Tech Park Coffee Shop May Get Facelift
Blue Sail Coffee Roasters of Conway has requested that a remodel of its location inside the Little Rock Technology Park be worked into its next lease.
View ArticleAfco Metals, Red Lobster Highlight Recent Real Estate Deals
Industrial property in east Little Rock and a North Little Rock restaurant lead off this week’s short parade of million-dollar transactions.
View ArticleIncome Growth in Central Arkansas Lags Nation’s
While the unemployment rate remains low in central Arkansas, income growth in the region has lagged behind that of the rest of the United States, notes the Metroplan report “Metro Trends: Economic...
View ArticleShackleford Crossings' $10.5M Sale Underlines Retail Woes
2019 was the end of the line for Atlanta investment firm Invesco’s ownership at Shackleford Crossings. After eight years, it decided to cut its losses and sell its remaining stake in the west Little...
View ArticleBiggest Deals of 2019 See Values Plummet 85%
The value of big deals in Arkansas plummeted 85% in 2019 compared with the previous year, dropping to $7.9 billion compared with a stratospheric $53.9 billion in 2018.
View ArticleRecent Real Estate Deals Total $3M
The $950,000 sale of Inmon Truck Sales in North Little Rock led the most recent round of real estate transactions.
View ArticleRaising Cane's in Fort Smith Sold for $4.75M
NS Retail Holdings LLC, an affiliate of NetStreit Corp. of Dallas, bought the 3,030-SF Raising Cane’s Chicken Fingers restaurant at 7501 Rogers Ave. in Fort Smith for $4.75 million on Jan. 31.
View ArticleHarding University Names Lewis Curtis Executive Chef
Lewis Curtis has been appointed executive chef of Harding University’s dining program.
View ArticlePresenting the 32nd Annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Since 1988, Arkansas Business has honored the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
View ArticleRetail Slide Far from Breaking Bread for Paula Dempsey
Paula Dempsey, the owner of Dempsey Bakery, says her business has thrived by diversifying to provide specialty products to other firms.
View ArticleSKU Overload (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Folks, we have a lot of overwhelmed consumers. It should not be this hard or frustrating to spend money.
View ArticleCalifornia Investor Buys Fayetteville Condos (NWA Real Deals)
A pistachio farmer from Bakersfield, California, paid more than $2.5 million for newly constructed condos in Rupple Meadows in Fayetteville.
View ArticleMarkham West Retail Draws $19M Sale (Real Deals)
An affiliate of RCG Ventures of Atlanta purchased the Markham West Shopping Center at 11400 W. Markham St. from Weingarten/Investments Inc. of Houston.
View ArticleField Agent Named Endeavor Entrepreneur
Field Agent is the first company in Arkansas to be named an Endeavor Entrepreneur, a designation that gives it access to global mentorship, programming and investment.
View ArticlePotential QuikTrip Location Sold in SWLR for $8.5M
Quiktrip Corp., the Tulsa-based convenience store chain, bought a 16.1-acre tract near the southwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road in Little Rock for $8.5 million.
View ArticleLudwig’s Bakery Brings German Taste to Arkadelphia
With a planned March 7 opening, the bakery at 1029 N. 10th St. will offer cinnamon rolls and biscuits with sausage gravy every day.
View ArticleGraduate Fayetteville Hotel Celebrates College Nostalgia
New 14-story plaid boutique hotel inside the former Chancellor location banks on storytelling and University of Arkansas decor to attract guests.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rises Slightly to 130.7 in February
U.S. consumer confidence improved slightly in February, rising to a reading of 130.7, the highest point since August.
View ArticleMountain Home Voters to Consider Sunday Alcohol Sales
Voters in Mountain Home will decide next week whether to allow the off-premises sales of alcohol on Sundays, as more and more cities and counties consider the loosening of alcohol restrictions...
View ArticleNumber of Leisure & Hospitality Employees Rises in Arkansas
The leisure and hospitality industry in Arkansas employed 123,300 people as of December 2019, compared with 120,500 a year earlier.
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