State Chamber Behind Bill to Clarify Workplace Terms of Marijuana Law
A bill backed by the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce to amend the state's new medical marijuana law was filed Monday by state Rep. Carlton Wing, R-North Little Rock. The bill, written with Cross...
View ArticleTech Park Sees More Demand From Startups, Entrepreneurs
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority Board learned Wednesday that it will be asked to approve a conversion of the fourth floor at 417 Main St. to meet increased demand from smaller operations for...
View ArticleDevelopers Finish, Start Projects on Main Street in Little Rock, North Little...
Two Main Street redevelopments — one on each side of the Arkansas River — were announced this week by Moses Tucker Real Estate Inc. and Newmark Grubb Arkansas. Moses Tucker said its $3 million...
View ArticleAmazon to Begin Collecting Sales Taxes in Arkansas in March
LITTLE ROCK - Amazon said Friday that it will begin collecting sales taxes next month in Arkansas, which lawmakers say could generate as much as $100 million to help lift the state's lagging revenue...
View ArticleActivity Rises for US Startups in 2016
Startup activity last year in the United States rose for the second straight year, according to the Kauffman Index of Startup Activity. The recession dramatically curtailed startups, and in 2014 they...
View ArticleRobert Hopkins Steps Up at Little Rock Branch of Federal Reserve (Movers &...
Robert Hopkins has been promoted to regional executive and senior vice president of the Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. He previously was vice president and regional...
View ArticleArkansas Business Recognizes Finalists of 29th Annual Business of the Year...
Since 1988, Arkansas Business has honored the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. Readers make nominations and an independent...
View ArticleNew Bill Would Earmark Amazon Sales Tax for More Cuts
Last week, Amazon announced it planned to voluntarily collect sales tax in Arkansas starting in March. Now, a bill filed in the House seeks to dedicate that revenue to reducing income tax. Rep. Andy...
View ArticleFormer Wrestling Exec Linda McMahon Confirmed to Lead SBA
WASHINGTON — The Senate has confirmed former wrestling entertainment executive Linda McMahon to lead the Small Business Administration. The vote was 81-19 on Tuesday. Senate Majority Leader Mitch...
View ArticleHouse Panel Rejects Effort to Collect Online Taxes
LITTLE ROCK - An effort to collect Arkansas sales taxes from online retailers failed before a House committee on Tuesday, days after Amazon announced it would relent and begin charging the sales tax on...
View ArticleUS Consumer Prices Post Biggest Rise in Nearly 4 Years
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumer prices rose in January at the fastest pace in nearly four years, strengthening the case for the Federal Reserve to raise interest rates this year. The Labor Department said...
View ArticleVenture Center's 2017 FinTech Accelerator Nets 295 Applicants
The Venture Center of Little Rock on Wednesday said 295 entrepreneur and startup teams have applied for its 2017 FinTech Accelerator, twice the number that applied for the inaugural program held last...
View ArticleTransgender Bathroom Bill Draws Criticism
A one-sentence bill filed Tuesday that "concerns gender identity and bathroom privileges" has already been rebuked by Gov. Asa Hutchinson and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. The...
View ArticleStaying in Searcy Fits Youthful Tastes
Brandon Fox felt that Searcy was the place he needed to be. Fox grew up in Nashville, Tennessee, but he decided to stay in Arkansas to teach high school students after graduating from Harding...
View ArticleSearcy Upgrades Infrastructure for Chance at New 'Power Center' for Shopping
Public, private and public-private developments representing tens of millions of dollars in construction are in motion in Searcy. Three projects highlighting each category alone tally more than $42...
View ArticleBiggest Deals in Arkansas Rise 11 Percent in 2016
Both the value and the volume of mergers and acquisitions in Arkansas rose last year, with the value increasing 11 percent to $9.8 billion and the volume rising 10 percent to 92. Those big deals —...
View ArticleCity of Fayetteville Seeks Director of Economic Vitality
The city of Fayetteville is advertising its newly created position of director of economic vitality, a position that was approved by the city council earlier this year. The application process is open...
View Article'Bathroom Bill' Could Upend Arkansas Session (Andrew DeMillo Analysis)
LITTLE ROCK - Two years ago, a bill blasted by critics as anti-LGBT upended the final days of a legislative session that Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson had hoped to focus on tax cuts and health care...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Credit Cards For Your Business: Which Type Is Right For You?
Running your small business comes with a lot of expenses and, while you have a personal credit card, you may wonder if using a credit card for your business is a good choice. As a small business owner...
View ArticleUS Chamber, French Hill: Less Regulation Will Boost Economic Growth
The American economy is growing too slowly because regulations designed for international financial institutions have been imposed on smaller banks that pose no grave threat, U.S. Rep. French Hill,...
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