Harvey Williams Jr. Goes Against the Grain at Delta Dirt Distillery
Harvey Williams Jr. talks about how he and his family have built Delta Dirt Distillery from the ground up, tapping into skills learned from every job held in his career.
View ArticleNLR Residential Sites Surpass $3.4M (Real Deals)
Rausch Coleman Homes Little Rock LLC of Fayetteville acquired the 15-acre property 1.5 miles west of the White Oak Crossing interchange on Interstate 40.
View ArticleStudent Apartments Sell for $31.2M (NWA Real Deals)
A Georgia group specializing in student housing paid $31.2 million for the Avenue apartment complex north of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville.
View ArticlePlans Confirmed for New Food-Hall Style Restaurant in Little Rock's East Village
Fidel Samour, owner of Fidel & Co. in Little Rock, is behind the project.
View ArticleNominees Announced for 34th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Finalists and winners in each category will be celebrated March 9 at the DoubleTree in Little Rock.
View ArticleUS Jobless Claims Rise by 28,000, but Still Low at 222,000
Overall, 2 million Americans were receiving traditional jobless benefits the week that ended Nov. 20.
View ArticleThe Same, But Better, at Old South Restaurant
Happy are the people who find what they like to do and are good at it. One such is Dale Summitt, the owner with his son, Zach, of the Old South Restaurant, a historic diner in Russellville.
View ArticleDevelopers Plan New Gateway to Jonesboro
A 175-acre mixed-use development called Southern Hills is taking shape in southwest Jonesboro as developers court a large retail anchor tenant and plan to wrap up infrastructure work there within a few...
View ArticleCEOs Nabholz, Alley Tapped for Leadership at Family Firms
Derek Alley of VCC LLC and Jake Nabholz of Nabholz Construction embody a new generation of family-infused leadership with their promotions to chief executive officer.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Restaurants Turn to Tech in Ongoing Labor Shortage
As many restaurants have reopened or moved back to serving more dine-in customers, ongoing labor problems cause concern, both in the restaurant and its supply chain.
View ArticleTyson Foods Giving $50M in Bonuses to Frontline Workers
The bonuses will work out to between $300 and $700 per U.S. employee.
View ArticleUS Businesses Advertised Near-Record Open Jobs in October
With so many companies chasing relatively few unemployed people, job-seekers have the most bargaining power they have had in at least two decades.
View ArticleKatie Beck Ready On Deck for State Hospitality Association
Katie Beck, the incoming CEO of the Arkansas Hospitality Association, says COVID-19 made the willingness to adapt a crucial skill for the industry.
View ArticleUnemployment Rates in Arkansas Reach Pre-Pandemic Levels
Just as unemployment fell statewide in October, to 3.7%, unemployment rates in all eight Arkansas metro areas also declined, with rates falling by 0.2 to 0.4 percentage points.
View ArticleWholesale Inflation Jumps Record 9.6% Over Past 12 Months
In the goods category, the price of iron and steel scrap rose 10.7%.
View ArticleUpdate: $100M Westrock Expansion Brings New Life to Former Kimberly-Clark Plant
The company has also completed work on a 90,000-SF facility in Malaysia that will expand its global reach.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.4% in November
Nine major industry sectors reported growth.
View ArticleArkansas Business Reader's Choice Best of Biz 2021 (Advertising Section)
The companies appearing on this list were selected by the thousands of busy employees, employers, executives, movers and shakers whose occupations lead them to use the services listed. In other words,...
View ArticleChicago Group Pays $29M for Student Apartments (NWA Real Deals)
The Scion Group of Chicago paid $29 million for the Varsity House student housing complex on South School Avenue in Fayetteville.
View ArticleNotable Deaths in 2021
The founder of publicly traded USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, Robert “Bob” Powell, was among the notable Arkansans who died this year. Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer Paul Greenberg was another,...
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