US Wage Growth Slowed in the Final Quarter of 2022
On an annual basis, wages and benefits grew 5.1% in the fourth quarter compared with a year earlier.
View Article2023 Arkansas Food Hall of Fame Finalists Announced
More than 1,800 submissions were received from all 75 Arkansas counties for the this year's class.
View ArticleIs Tipping Getting Out of Control? Many Consumers Say Yes
What's next, they wonder -- are we going to be tipping our doctors and dentists, too?
View ArticleSearcy Dealership Accused of Fraud Hit With Another Judgment
Agricultural equipment dealership, Venture Equipment LLC, and its owner, Steven Merritt, recently were hit with a $188,992 judgment in another case in Illinois.
View ArticleNew Leadership Within the DP&L Family
The Parke family recently purchased all stock in Democrat Printing & Lithographing last month.
View ArticleAn Unexpected Job Surge Confounds the Fed's Economic Models
Friday's jobs report suggests the possibility that the long-standing connection between a vigorous job market and high inflation has broken down.
View ArticleJoy Hapeman, Alex Sanchez Join Arvest Opportunity Fund
The new non-bank subsidiary provides loans and lines of credit to small business below bank loan requirements.
View ArticleSoftware Firm Raises $2M
Bentonville's Stonehenge Technology Labs Inc. provides a business-to-business software platform for consumer packaged goods companies.
View ArticleBusinesses, Nonprofits Rally Behind Solar Power, Against New Bill
They say the legislation, which would roll back net metering, would cripple the industry.
View ArticleUS Inflation Slows to 6.4%, but Price Pressures Re-Emerge
So far, most of the slowdown in inflation reflects freer-flowing supply chains and earlier declines in gas prices.
View ArticleRetail Sales Jump as Americans Defy Inflation and Rate Hikes
Driving the gain was a jump in auto sales, along with healthy spending at restaurants, electronics stores and furniture outlets.
View Article21 Startups Join Venture Center's VCWoman Achieve Program
The program pairs female entrepreneurs with experienced professionals to help build their businesses.
View ArticleCautious but Steady Consumers Buoying Hopes for US Cconomy
Defying high inflation and sharp interest rate hikes, Americans keep spending — a trend that, if sustained, could keep the economy humming just enough to help avoid a much-predicted recession.
View Article11 States Consider 'Right to Repair' for Farming Equipment
The manufacturers argue that changing the current practice with this type of legislation would force companies to expose trade secrets.
View ArticleErnie Harper, Managing Partner at Hilburn & Harper, Dies at 71
In a statement, the firm called him a talented leader who mentored many young attorneys and helped innumerable clients.
View ArticleSupreme Court Won't Upset Arkansas Anti-Israel Boycott Law
The justices rejected an appeal on behalf of the Arkansas Times, which objected to a state law that reduces fees paid to contractors that refuse to sign the pledge.
View ArticleDecision to Shoot Down Balloons Puts Spotlight on Hobbyists
They insist their balloons fly too high and are too small to pose a threat to aircraft and that government officials are overreacting.
View ArticleGovernor Appoints 5 to State's Economic Development Council
They include Dillard's heir Annemarie Dillard Jazic and I Square Management founder and CEO Shash Goyal.
View ArticleUS Treasury Awards $82M to Help Small Businesses in Arkansas
The money is a portion of $10 billion being provided to states, territories and tribal governments to promote entrepreneurship.
View ArticleHow to Make Your Time Worth $10,000 an Hour (Sabrina Starling On Small Business)
The question entrepreneurs want to ask themselves at the start of each week: What’s the one thing I can do to make everything else easier?
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