2 More Arkansas Casinos Close Over Coronavirus Concerns
Two more Arkansas casinos are closing temporarily because of concerns about the coronavirus.
View ArticleRetail Sales Fall 0.5% in February, Biggest Drop Since 2018
Retail sales fell 0.5% in February, the largest drop in more than a year, indicating that the consumer sector was slowing even before the coronavirus struck with force in the United States.
View ArticleMnuchin: Trump Wants Checks Sent to Public in Virus Response
President Donald Trump wants the government to send checks to Americans in the next two weeks in an effort to curb the economic cost of the coronavirus outbreak, Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin said...
View ArticleUpdate: Amid Tourism Crisis and LRCVB Cancellations, Casinos Shut Down
In four days, Arkansas' tourism industry goes from business as usual to dire crisis.
View ArticleYoung Investment Co. of Jonesboro Gives Restaurant Tenants A Break on Rent
No April rent is due for its restaurant tenants, Young Investment Co. LLC of Jonesboro decreed late Tuesday on Facebook.
View ArticleTyson Foods Boosts Shipments to Stores; Walmart Curbs Hours to Restock
The COVID-19 outbreak has the world's biggest companies adjusting operations to meet surging customer demand for everything from toilet paper to meat products.
View ArticleLittle Rock Bans Sit-Down Service at Restaurants Over Virus
Little Rock has temporarily prohibited in-person service at restaurants and bars as the number of coronavirus cases in the state continued to rise.
View ArticleEven With Name Change, Jana DeGeorge Says Simmons Bank Arena Remains the Same
Jana DeGeorge, director of marketing at Simmons Bank Arena, talks about why you're more likely to see Bono than ice hockey coming to the 18,000-seat venue.
View ArticleQuiktrip Land Purchase Closes at $8.5M (Real Deals)
The Tulsa-based convenience store chain purchased the land near the southwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road from Fletcher Realty LLC, led by Frank Fletcher.
View ArticleThe Paradox of Thrift (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Saving money is good for the individual but bad for the overall economy because it reduces aggregate demand.
View ArticleBella Vista Apartments in SWLR Sold for $7.9M
This week’s group represents a varied roster with a multifamily property in Little Rock, eateries in North Little Rock and west Little Rock, Conway homes, a west Little Rock office building and...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
The same Fayetteville house was the most expensive home sold in northwest Arkansas in 2019 and in 2018.
View ArticlePulaski County's Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
Last year, 32 luxury homes in Pulaski County sold for $1 million or more, up from 30 in 2018.
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees
Arkansas Business announces the 40 honorees in this year's 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Cases in Arkansas Up by Nearly 50
The state Department of Health reported Sunday that 165 people have tested positive for the illness caused by the coronavirus, up from 118 on Saturday.
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Everyday Chef Sends Customers Online, Locks Doors
The Everyday Chef, which has two stores — one in Jonesboro and one in Little Rock — is sending its customers online and offering to deliver bridal registry gifts as walk-in business wanes in the...
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Packaged Rollout 'Saving Grace' of Black Apple in Age of COVID-19
Black Apple Crossing is offering only curbside and delivery service from its taproom in Springdale, has temporarily laid off a couple of folks, and has cut hours for other employees because of the...
View ArticleArkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in February
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Winery Wilting as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Her winery is “kind of dead in the water,” and Audrey House, owner of Chateau Aux Arc in Altus (Franklin County) and chair of the Arkansas Wine Producers Council, and it’s suffering from supply-chain...
View ArticleBusiness Interruption Insurance and COVID-19 (Andrew Meadors Commentary)
If you are counting on business interruption insurance to help you through this catastrophe, I potentially have some bad news.
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