New Tyson Foods Center Aims for Manufacturing Breakthroughs
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale officially opens a new 26,000-SF facility to help the company develop more automation and robotics for its food production plants.
View ArticleUnemployment Rates Trend Lower in Arkansas
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas’ metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines.
View ArticleTexarkana Project Expected to Propel Downtown Growth
After a decade of hope and false starts, the revitalization of downtown Texarkana achieved a breakthrough with the sale July 31 of the historic Hotel Grim to a housing development group.
View ArticleTexarkana Says Own Sales Tax Fails Constitutional Test
Texarkana, Arkansas, is in an awkward position: arguing that its own tax is unconstitutional.
View ArticleQuartet of WLR Apartments Sold for Combined $56.5M
The sale of four west Little Rock apartment developments starts this week’s procession of million-dollar real estate transactions, followed by a Searcy hotel and three Sherwood properties.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Up Solidly In Sign of Consumer Optimism
Americans spent more at retail stores and restaurants in July, a sign that concerns over weakening economic growth and a persistent trade war that have roiled financial markets have yet to dampen...
View ArticleRecent Real Estate Deals Total $2.3M
Pershing Holding LLC of Glendale, California, has purchased the 16-unit Pershing Place Apartments at 2750 W. Pershing Blvd. in North Little Rock for $720,000.
View ArticleChain Testing Meat Substitute In Bentonville
A restaurant named Beef ‘O’ Brady’s is probably not the first place that comes to mind for those seeking plant-based burgers, but the co-owner of the chain’s Bentonville location says his version of...
View ArticleCumulative Employment Growth in Arkansas Varies
Nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas rose in June in most of the state’s metro areas, particularly in Fayetteville and Jonesboro.
View ArticleNABE Survey: 34% of Economists Expect Recession in 2021
A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021.
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces CFO Finalists, Tickets Info
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock.
View ArticleHot Springs Tourism: Nearly 8M Visitors in 2018 Spent Record $677M
Travelers have increased their spending in Hot Springs, the state's tourism mecca, by nearly 30% since 2013, according to data presented Monday to the area's tourism industry.
View ArticlePopeyes Publicity Sparks Local Chicken Run
A New Yorker article on Popeyes chicken gained momentum on social media, sparking a sort of “chicken sandwich war,” with fans of Chick-fil-A, Wendy’s, Arkansas’ own Slim Chickens chain, Shake Shack and...
View ArticleInnovation Hub Growing in Pine Bluff
Go Forward Pine Bluff’s innovation hub, The Generator, is in for a busy September. Mildred Franco, executive director of The Generator, hopes renovations will begin then on its physical location: the...
View ArticleRedevelopment, New Construction Mix in Retail Market
Big box stores which once housed bankrupt retailers are getting filled by snazzy companies like Trader Joe's while new construction continues to build in west Little Rock.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Dips Slightly in August
A key reading on consumers' assessment of current conditions improved and now stands at its highest level in nearly 19 years.
View ArticleDistillery Set for Former Printing Press in Blytheville
A new distillery is in the works in Blytheville, set to open this fall at 118 S. Broadway St. in the former Franklin's Printing Press downtown.
View ArticleCraighead County Jobs Growth Outperforms Nation, State
Economic development leaders in Jonesboro welcomed a report showing robust job growth in Craighead County, but they hope it's just a signpost on the way to even better numbers.
View ArticleThanks to Consumers, US Economy Is Rising Steadily If Slowly
The economy slowed in the spring, and many analysts think the weakness will continue in the months ahead. Yet consumer spending, which drives about 70% of growth, accelerated in the April-June quarter.
View ArticleTyson Foods to Take 40% Stake in Brazilian Poultry Firm
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will buy a 40 percent stake in the the foods division of Grupo Vibra, a Brazilian producer and exporter of poultry products.
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