Jonathan Opitz Focuses on Flexibility in the Home Environment
Jonathan Opitz, the president of AMR Architects, says the pandemic has caused a “seismic shift” in how owners think about their buildings.
View ArticleTiming of Plans to Boost Pay Spurs Concern Among Restaurateurs
Mark Abernathy has been in the restaurant business for 50 years but never, he says, has he faced a time like the present: “This is the most unstable, unpredictable situation I’ve ever seen.”
View ArticleOverbrook Apartments Registers $40M Sale (Real Deals)
An affiliate of RREAF Holdings of Dallas bought the 440-unit apartment complex in North Little Rock.
View Article2021 Forecast Murky for Architects, Engineers
While Arkansas architects and engineers say they expect continued growth in 2021, others across the country don’t share that outlook.
View ArticleHutchinson Won't Extend Virus Curfew for Bars
Gov. Asa Hutchinson won't extend the 11 p.m. curfew for bars and some restaurants that was imposed because of the coronavirus.
View ArticleLittle Rock's Discovery, Triniti Nightclubs for Sale
Little Rock's Discovery and Triniti nightclubs have been listed at $1.75 million for both by their one and only owner, Norman Jones.
View ArticleBusinesses Face Hard Decisions on Whether, When to Hire
As the U.S. economy undergoes an uneven recovery from the virus pandemic, many small business owners face a tough decision on whether and when to take on employees.
View ArticleEx-Con in Fraud Case Takes the Fifth
Asked to explain what happened to millions of dollars lent to him by an elderly Little Rock man, Kristian D. Nelson repeatedly cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination.
View ArticleAllegations Heated Between Frozen Food Companies
It looks like the 2019 purchase of a frozen food business is starting to melt.
View ArticleWaldo's on the Way in North Little Rock
The recent $1.1 million purchase of the former Carino’s location at 4221 Warden Road sets the stage for the first Waldo’s in Arkansas to open later this year.
View ArticleVideo: Professional Development Key to Retaining Employees
James Schafer, the human resources director for Phigenics of Fayetteville, talks to Arkansas Business about how his company works to attract and retain workers.
View ArticleNew Boost for Minority Businesses in Underserved Communities
A new effort by Hope Enterprise Corporation aims to help small minority-owned businesses get access to capital and other tools to grow.
View ArticleTyson Foods Invests in Malaysia Company
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale buys a stake in Malayan Flour Mills Berhad, a food manufacturing company in Malaysia.
View ArticleKraft Heinz Sells Planters Brand to Hormel Foods
Hormel Foods of Austin, Minnesota, known for its meat brands like Spam and Applegate, said Thursday it is buying the Planters nut business from Kraft Heinz Co. for $3.35 billion.
View ArticleVideo: Dyne Hospitality Focuses on Help, Wellness to Retain Workers
The pandemic has made employee recruitment and retention more challenging for Dyne Hospitality Group of Little Rock, but Co-CEO Glen Johnson says executives putting new strategies in place to improve...
View ArticlePresenting the 33rd 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 ArticleMany Businesses Continue Compensation During Pandemic
Since Jan. 1, 2020, about half of U.S. businesses continued to pay at least some of their workers told not to work because of the coronavirus pandemic, the federal Bureau of Labor Statistics reported...
View ArticleGambling Profits Help Quapaw Leaders Play Many Hands
Joseph Byrd and Guy Barker lead the government of the Quapaw Nation, which owns and operates Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. They talk about casinos, business development and UA donations.
View ArticleLiquor Store Sales Grow as Bar Drinks Fall
Tax collections show liquor store sales grew, even during the coronavirus pandemic, while mixed-drink sales plummeted.
View ArticleSweet Dreams: Cocoa Belle Chocolates Captures Attention
Carmen Portillo makes and sells an appealing product — chocolate — and has an appealing story — she considers herself an artist whose medium is chocolate.
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