Changed by Pandemic, Many Workers Won't Return to Old Jobs
Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, gave many Americans the time and the financial cushion to rethink their careers. Their former employers are...
View ArticleAsa Hutchinson Announces Appointments to Boards, Commissions
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announces appointments to state boards and commissions.
View ArticleReport: State's Jobless Rate Unchanged at 4.4%
Arkansas' unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.4% from March and April.
View ArticlePatrick Fisk Says Meat Markets Work from Home
Patrick Fisk, chief of the state’s livestock and poultry agency, says the pandemic increased demand for locally grown food.
View ArticleBarlogie Hired at Hospitality Association (Movers & Shakers)
Joy Barlogie has joined the Arkansas Hospitality Association in Little Rock as vice president of marketing, development and membership.
View ArticleTyson Foods Led Workplaces in COVID Cases
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale reported 2,866 COVID-19 cases at its workplaces.
View ArticleDiners Finding Their Way Back to Restaurants
There’s good news on the restaurant beat. It’s about time.
View Article‘New Normal’ in Dining Out: Dining Outside
Montine McNulty thinks COVID-19 will leave permanent marks on the restaurant industry in Arkansas, among them: increased outdoor dining.
View ArticlePoultry Industry Faces Crisis with Worker Shortage
In the biggest sector of Arkansas’ biggest industry, the mission these days is not counting your chickens, but counting your workers.
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Down in May But Still Strong
Consumer confidence ticked down slightly in May but remains nearly as high as it's been since the pandemic began.
View ArticleU.S. Consumers Boosted Spending in April As Inflation Surged
Americans increased their spending by 0.5% in April, a slowdown after a massive gain in March that had been powered by the distribution of billions of dollars in individual stimulus checks.
View ArticleMarket Place Rings Up $12.6M Transaction (Real Deals)
Market Place Shopping Center LLC, led by Cory Davis, purchased its namesake project at 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. The seller is Market Place Partnership, led by Sam Vogel Jr.
View ArticleTom Dees' Long Fight to Keep Holiday Island Afloat
Drive the curvy roads north out of Eureka Springs to the state’s mountainous northern edge, and you’ll discover Holiday Island, “the town that Tom built.”
View ArticleNext 'Business Forum' Webcast to Interview Steve Cannon
Steve Cannon, CEO of AMB Sports and Entertainment, will lead the June 9 webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business throughout 2021.
View ArticleUS Adds 559K Jobs as Firms Still Struggle to Fill Positions
U.S. employers added a modest 559,000 jobs in May, an improvement from April’s sluggish gain but still evidence that many companies are struggling to find enough workers as the economy rapidly recovers...
View ArticleFrenchman’s Woods Sale Tops $9.5M (Real Deals)
Affiliates of the Read Property Group of Brooklyn, New York, bought 31 buildings in seven transactions of the North Little Rock apartment complex.
View ArticleSurprise! City Sales Tax Receipts Rise, Defying COVID-19 Predictions
When the pandemic began devastating commerce in March 2020, Arkansas cities slashed budgets and tabled projects, fearing sales tax revenues would fall off the shelf.
View ArticleU.S. Job Openings Surge to Record 9.3M in April
U.S. employers posted a record 9.3 million job openings in April with the U.S. economy reopening at break-neck speed.
View ArticleNew Coffee Shop To Open At Little Rock Tech Park
Creighton Ralls of Little Rock announced Tuesday the opening of The Paranoid Android coffee shop in the Little Rock Technology Park.
View ArticleUnity Health Purchase Surpasses $7.7M (Real Deals)
Searcy’s Unity Health-Jacksonville purchased the former North Metro Medical Center at 1400 Braden St., the 12,358-SF Marshall Road Medical Clinic at 813 Marshall Road and the 6,566-SF Kareer Kids day...
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