Highlight Reel (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
A few themes emerged at the 34th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
View ArticleArkansas Dealmaking Down 17% in ’21
The number of the biggest deals in Arkansas worth $10 million or more rose to 95, an increase of 12% compared with the 85 big deals in 2020.
View ArticlePromotions Made at Arkansas Capital Corp.
Sam Walls III, who became CEO of Arkansas Capital Corp. of Little Rock in January, isn’t the only one moving up.
View ArticleSPONSORED: What’s Key to Improving Workplace Culture? Regularly Hearing From...
Paylocity CEO Steve Beauchamp says short, authentic bursts of communication can go a long way.
View ArticleOwner Says He’s Shutting Down Warren Newspaper, Unless ...
Age and ailments have caught up with the owners. But the 136-year-old Warren Eagle Democrat could go on without them.
View ArticleArkansas Jobless Rate Hit Record Low of 3.1% in February
Gains were posted in seven major industry sectors, while three sectors lost jobs.
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas’ Most Expensive Home Sales of 2021
After a record year in 2020 that saw 64 residential homes sell for $1 million or more, northwest Arkansas catapulted over those robust numbers in 2021.
View ArticlePulaski County’s Most Expensive Home Sales of 2021
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County shattered records in 2021, resulting in Arkansas Business changing the way it tracks million-dollar home sales.
View ArticleNWA’s Right To Start Set on Connecting Entrepreneurs to Policymakers
Program leaders are hoping to see the city of Fayetteville waive business license fees for small businesses during their first year of operation.
View ArticleUS Job Openings, Quitting at Near Record High in February
There were 11.3 million available jobs last month, just below December's record of 11.4 million.
View ArticleBeyond the Buzzwords, Lessons on Community and Authenticity at SXSW 2022...
With Web3 and the metaverse aiming to redefine consumer experiences, meaningful connections will be the key to brand success.
View ArticleMore Americans Apply for Jobless Benefits; Layoffs Still Low
In total, 1,307,000 Americans were collecting jobless aid for the week ending March 19, the fewest since December 1969.
View ArticleA Key Inflation Gauge Sets 40-Year High as Gas and Food Soar
Sharply higher prices for food, gasoline and other necessities are squeezing Americans' finances.
View ArticleGov. Asa Hutchinson Announces Appointments
The governor made appointments to state bodies overseeing education, tourism, energy and more.
View ArticleHow Can Leaders Make a Difference? Feeding America CEO and Former Walmart...
Claire Babineaux-Fontenot leads the nation’s largest domestic hunger-relief organization and second largest U.S. charity.
View ArticleMFB CEO Ashton Adcock Counts Blessings in Saline County
Ashton Adcock, chairman & CEO of Merchants & Farmers Bank of Dumas, has led an expansion into the cities of Benton and Bryant.
View ArticleAlways Be Interviewing (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
It’s more important than ever to cultivate a strong pipeline of prospective employees — perhaps as important as tending to that pipeline of business.
View ArticleArkansas Banks Find Currency in Diversity
For Adam Arroyos, opening a Latino-focused bank in northwest Arkansas is more than just adding another bank branch.
View ArticleArvest No. 1 Bank by Assets, But List is Shuffling
A near 10% increase in assets helped push Arvest to the top of Arkansas Business’ annual list of the state’s biggest banks, but more changes are in store as the runners-up prepare to close significant...
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces 2022 40 Under 40 Honorees
They are the state's rising leaders — people you need to know when doing business in Arkansas.
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