Bar Owner Hit With $33K Judgment Over Pay-Per-View Fight
Showing “The Fight of the Century” in 2015 was costly for a Caddo Valley sports bar owner.
View ArticlePetSmart-Banfield Pet Hospital Sold for $4.5M
This week’s quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions features a pet-centric property in west Little Rock, a fast-food spot in Cabot, a postal project in Alexander and a retail store in...
View ArticleAudrey House Appointed to State Wine Producers Council
Altus winery owner Audrey House will join the Arkansas Wine Producers Council after being chosen by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to replace Al Wiederkehr.
View ArticleTrump Administration Issues New Overtime Rule
The Trump administration has issued a rule that will make overtime pay available to 1.3 million additional workers, though the proposal replaces a more generous one advanced by former President Barack...
View ArticleReport: Visitors to Arkansas Spent $7B in 2018
The Division of Arkansas Tourism said Wednesday that 32 million people visited Arkansas in 2018, spending $7.37 billion, up 4.4% from 2017.
View ArticleUS Consumer Spending Rises Just 0.1% in August
American consumers boosted their spending by just 0.1% in August, the smallest gain in six months, even as their incomes rose at a solid pace.
View ArticleBarrister Court Property Sells for $3M
This week’s six-pack of real estate transactions features apartments in Little Rock and Sherwood, a fast-food eatery in Conway, an equipment rental project in east Little Rock, a west Little Rock...
View ArticleDining Options Aplenty Planned at Saracen Casino Tables
Your Whispers staff has your first report on the dining menus planned for the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff.
View ArticleAmy Fecher, Darrin Williams Among Execs at 2020 Executive Leadership Academy
Arkansas Secretary of Government Transformation and Shared Services Amy Fecher and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among executives scheduled to speak as part of the 2020 Arkansas Business...
View ArticlePurtee Named Jonesboro Financial Director (NEA Movers & Shakers)
Steve Purtee has been promoted from city accountant to financial director for the city of Jonesboro.
View ArticleEver Seen a Purple Cow? Muñoz Pugh Counts on It
Christina Muñoz Madsen, a former TV news anchor and VP of marketing and public relations at the University of Central Arkansas, has been partnered with branding and marketing specialist Michelle Pugh...
View ArticleJohn Daly Investor Gets Contempt Charge Thrown Out
One of the owners behind the defunct John Daly Steakhouse in Conway recently won a legal victory.
View ArticleHotel Hot Springs Faces Foreclosure Sale
The 200-room Hotel Hot Springs & Spa will be sold at a foreclosure sale to help pay a $128.9 million judgment its owner received in June.
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 ArticleUS Consumer Prices Unchanged in September
Overall consumer prices were unchanged in September as a big decline in energy costs offset small gains in other areas.
View ArticleWLR Petsmart Project Attracts $4.2M Acquisition (Real Deals)
An investment group composed of companies led by Haitham Alley and Bradley Davis purchased the Petsmart-Banfield Pet Hospital at 11400 Financial Centre Parkway.
View ArticleNew Dining Options Say Aloha to Bentonville
Pig & Swig Hospitality Group has a couple of new concepts coming down the pike.
View ArticleTusk & Trotter Finds Argenta to Its Taste
Tusk & Trotter American Brasserie, the acclaimed Bentonville restaurant, plans to open a location in North Little Rock because, says executive chef and owner Rob Nelson, the Argenta Arts District...
View ArticleOyster Bar Real Estate Sells for $800K
The most recent set of real estate transactions includes a restaurant, liquor store and land.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Dip 0.3% in September
Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signaling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having an impact on consumer spending.
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