Arkansas Manufacturing Output Exceeds $19B in 2019
Manufacturers in Arkansas account for 15% of the total output in the state and employ 12% of the workforce, according to the National Association of Manufacturers.
View Article'Biggest' Hot Springs Village Estate Sale Offers 40 Truck Loads
An estate sale that started in Hot Springs Village last week is a logistical nightmare for the only child of a California couple.
View ArticleNIL Law Shows Arkansas Players The Money
It didn’t take much time for student-athletes to get in on the money — or gift cards or merchandise — once the NCAA removed its regulations against the commercial use of their name, image and likeness.
View ArticleGrapette Expands Sweet Menu, Takes On New Orleans Flavors
Grapette International adds National Fruit Flavor Co. recipes for cocktail mixers, Sno-Balls and more to its menu of syrups and concentrates.
View ArticlePSSI to Acquire Safe Foods Corp.
PSSI of Kieler, Wisconsin, says it signed a deal to purchase Safe Foods Corp. of North Little Rock, which will remain an "independent subsidiary" within the company.
View ArticleInflation: Is This Time Different? (Chris Fleischmann Commentary)
Successful long-term investing requires a long memory. Today, many investors treat it as folklore.
View ArticleThe Name of the Game (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
For the first time, student-athletes can cash in in a big way on their athletic abilities.
View ArticleInflation Leads to Increasing Menu Prices
Arkansas restaurateurs, already contending with a resurgent pandemic, are also wrestling with the challenge of inflation, which is putting pressure on thin profit margins and has caused some to raise...
View ArticleDavid’s Burgers Brings Jess's Chicken
David Alan Bubbus Jr., the founder of David’s Burgers of Little Rock, is launching a new restaurant: Jess’s Chicken.
View ArticleChick-fil-A Carves Up Parcels for New Little Rock Location
A piece of the proposed Chick-fil-A site in downtown Little Rock is now in place after a $550,000 transaction.
View ArticleSBA Administrator Visits Northwest Arkansas
Isabella Casillas Guzman, administrator of the Small Business Administration, on Friday told northwest Arkansas business owners that the agency is ready to continue helping them and wants to know about...
View ArticleInc. Magazine Ranks 19 Arkansas Companies Among Fastest Growing
Inc. magazine has published its annual 5000 list of the country's fastest growing companies, and 19 companies in Arkansas made the cut.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 4.3% in July
Arkansas' unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3% from June to July, according to a report released Friday by the state Division of Workforce Services.
View ArticleGet Tickets Now for the Women's Leadership Summit in Jonesboro
Arkansas Business is holding its second Women's Leadership Summit on Oct. 19 in Jonesboro, and tickets to the in-person and virtual event are available now.
View ArticleRestauranteur Todd Graves to Lead Next 'Business Forum' Webcast
Raising Cane’s founder and CEO Todd Graves will lead the ninth webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business throughout 2021.
View ArticleOaklawn Offers Raises to Fully Vaccinated Workers
Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort of Hot Springs says it will give raises to employees who are fully vaccinated.
View ArticleU.S. Consumer Confidence Falls in August to 6-Month Low
U.S. consumer confidence fell in August to the lowest level since February amid rising concerns about the rapidly spreading delta variant of the coronavirus and worries about higher inflation.
View ArticleMadison Dawson Named Director of Tourism for Eureka Springs
The Eureka Springs City Advertising & Promotion Commission names Madison Dawson director of tourism.
View ArticleCorrection: $1.25M in Loans to be Available for Minority-Owned Businesses
Wells Fargo awards $1.25 million in grants to Communities Unlimited of Fayetteville and Southern Bancorp of Little Rock.
View ArticleMillions to Lose Jobless Aid as Claims Fall to Pandemic Low
Millions of jobless Americans who have depended on federal unemployment aid as a financial lifeline are about to lose those benefits just as the delta variant of the coronavirus poses a renewed threat...
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