2016: The Year in Executive Q&A
Dear Readers,Last week Arkansas Business subscribers received the Book of Lists, in which we compile most of the business lists that we published throughout 2016. Lists like that — the biggest law...
View ArticleU.S. Pizza to Open in Jonesboro
Haag Brown Commercial said Tuesday that U.S. Pizza Co. of Arkansas will open a new restaurant this summer in the Highlands Shopping Center at the intersection of Highland Drive and Red Wolf Boulevard...
View ArticleZest Labs Inc. Launches New Freshness Metric
Zest Labs Inc., a wholly owned subsidiary of Rogers-based Ecoark Holdings Inc., announced Wednesday a new metric it said will simplify managing fresh products throughout the supply chain. Fresh...
View ArticleU.S. Pizza Co. Welcomes 2017 With Growth
2016 was a good year for U.S. Pizza Co., the nearly 45-year-old homegrown pizza chain based in Little Rock. The company, founded by Judy Waller in the Levy neighborhood of North Little Rock in 1972,...
View ArticleBark Bar To Bring Hair of the Dog to SoMa
Bark Bar, the dream of a couple of dog-loving Little Rock women, is several steps closer to reality, says Elizabeth Michael. She and business partner Cara Fowler have raised all the money they need to...
View ArticleFormer Wal-Mart Executive Hired as Family Dollar President
Dollar Tree Inc. announced Friday the promotion of Gary Philbin to enterprise president and the addition of Duncan Mac Naughton as president and chief operating officer of Family Dollar, which it...
View ArticleMarianna Man Gets 2 Years for Children's Food Program Fraud
LITTLE ROCK - A Marianna man who says he plotted to defraud a feeding program for children in low-income areas has been sentenced to two years in prison and ordered to make $380,000 in restitution. The...
View ArticleArkansas Food Bank Announces Record Distribution for 2016
The Arkansas Foodbank, which merged with the Arkansas Rice Depot on Jan. 1, 2016, announced Wednesday that it distributed a record 25 million pounds of food last year, besting the previous record set...
View ArticleRighting an FOI Wrong (Editorial)
Although Sunshine Week, when journalists gang up to promote open government, is still a couple of months off, the recent downfall of former state Rep. Micah Neal provides us a good opportunity to make...
View ArticleTwo Financial Centre Draws $11.3M Sale (Real Deals)
A 124,900-SF office building in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $11.3 million. Two Financial Operating Associates Ltd., an affiliate of BGK Group of Santa Fe, New Mexico, sold Two Financial...
View ArticleStone's Throw Brewing Adds Kent Walker Cheese to Menu
Stone’s Throw Brewing has partnered with Kent Walker Artisan Cheese to provide regular food service at the nano-brewery in Little Rock’s MacArthur Park Historic District. Ian Beard, a managing partner...
View ArticleTyson Venture Fund Looks to Future of Food
Burgers made from vegetables? A smartphone app that alerts potential diners to discounted meals at a restaurant? Data analysis to determine the precise amount of fertilizer to use on small farm plots?...
View ArticleTacos 4 Life Building New Restaurant in Springdale
Tacos 4 Life Grill of Conway announced Friday that it would break ground in the spring on a new restaurant on West Sunset Avenue in Springdale, between Buffalo Wild Wings and Freddy’s Frozen Custard....
View ArticleArkansas Lawmakers Advance Junk Food Ban for Food Stamps
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas would ban food stamps from being used to purchase soda or junk food under a proposal endorsed by a legislative committee Tuesday, joining a list of Republican-led states hopeful...
View ArticleBiege Book: Economic Growth Quickened at Year's End
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew a bit faster at the end of last year, spurred by healthier sales for manufacturers and steady hiring that is slowly pushing up wages. The Federal Reserve said...
View ArticleBlue Sail Coffee to Open Shop in Tech Park
Blue Sail Coffee Roasters of Conway has signed a three-year lease to operate a coffee shop inside Phase 1 of the Little Rock Technology Park at 417 Main St. Blue Sail, which has two locations in...
View ArticleDawn Prasifka on Teaching Your Girl Scout How To Be a Smart Cookie
Dawn Prasifka has more than 25 years of experience with nonprofit organizations in Arkansas. Before joining Girl Scouts-Diamonds of Arkansas, Oklahoma and Texas as CEO, she was the executive director...
View ArticleNew Midtown IHOP Sets April Opening
There’s a target opening date of April 3 for the IHOP at the corner of Markham and University, which was razed only so a newer, better IHOP could arise. That’s according to Susan North, who with her...
View ArticleBurger 21 Schedules Spring Debut in West Little Rock
Burger 21, a fast-casual specialty burger franchise based in Tampa, Florida, should be opening its first location in the state sometime in April at 12319 Chenal Parkway in Little Rock. Franchisee Allen...
View ArticleJim Keet Reveals Private Reason for Delay in Restaurant Opening
You’ve probably heard that Jim Keet and Louis Petit’s planned Petit & Keet Bar & Grill, which Keet had hoped to open last November, is taking much longer than planned, what with a $1 million...
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