B&B Solutions Facility Draws $2.2M Sale (Real Deals)
Woodmont Mabelvale LLC of New York bought the 38,000-SF office-warehouse facility in southwest Little Rock from BNBS Properties LLC, led by Jerry Spears.
View ArticleAsk Customers This in 2018 (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
The benefit of escaping the assumption that your customers know all of the things you offer can mean increasing your revenue by 10 to 20 percent — or more.
View ArticleAltimize Wins AEDC Funds
Altimize, a tenant of the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub in North Little Rock, has received a financial boost recently and is expanding its offerings.
View ArticleShots Taken in Big Whiskey's Lawsuit
The Big Whiskey’s restaurant and bar in Little Rock and owner James Bryant have filed suit — again — over the opening of a Big Whiskey’s in Bentonville.
View ArticleCourt Filing Shows No Love for Lucy's Diner
Mathias Shopping Centers Inc., led by Sam Mathias of Springdale, has filed a second suit in Washington County Circuit Court against Neon Restaurants LLC of Fort Smith.
View ArticleArkansas Agriculture Looks to Tomorrow (Freddie Black Commentary)
In about 30 years, our world will be home to nearly 10 billion people. Farmers will have to feed more people than they have in the previous 100 years. Farmers and ranchers will have to produce more...
View ArticleBass Pro, Hooters Site Yields $23M Tandem Sale (Real Deals)
The sale-leaseback of Little Rock’s 104,359-SF Bass Pro Shops spawned a $21.89 million transaction.
View ArticleGenerations Bank Forecloses on Former Gravette Mayor
Generations Bank has filed a foreclosure suit in Benton County Circuit Court against a former Gravette mayor who ran a since-closed restaurant.
View ArticleBig Whiskey’s Responds to Little Rock Franchise's Lawsuit
Defendants in that Big Whiskey’s lawsuit that Whispers told you about last week have responded to James Bryant’s allegations regarding the opening of a Big Whiskey’s restaurant and bar in Bentonville.
View ArticleBayou Meto Land, Slim Chickens Sold in Recent Seven-Digit Deals
Agri land in Lonoke County, day care centers and a restaurant in Conway along with a car wash and undeveloped property in Saline County provide a six-pack of big-bucks transactions this week.
View ArticleGeorge's Inc. Acquires Campos Foods
Poultry products producer George's Inc. of Springdale announced Monday that it has acquired Campos Foods LLC from Oklahoma City-based Lopez Foods Inc.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rises, Hits Highest Level Since 2000
American consumers are feeling confident as the holiday season approaches. The Conference Board says its consumer confidence index hit 129.5 this month, up from 126.2 in October and highest since...
View ArticleFed Report: Employers Raising Wages in Tight Labor Market
Employers in the Federal Reserve's Eighth District, which includes all of Arkansas and parts of six nearby states, say they are raising starting wages and salaries to attract new workers amid a tight...
View ArticleArkansas, Other States Launch Legal Challenge to California Egg Law
More than a dozen states banded together Monday to ask the U.S. Supreme Court to block a California law requiring any eggs sold there to come from hens that have space to stretch out in their cages.
View ArticleMonsanto Moves to Stop Arkansas from Banning Dicamba
Monsanto asked a judge Tuesday to prevent Arkansas lawmakers from banning the use of a weed killer that farmers in several states have said drifts onto their crops and causes widespread damage.
View ArticleADP: Small Businesses Hire at Moderate Pace in November
Small businesses hired at a moderate pace last month, adding 50,000 jobs, according to payroll provider ADP.
View ArticleArkansas Rice Federation Director Testifies About Riced Vegetables
Arkansas Rice Federation Executive Director Lauren Waldrip Ward testified before the Joint Senate & House Committee on Agriculture on Tuesday about the industry's concern over riced vegetables.
View ArticleNew Development Set for Jonesboro's Caraway-Highland Intersection
Discount retailer Bargain Hunt will occupy 27,490 SF at the Highland Square Shopping Center in Jonesboro beginning in the spring. The space formerly housed Kmart, which closed at the end of last year.
View ArticleWLR Acreage Sells for $651K, Other Deals Total $2.6M
At least one new Popeyeys fast food restaurant is planned, if not two, and a Big Red convenience store is coming to North Little Rock.
View ArticleApplications for US Jobless Benefits Drop Again to 236K
The number of unemployed workers filing for jobless benefits fell by 2,000 last week to 236,000, the lowest level in five weeks and further evidence of the strength in the labor market.
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