SPONSORED: Lessons on Relentless Leadership With Tim Kight
The founder and CEO of leadership training firm Focus 3 states rather bluntly that if an organization isn't performing as well as it should, the first place the leader should look is in the mirror.
View ArticleDrugstores Make Slow Headway on Staffing Problems
Major drugstore chains have raised pay and dangled signing bonuses to add employees. They're also emphasizing the lunch breaks and sending routine prescription work to other locations to improve...
View ArticleSmall Businesses to Tackle Long List of Challenges in 2023
A looming recession, still high (although easing) inflation and labor woes are just some of the issues.
View ArticleCar-Mart CFO Vickie Judy Elected Chair of St. Louis Fed 's Little Rock Branch
She has served on the board since 2018.
View ArticleRose Law Firm Starts Business Strategy & Corporate Development Firm
The firm aims to help clients navigate policies, laws and regulations that affect businesses in Arkansas and Washington, D.C.
View ArticleVenture Center Names Arthur Orduña Next Executive Director
He's currently the chief innovation officer at Little Rock investment firm Circumference Group.
View ArticleUS Consumer Inflation Eased Again to 6.5% in December
Even as inflation gradually slows, it remains a painful reality for many Americans, especially with such necessities as food, energy and rents having soared over the past 18 months.
View ArticleArvest Announces Non-Bank Subsidiary for Small Business Loans
The Arvest Opportunity Fund provides loans and lines of credit to small business that fall just below bank loan policy requirements.
View ArticlePharmacies Sue After Opioid Supplier Cuts Them Off
One lawsuit against AmerisourceBergen was filed last month by Manes’ Pharmacy Inc., which operates Super-Sav Drug #3 in Van Buren.
View ArticleBowman Plazas Host $16.5M Transaction (Real Deals)
MCC Self Storage LLC and Wobbe Lane LLC purchased adjoining industrial flex buildings in west Little Rock.
View ArticleDesigning for Profit in 2023 (Sabrina Starling On Small Business)
Small business owners owe it to themselves to find untapped profit potential, pay themselves appropriately and free up some of their time.
View ArticleBusiness Trusted Most in a More Polarized World, Report Says
A survey found that 62% of respondents see business as both competent and ethical, compared with 59% for nongovernmental agencies, 51% for governments and 50% for the media.
View ArticleMinority-Led People Trust Credit Union Nears Opening
People Trust, led by founder Arlo Washington, is set to see customers in March.
View ArticleLessons From SBF and FTX (Gwen Moritz Commentary)
The collapse of FTX brings to mind valuable lessons about investing, regulations — and fraud.
View ArticleProposed Ban on Noncompetes Generates Concerns
A labor law attorney’s advice to companies concerned about the Federal Trade Commission’s proposed rule that would block employers from asking workers to sign noncompete agreements? Don’t panic.
View ArticleVenue and Image Upgrades Part of Little Rock Tourism Master Plan
Improving how locals and visitors perceive the city through "positive storytelling" is part of nine key recommendations.
View ArticleBryant Company Awarded $650,000 Judgment Against Former Employee
Fire Extinguisher Sales & Services of Arkansas LLC received the judgment against former employee Ryan Pitts, who started a competing business.
View ArticleStealing a Page From Walmart (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
Walmart is raising pay again. But smaller competitors can learn from its strategies to attract workers.
View ArticleLeaders Give the Team What They Need (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
A leader’s job: Provide the team with what they need to remain engaged and focused.
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