Staying Alive: Restaurateurs Trim & Retool
The coronavirus pandemic is hitting most business sectors hard, but few have been hit harder than the restaurant industry. A disease best fought by isolating people is antithetical to a business model...
View ArticleMove-in Ready at Argenta Plaza
Work continues on developments in downtown North Little Rock, just as virus empties offices.
View ArticleFuture Warehouse Location in Bryant Sold for $2.6M
This week’s million-dollar real estate deals parade starts in Bryant and ends in Conway.
View ArticleWebinar: FAB&T, Wright Lindsey Jennings Offer Help Navigating the CARES Act
First Arkansas Bank & Trust, Wright Lindsey Jennings and Arkansas Business will present a free webinar about how small businesses can take advantage of the federal CARES Act amid the COVID-19 crisis.
View ArticleCommerce Locks Up and Retail Sales Plunge Unprecedented 8.7%
U.S. retail sales plummeted 8.7% in March, an unprecedented decline, as the viral outbreak forced an almost complete lockdown of commerce nationwide.
View Article5.2M More Seek Unemployment Aid as US Layoffs Spread
The wave of layoffs that has engulfed the U.S. economy since the coronavirus struck forced 5.2 million more people to seek unemployment benefits last week, the government reported Thursday.
View ArticleBella Vista Apartments Visited by Tandem Sales (Real Deals)
A 190-unit apartment complex in southwest Little Rock changed hands in successive deals that began with a $7.5 million sale.
View ArticlePandemic Pushes HR Leaders to Make Quick Adjustments
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing human resources managers to adapt quickly to deal with an onslaught of issues, several interviews revealed.
View ArticleSouthwest Trail Takes First Steps From Little Rock to Hot Springs
The Southwest Trail will connect the 15-mile Arkansas River Trail loop in Pulaski County to Hot Springs National Park. It’s also foreseen as a central Arkansas piece of a bicycle tourism boom already...
View ArticleRiceland Employee Tests Positive for COVID-19
A Riceland Foods Inc. employee has tested positive for COVID-19 and is under quarantine at home, the company says.
View ArticleStopping Virus A Huge Challenge at Crowded US Meat Plants
Daily reports of meat-processing plants closing because workers tested positive for the coronavirus have called into question whether slaughterhouses can remain virus-free. The answer may be no.
View ArticleMovista CEO Stan Zylowski to Host Executive Leadership Academy Reception
Movista co-founder and CEO Stan Zylowski is scheduled as the featured speaker for the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy opening reception on Aug. 20 in Bentonville.
View ArticleVirus Pushes US Unemployment to Highest Since Depression
Unemployment in the U.S. has swelled to levels last seen during the Great Depression of the 1930s, with 1 in 6 American workers thrown out of a job by the coronavirus.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Small Business Owners Must Confront Crisis With Clarity, Action
In times of crisis and confusion, it’s a lack of clarity and failure to act that kills, literally and economically.
View ArticleBuffalo Brewer Goes Bankrupt
Nolen Buffalo of Little Rock has filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation, listing assets of $107,000 and debts of $327,000.
View ArticleEmpty Arkansas Airports ‘Eerie’
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused air travel to plunge, and Arkansas’ two major airports have not been immune. XNA, in Highfill, has seen a passenger reduction of about 96%, and Little Rock’s Bill &...
View ArticleSurvey: Business Economists' Outlook Darkens Since Virus Hit
A survey of U.S. business economists in mid-April found that one-third of their companies had shut down at least some of their operations, and two-thirds had laid off or furloughed workers or cut their...
View ArticleArkansas Business Seeks Nominations for '20 In Their 20s'
Arkansas Business is accepting nominations for its annual "20 In Their 20s" class of young professionals who are making a difference in their companies, organizations and communities.
View ArticleTyson Seeks Coordinated Fix for Food Supply Chain That's 'Breaking'
Tyson Foods Inc. Chairman John Tyson calls on public and private leaders to address challenges emerging in the food supply chain amid COVID-19, adding that "the food supply chain is breaking."
View ArticleSmall Business Loan Program Restarts, Runs Into Snags
The second round of loan applications for the government's small business relief program has been slowed by computer issues at the Small Business Administration.
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