Arkansas Gas Prices Fall as Thanksgiving Weekend Approaches
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas motorists will be paying less to travel during the long Thanksgiving weekend as gasoline prices continue to fall. A survey of more than 300 gas outlets by national fuel analyst...
View ArticleYellville-Summit School District Seeks $110K Federal Grant
YELLVILLE - A grant application from the United States Department of Agriculture (USDA) worth $110,714 has been approved during a Yellville-Summit School District Board meeting. The Baxter Bulletin...
View ArticleFormer Hillshire Exec Tom Hayes to Become Tyson Foods CEO
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Monday that Tom Hayes, its president and a former executive with Hillshire Brands Co., will succeed Donnie Smith as CEO on Dec. 31. The publicly traded meat...
View ArticleTyson Foods' 4Q Profit Misses Expectations, Shares Fall 15 Percent
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reported fourth-quarter results Monday, and the less-than-expected profit statement caused shares of the company to drop more than 15 percent in early morning trading....
View ArticleUS Court Blocks Overtime Expansion Pay Rule for 4M
LAS VEGAS — A federal court on Tuesday blocked implementation of a rule imposed by President Barack Obama's administration that would have made an estimated 4 million more higher-earning workers across...
View ArticleLittle Rock City Director-elect Capi Peck Says Politics, Restaurants Comparable
Kathy Webb helped Capi Peck put running for the Little Rock Board of Directors in perspective. Webb, who represents Ward 3 on the city board and previously served in the state Legislature, owned and...
View ArticleDetroit Investor Nabs CVS in Springdale (NWA Real Deals)
A Detroit investor paid $4.56 million for the CVS Pharmacy at 2001 S. Thompson St. in Springdale. RX Springdale AR LLC, led by Daniel Weiss, bought the property from DBD Nocigs 2 LLC. CVS Caremark...
View ArticleJacksonville Mobile Home Park Draws $2.6M Sale (Real Deals)
The sale of a Jacksonville mobile home park weighed in at $2.6 million. A group of out-of-state investors acquired Pine Meadow Mobile Home Park at 3000 John Harden Drive from Mas Verde Mobile Home...
View ArticleTacos 4 Life Prepping for Little Rock, Benton and Beyond
Your Whispers staff has a post-Thanksgiving update on Tacos 4 Life, the Conway-based mini-chain that donates a meal to the hungry for every meal purchased. Austin Samuelson, who owns Tacos 4 Life with...
View ArticleThanksgiving Weekend Shoppers Spent Less Due to Discounts
NEW YORK — Thanksgiving weekend shoppers picked up hot toys, TVs and new Apple products, buying both online and in stores, but spent less per person because of rampant discounting that they've come to...
View ArticleWith Early Deals, How Much Will Cyber Monday Buyers Spend?
NEW YORK — Millions of Americans paused during the Monday after Thanksgiving to check out online deals and check off people on their holiday gift list. But so-called Cyber Monday may be in danger of...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Roots Run Deep at Landmark K. Hall & Sons
On any given day, K. Hall & Sons Produce buzzes with a steady stream of vehicles and pedestrians as greetings and banter fly around the deli counter, in the grocery aisles and at the registers....
View ArticleExcaliburger Hits Hillcrest
Habitués of the Hillcrest neighborhood in Little Rock will already know this, but the food truck Excaliburger is setting up shop weekly from 5 to 9 p.m. Mondays at the old Helmich Auto Service location...
View ArticleMary Maestri’s Italian Grillroom Closed, But Not Finished
Daniel Maestri is still confident that he will reopen Mary Maestri’s Italian Grillroom, his family’s iconic northwest Arkansas restaurant. Mary Maestri’s closed at the end of February when its lease...
View ArticleTyson Foods Launches $150M Venture Capital Fund
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Monday that it has launched a $150 million venture capital fund, called Tyson New Ventures LLC, as it seeks to invest in innovative food companies and technologies....
View Article$1M Land Deal Launches Trampoline Park in Fayetteville
Six-plus acres of land in uptown Fayetteville traded hands for a little more than $1 million and will be the site of a 28,000-SF trampoline park. Haitham Alley of Little Rock, through his NWA...
View ArticleChristen Franke of Franke's Cafeteria Dies at 37
Christen Cazort Franke, an owner and operator with her family of Franke's Cafeteria in Little Rock, died Dec. 4. She was 37. The family business was founded by C.A. Franke, who opened a doughnut store...
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The Overtime Exemption Rules Are On Hold — What Do You Do Now? (Stuart...
Don't you love it when you get all ready for a party, and at the last minute it gets canceled? Although the new overtime exemption rules were not going to be a "party" for employers by any stretch of...
View ArticleAt Summit, Tyson Foods CEO Aims Focus on Tech, Hints at Acquisitions
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is well-positioned for growth driven by a focus on investing in new technologies, and acquisitions are a possibility, incoming CEO Tom Hayes said Wednesday at the...
View ArticleClearbrook Project Draws $1.4 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
A 52-unit apartment complex in Little Rock weighed in at $1.4 million. Parker Investments Group LLC, an affiliate of Trinity Multifamily of Fort Smith, purchased the Clearbrook Village Apartments at...
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