News Whets Local Appetite for Minute Man
The response to the news that the Minute Man Restaurant brand was planning a revival couldn’t have been much warmer.
View ArticleArby's Combo Sold for $7M
Affiliates of a Tulsa-based franchisee sold four Arby’s in central Arkansas for a combined $7 million.
View ArticleADEQ Seeking Applications, Nominations for Environmental Awards
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is seeking the state’s top environmental leaders to apply for this year’s ADEQ Environmental Awards.
View ArticleSome Business Owners May Be Shocked by Lost Tax Breaks
As small business owners compile their income tax returns, they may have an unpleasant surprise — some popular business deductions have disappeared or been reduced under the new tax law.
View ArticleMini-Storage Transaction Surpasses $8.3M Mark (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Self-Storage Capital Partners of Philadelphia bought the 574-unit mini-storage project in midtown Little Rock.
View ArticlePartner in John Daly Steakhouse Venture Files for Bankruptcy
The minority partner in the failed John Daly Steakhouse project in Conway recently filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, listing $4.7 million in debts.
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Lags U.S. in Slow-Growing Economy
Job growth in central Arkansas has lagged behind that for the nation as a whole since 2010-11, though it’s starting to catch up.
View ArticleIn Buyers' Market, Little Rock Office Towers Look to Sell
With several big pieces of the downtown Little Rock skyline in play, it’s a tower buyer’s market. Amid a stagnant office market, for-sale signs are competing with space for rent. Leading the way is the...
View ArticleBig Deals of 2018 Skyrocket in Arkansas by 267 Percent
The value of big deals in Arkansas leaped to $53.9 billion in 2018, a 267 percent increase over the $14.7 billion figure of 2017.
View ArticleU.S. Travel & Tourism Economic Impact Reported at $1.5 Trillion
The total contribution of travel and tourism to gross domestic product in the United States was $1.5 trillion in 2017, or 7.7 percent of GDP.
View ArticleEl Dorado A&P Leaves Light On Hotel Revenues
Candlewood Suites in El Dorado is the city's top hotel by gross receipts, according to a list released by the El Dorado Advertising & Promotion Commission.
View ArticleSlim Chickens Passes $100M Milestone
Slim Chickens passed $100 million in revenue during 2018, says company CEO and co-founder Tom Gordon.
View ArticleAs Casinos Come to Arkansas, All Ships Look for Lift
Jim Shamburger owns the Best Western Winner Circle Inn just across the street from Oaklawn Racing & Gaming in Hot Springs. When Oaklawn announced in mid-November its plans for a $100 million...
View ArticleA&P Commissions Watching Tax Case on Online Booking
Websites collect tax on rooms based on customer’s price, not the price paid to hotels.
View ArticleRandolph County Sells Alcohol After 70-Year Ban
Alcohol sales are now legal in a northeastern Arkansas county after residents approved a measure to lift a 70-year-old ban on sales.
View ArticleChenal Rehabilitation Sells For $5.9M (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Stein & Associates of Fort Smith bought the Chenal Rehabilitation & Healthcare Center at 3115 S. Bowman Road.
View ArticleListen to The People (Editorial)
The people of Pope County have been clear: They don’t want a casino.
View ArticlePresenting the 31st Annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business honors the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
View ArticleOK Foods Puts Illinois Supplier On Ice
OK Foods Inc. of Fort Smith has sued its dry ice supplier for allegedly ruining more than 300,000 pounds of its poultry product.
View ArticleMarlon Blackwell Raises Bar on Framework of Arkansas Architecture
Marlon Blackwell , the Fayetteville architect, admits he sees little downside in being famous, as long as he remembers where he came from.
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