As Saracen Casino Goes Up, Minority Jobs Expected to Rise on Quapaws’ Bet
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians’ Downstream Development Authority LLC broke ground last month in Pine Bluff and expects a 300-room hotel and 80,000-SF casino complex to be fully built by the end of 2020.
View ArticleHistoric Helena District Chosen as Home for Delta Dirt Distillery
Led by Harvey Williams Jr. and his wife, Donna, Delta Dirt Distillery will begin producing vodka, gin, cordials and more in the coming weeks. Their son, Thomas, will oversee the production of spirits...
View ArticleHot Springs Distilleries, PattiCakes Moving Ahead
While Crystal Ridge Distillery and Hot Springs Distilling are working to open their doors in Hot Springs, Patti Stobaugh says she expects to have the downtown Conway location of PattiCakes Bakery open...
View ArticleWoodland Heights Sold for $37.7M
A senior-living project in west Little Rock forms this week’s real estate triangle with restaurant-inspired transactions in Greenbrier and Benton.
View ArticleTyson Foods Cuts Fiscal Year Outlook
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale traded down by more than 5% on Wednesday after the meat processor cut its outlook for the fiscal year.
View ArticleTyson Foods Invests in Plant-Based Shellfish-Maker New Wave Foods
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Thursday that its corporate venture subsidiary, Tyson Ventures, has invested in New Wave Foods of San Francisco, which makes plant-based shellfish.
View ArticleIn Little Rock, Sonny Perdue Says Ball in China's Court on Trade
"Farmers will wait as long as it takes" for a good trade deal with China, "and we'll find other markets, frankly," if a deal isn't reached, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says in Little...
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents 20 In Their 20s: The New Influentials of 2019
We’re proud to introduce the 2019 class of New Influentials and the possibilities these 20 in their 20s offer our state in the decades to come.
View ArticleMillennial Life: Better Educated, Most Women Work
Millennials are better educated than previous generations, with the share of young adults in the millennial generation (born 1981 through 1996) who have a bachelor’s degree or higher standing at 39%...
View ArticleFranke's Closes Downtown Cafeteria
Bob Terrell, manager of the west Little Rock Franke’s location, says closing the Franke’s Cafeteria’s location in downtown Little Rock’s Regions Center was just a business decision.
View ArticleRestaurant, Entertainment Venue Expected Soon at Former Cajun's
Plans are in the works to rent the former Cajun's Wharf space to a group that wants to use it for a restaurant and entertainment venue.
View ArticleUS Consumer Prices Up Slight 0.1% in August
Consumer prices slowed in August, rising by a slight 0.1%, reflecting a big drop in the cost of gasoline and other energy products.
View ArticleChina to Lift Punitive Tariffs on US Soybeans, Pork
China will lift punitive tariffs imposed on U.S. soybeans and pork in a trade war with Washington, a state news agency said Friday, adding to conciliatory gestures by the two sides ahead of negotiations.
View Article$690K KFC Buy Tops Recent Real Estate Deals
The $690,000 purchase of a 4,260-SF KFC restaurant in Little Rock tops the most recent real estate transactions.
View ArticleJ. Max Van Hoose Advances at Harps (Movers & Shakers)
J. Max Van Hoose, vice president of store planning for Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale, has been promoted to executive vice president of the grocery chain, according to Kim Eskew, Harps chairman...
View ArticlePurple Cow Celebrating Its 30th Year
While Purple Cow itself is a tribute to nostalgia, its methods to keep current in an ever-shifting restaurant landscape, buffeted not just by diners’ whims but by technology, is all about moving forward.
View ArticlePinnacle Hills Thrives as 'Downtown' of Northwest Arkansas
Laurice Hachem just wanted to dip her toe into the northwest Arkansas real estate market, but she found Pinnacle Hills in Rogers too enticing to resist.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.4%
Arkansas' unemployment rate remain unchanged at 3.4% between July and August, the state Division of Workforce Services said Friday.
View ArticleDonald Tankersley Pleads Guilty to 2 Counts of Tax Fraud
Donald Tankersley, who retired last year as CEO of White Dairy Ice Cream Co. Inc. of Van Buren, waived indictment and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to two counts of tax fraud.
View ArticleRestaurateur Mark Abernathy Dishes on Dips, Tips and the Demise of Juanita's
Mark Abernathy has known success and failure during his 49 years of experience in the restaurant industry, and he knows what it takes to make a memorable cheese dip.
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