Detri Brech Selected for OBU Dietetics Chair (Movers & Shakers)
Detri Brech, professor of dietetics, has been named to the Charles S. & Elma Grey Goodwin Holt Chair of Dietetics & Pre-Medical Studies at Ouachita Baptist University in Arkadelphia.
View ArticleRandi Metcalf Named VP of CareLink Development (Super Mover)
Randi Metcalf was recently promoted to vice president of development for CareLink of North Little Rock, a nonprofit dedicated to serving the elderly.
View ArticleHospital Boom Creates Development Ripples Across Northwest Arkansas
Development experts say that hospitals are a great magnet for other retail and residential projects, such as restaurants, service companies and apartments.
View ArticleWestchase Plaza Visited By $4.8M Purchase (Real Deals)
Markham & Shackleford LLC, led by Leonard Hasson and Hank Kelley, purchased the 55,766-SF Westchase Plaza and Slim Chickens restaurant at 301 N. Shackleford Road.
View ArticlePlans for Bathhouse Hotel, Outdoor Spas, Bike Trails Percolate in Hot Springs
News is bubbling up in Hot Springs, where Mayor Pat McCabe and his wife, Ellen, are planning a boutique hotel in the Hale Bathhouse and the city is brainstorming on what to do with the site of the old...
View ArticleWindamere, Markham House Lead Recent Seven-Digit Deals
A 109-unit multifamily project in southwest Little Rock and a 73-room hotel in midtown Little Rock highlight a group of eleven recent multimillion-dollar transactions in Pulaski County.
View ArticleWelcome, and Stay Awhile (Editorial)
A couple of recent stories in these pages bring home the lesson that a city can prosper by embracing and encouraging its transplants.
View ArticleHot Springs Sees Boom in Craft Beer Breweries
Tapping into Hot Springs thermal culture, he craft brewing industry in Spa City is hot.
View ArticleHot Springs Accentuates The Offbeat to Its Marketing Allure
So what does an inventive and industrious tourism marketer do when he already has many of the state’s top attractions? In Hot Springs, one answer is coming up with weirder, stranger things.
View ArticleAfter Shooting, Little Rock Club's Liquor License Remains Suspended
The liquor license of a Little Rock nightclub where a shooting during a rap concert left 28 people injured will remain suspended.
View ArticleArkansas Side of Texarkana Struggling with Dropping Alcohol Sales
Its beer and wine monopoly broken and grip on hard liquor sales slipping, Texarkana, Ark., faces a new economic reality that threatens both business and government.
View ArticleIs LR at Tipping Point After Shooting? PR Voices Weigh In
Arkansas media and public relations professionals fear that negative perceptions of the capital city are reaching a critical mass after the mass shooting at the Power Ultra Lounge downtown.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Fall For 2nd Month As Consumers Pull Back
Americans curtailed their shopping in June, with less spending at restaurants, department stores and gasoline stations. The spending pullback came despite a healthy job market and suggests that...
View ArticleHideway Pizza Served in $3.2 Million Deal
A 6,705-SF pizzeria in North Little Rock and land for a 130-unit independent living center in west Little Rock form a duo of multimillion-dollar transactions this week.
View ArticleAfter 40 Years, Riverfest to Suspend Annual Festival
The Riverfest Inc. board of directors says it will suspend the annual music festival, which marked its 40th year in June.
View ArticleInvestigation Closed into Fire at Cotham's in Scott
The cause of a fire that destroyed Cotham's Mercantile has been ruled undetermined.
View ArticlePasta Jack’s Asks: What’s In a Name?
A complicated lawsuit involving operators of Pasta Jack's lays bare a business dispute that has become decidedly personal.
View ArticleRiverfest’s Legacy (Editorial)
The legacy of Riverfest is much greater than memories of fun, music, food and the occasional festival-goer wearing much too little clothing for his frame.
View ArticleCows Haven't Come Home Yet for Hiland's Carolyn Evans
Carolyn Evans recently celebrated her 62nd anniversary at the company now known as Hiland Dairy in Little Rock.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rebounds
U.S. consumers gained confidence this month, with more Americans pleased by current conditions and more hopeful about the future.
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