Black-owned Businesses in the U.S. Make Up 2.2% of Employer-owned Firms
Blacks owned 124,004 employer businesses (firms with at least one paid employee) in 2017, or 2.2% of the 5.7 million employer businesses in the United States, according to the 2018 Annual Business...
View ArticleSoMa Stays Social While Socially Distant
Restaurateurs come together at the SoMa Outdoor Dining Room in the parking lot at the southeast corner of 13th and Main streets in downtown Little Rock.
View ArticleProtests Fail to Boost Black-owned Businesses
Social media campaigns urged consumers to buy goods and services from Black-owned businesses following protests against racism and police brutality. But several African American business owners told...
View ArticleReport by Hospitality Industry Says COVID-19 Strain Continues
Millions are still furloughed or laid off and travel demand is lagging behind normal levels, according to a report the American Hotel & Lodging Association released on Monday.
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces 'Best Places to Work' Honorees, Online Event
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an interactive online ceremony in November.
View ArticleCity, UA Little Rock Take Steps to Improve Asher Avenue Properties
Little Rock city officials announce revitalization plans for the Asher Avenue corridor, and the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announces redevelopment plans for its University Plaza shopping...
View ArticleEconomic Recovery Stalls As Consumers Signal Caution
Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of the U.S. gross domestic product, making it the single most important factor in recovering from one of the worst recessions on record. Spending plunged an...
View ArticleThe 2020 20 In Their 20's: The Future Looks Bright From Here
From Rogers to Jonesboro to Benton and McCrory, there is bright young talent across our state. For the 11th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and...
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Population Stands at 750,000
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area now has a population of about 750,000, according to a report by Metroplan, the planning agency for Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and...
View ArticleCharity Challenge: Nonprofits Forced to Adjust to COVID-19
Easterseals Arkansas had auction items and flowers arrayed at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock last March, all set for its annual Fashion Event. But an invisible threat was rising.
View ArticleCrystal Hill Kum & Go Turned Over for $3.4M
A super convenience store, apartments, an eatery and a home provide this week’s installment of million-dollar real estate deals.
View ArticleTyson Plans Largest Sustainability Beef Program
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will work with cattle ranchers to create what it called the nation's largest beef transparency program.
View ArticleMost Feedback Is Just Noise (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Is it any wonder that the phrase “May I provide you with some feedback?” sets up an emotional loop almost guaranteed to grate on nerves and create stress?
View ArticleLittle Rock A&P Tax Collections Plunge
By now you’ve heard that the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has cut 39 positions — 35 full time and four part time. A look at the accompanying chart will give you a good idea why.
View ArticleBryant Car Wash Purchased for $3.4M
This week’s installment of million-dollar real estate transactions travels from Bryant through Little Rock and on to Conway.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Rise for 4th Straight Month As Growth Slows
Americans kept spending in August, but the pace of that growth is slowing as millions of people who lost jobs have now lost a $600 a week boost in their unemployment checks.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Danger Continues to Drive Joblessness in US
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad economic damage still taking place nine months...
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Increases to 7.4% in August
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 7.4% in August from 7.1% in July, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday.
View ArticleFarm Bureau's Rich Hillman Takes Stock of Arkansas Agriculture
After years as VP at Arkansas Farm Bureau, Rich Hillman thought he knew what to expect as president. Then came COVID-19.
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