to revolutionize grocery delivery, then its bid to buy Whole Foods Market Inc. for $13.7 billion will be just the start of a long and costly process. The e-commerce giant would...
View ArticleUS Consumer Spending Up Just 0.1 Percent Despite Income Gain
Americans enjoyed a healthy increase in income last month but didn't spend much of the gain.
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