Wholesale Inflation Jumps Record 9.6% Over Past 12 Months
In the goods category, the price of iron and steel scrap rose 10.7%.
View ArticleJeff Fox's Circumference Group Launches Venture Studio
It's focused on identifying and investing in startups dedicated to long-term success.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.4% in November
Nine major industry sectors reported growth.
View ArticleHardwood Flooring Plant Faces $204K in Fines After Worker Injuries
OSHA cited the company for willful and serious violations.
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 ArticleSupply Chain Tangles Snare The Little Guy (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
While retail giants like Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and Amazon.com Inc. of Seattle use size to their advantage, it’s tough out there for the little guy.
View ArticleOwen Selected as ABA Vice Chairman (Movers & Shakers)
Cathy Owen, chairman of Eagle Bank & Trust of Little Rock, was elected vice chairman of the government relations council at the American Bankers Association annual conference.
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,...
View ArticleIt’s Beginning to Look a Lot Like Christmas (by the Numbers)
The forecast for holiday sales this year shows an increase of between 8.5% and 10.5% — and a potential record — compared with the pandemic year of 2020.
View Article'It’s a Total Mess': Best Quotes of 2021
They said it, we only quoted them. Here are some of the best things said in 2021.
View ArticleArkansas Year in Review: Best & Worst of 2021
High times and low moments noted from Arkansas Business subjects in 2021.
View ArticleArkansas Year in Review: Top 10 Business Stories of 2021
The cost of COVID-19 repercussions top a busy year in Arkansas news.
View ArticleTV Stunt, Mall Default Drove Web Traffic in 2021
The rise and fall of leaders in Arkansas media, manufacturing and retail, along with some high-dollar residential deals and the foreclosure on a commercial landmark in Little Rock, caught the attention...
View ArticleEXPLAINER: Must Employers Follow Biden's Vaccine Mandates?
Tens of millions of workers across the U.S. are in limbo as federal courts have issued different rulings related to the mandate.
View ArticleRestaurants Anxious as Omicron, High Food Costs Take Toll
Staffing remains a challenge, as well.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Businessman & Former NBA Player Junior Bridgeman: The Secret to...
He has turned a career in basketball into a business empire that has put his estimated net worth at more than $600 million.
View ArticleDover Dixon Horne Merges With Wright Lindsey Jennings
The two are combining to become the second largest firm in Arkansas.
View ArticleOmicron Casts a New Shadow Over Economy's Pandemic Recovery
Sporting events have been postponed, Broadway is canceling some shows, and a sense of anxiety is rising.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rises Despite Omicron, Higher Prices
It reached the highest rating since July.
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