Court Date Set for Nelson
In July 2020, Richard Toll, who is in his 90s, accused Kristian Nelson in a lawsuit of defrauding him of $4.5 million in less than three years.
View ArticleHot Dog Fans Relish Wienerschnitzel Announcement
Hot dog restaurant chain Wienerschnitzel says it plans to bring 20 restaurants to Arkansas during the next 12 years.
View ArticleUS Bird Flu Case Puts Chicken, Turkey Farms on High Alert
The strain circulating is related to a virus that led producers in 2015 to kill millions of birds, which sent the price of eggs skyrocketing.
View ArticleJanuary Retail Sales Surged 3.8% as Threat of Omicron Faded
One of the few areas of decline was restaurants, where sales slipped 0.9% from the month before.
View ArticleWaldo's Sets Opening Date for North Little Rock Location
The restaurant is looking to hire 30-40 employees for all positions.
View ArticleMinority Business Enterprises Contribute to GDP
The contribution to U.S. gross domestic product of minority-classifiable businesses was 1.6% in 2010, 2.5% in 2020, and is projected to reach 7.4% in 2060.
View ArticleLeiva’s Coffee A Family Business from Bean to Mug
Leiva’s Coffee, in Little Rock and North Little Rock, combines all-American entrepreneurship with a philanthropic mission in Geovanni Leiva’s Central American homeland.
View ArticleStone Raises Cup to Leiva
When Geovanni Leiva was launching his coffee startup in central Arkansas more than a decade ago, he got some unexpected help from Larry Stone, CEO of the Little Rock ad agency Stone Ward.
View ArticlePK Grills Introduces The New Original
Calm down, PK Grills cultists. Life as you know it is not coming to an end.
View ArticleSullivan’s Plans April Opening
The chain has a new location at the Promenade at Chenal in west Little Rock.
View ArticleTreasury Brews Up Ideas for a More Competitive Beer Market
Some suggestions include reimagining beer displays and considering whether brews can be shipped straight to doorsteps.
View ArticlePresenting the 34th 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 ArticleShea Lewis Keeps Communities, State Parks in Same Camp
Arkansas State Parks Director Shea Lewis says he expects the trend of record visitation to continue this year.
View ArticleLittle Rock Apartments Combine For $10.5M Purchase (Real Deals)
Affiliates of Think Multi-family in Frisco, Texas, bought Tanglewood Apartments and Normandy Place in Little Rock.
View ArticleNew York Group Buys Peachtree Village Locations (NWA Real Deals)
A New York health care group paid more than $5.6 million for three Peachtree Village assisted living facilities in Arkansas.
View ArticleLeisure & Hospitality Revenue Approaches Pre-pandemic Levels
Leisure and hospitality revenue in the United States of $140.5 billion in the third quarter of 2021 finally began to approach the pre-pandemic levels of fourth-quarter 2019, when it totaled $143.7...
View ArticleArkansas Hotels Doing Better as Group Business Checks Back In
Hotel operators in Arkansas are dealing with a surge of leisure travelers as workers and supplies have become scarce.
View ArticleA&P Taxes Indicate Rebound Strong, Not Complete
The tourism and hospitality industries rebounded strongly in 2021, but local tax collections indicate that a few cities haven’t seen visitors return to pre-pandemic levels.
View ArticleUS Geological Survey Facility Sold for $3.5M
This week’s million-dollar Pulaski County real estate transactions present varied flavors of property.
View ArticleWalton Family Announces $31M Food Hub in Springdale
It aims to support farmers and entrepreneurs in the region, and improve distribution of locally grown food.
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