HealthTech Arkansas, MedAxiom Team Up On HeartX
Applications will be accepted through July 31, from early-stage companies offering digital health and software, medical devices and diagnostic platforms involving cardiovascular care.
View ArticleJuneteenth: Building a Foundation of Celebration (Jimmy Warren Commentary)
Juneteenth has long been celebrated. But now that it’s a federal holiday, it’s critical that we fundamentally understand its importance to everyone’s history.
View ArticleStephen Ray To Lead Hall Estill Law Firm
He will be the fifth managing partner in the firm’s 56-year history.
View ArticleUS Failed to Stop Fraud in COVID Loan Program, Panel Chief Says
At least $80 billion distributed from the $400 billion program could have been fraudulent, much of it in scams using stolen identities.
View ArticleRetail Sales in May Slip 0.3% Amid Surging Inflation
A sharp decline in auto sales, largely because of higher prices and shortages of new car inventories, depressed the retail sales figure.
View ArticleShop Talk (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
Takeaways from the Alliance of Area Business Publishers’ annual conference, including a word from a Biden administration official on the rising inflation that threatens to derail the pandemic comeback.
View ArticleAvoid These Mistakes When Onboarding New Employees (Sabrina Starling On the...
As an employer, the first 18 months are a critical period to support your new employee in building strong relationships within your organization. Here are steps you can take to position your new hires...
View ArticleFasten Your Seatbelts (Editorial)
Higher interest rates make holding debt more problematic than ever. Smart companies, like smart consumers, will do whatever it takes to eliminate or limit their debt load.
View ArticleWright's Barbecue in Little Rock?
Like anyone else, we love a good slab of smoked meat. So we were intrigued when Wright’s Barbecue hinted on Twitter last week that a Little Rock location was imminent.
View ArticleBlackberry Market Build-Out Delayed
The owners are facing the same challenges as other businesses with supply chain holdups.
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces This Year's 20 in Their 20s Honorees
This year's group of talented young leaders ranges from activists and business leaders to entrepreneurs.
View ArticleSPONSORED: In Need of Support but ‘I Felt Like I’d Lose My Job’
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), addiction is reported among roughly the same number of people in the United States as diabetes.
View ArticleBusiness Guidance, Woman To Woman
Mimi San Pedro, the chief strategy officer for the Venture Center in Little Rock, says the creation of the Woman Achieve mentorship program was a long time coming.
View ArticleFinding, Keeping the Very Best (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
What our 2022 40 Under 40 honorees had to say about what organizations must do to recruit and retain workers in today’s challenging labor market.
View ArticleTheo's Serves Up Lawsuit Against Former Chef
Bowman Restaurant Group LLC of Fayetteville, which does business as Theo’s, filed a lawsuit against Lucas Ardemagni alleging breach of the duty of loyalty to an employer.
View ArticleWhy Belonging Is Critical to Your Organization (Tamika S. Edwards Commentary)
Research shows that employees who have a sense of belonging are more connected and contribute at higher levels.
View ArticleNancy Jackson to Lead Arkansas Insurance Organization
She is the second woman to serve in the position for Independent Insurance Agents of Arkansas, or Big I Arkansas.
View ArticleUS Economy Slipped 1.6% in Q1, Slightly More Than First Thought
Still, the negative GDP number probably doesn't signal the start of a recession, and economists expect growth to resume later this year.
View ArticleHave Fiber, Will Connect, Co-ops Say
Increasing access to broadband is the mission of a $1.66 billion project in Arkansas.
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