Global Inflation Pressures Could Become Harder to Manage in Coming Years,...
Much of the world's population is aging, and older people are less likely to keep working. Those trends could act as supply shocks, similar to the shortages of goods and labor that accelerated...
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces 2023 CFO of the Year Finalists
An awards ceremony will be held Nov. 2 at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock
View ArticleJob Vacancies, Quits Plunge in July in Sign of Cooling US Labor Market
The number of job vacancies dropped to 8.8 million last month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the fewest since March 2021.
View ArticleMillions More Workers Would be Entitled to Overtime Pay Under a Proposed...
The new rule, shared with The Associated Press ahead of the announcement, would require employers to pay overtime to so-called white collar workers who make less than $55,000 a year.
View ArticleUS Economic Growth for Q2 Revised Down to 2.1%; Job Growth Slows Sharply
The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 2.4% annual rate last quarter.
View ArticleFed's Preferred Inflation Gauge Rises Modestly in Latest Sign of Slowing...
It raises the likelihood that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged when it next meets in late September.
View ArticleCreating a Coaching Culture (Barry Goldberg on Leadership)
Teaching coaching as a leadership and managerial skill at all levels of an organization can be transformative.
View ArticleUS Employers Added a Solid 187,000 Jobs in August as Labor Market Stays...
Last month's job growth marked an increase from July's revised gain of 157,000 but still pointed to a moderating pace of hiring compared with the sizzling gains of last year and earlier this year.
View ArticleNew Chapter 11 Procedure Aids Small Companies
Rapid P&P LLC hopes to save money and be out of bankruptcy reorganization quicker by using a bankruptcy procedure that went into effect in February 2020.
View ArticleUncertain Future for Poultry Farmers as Tyson Foods Ends Contracts
The cuts left 59 farmers left with unrenewed contracts with Tyson Foods Inc. after it announced multiple plant closures this year.
View ArticleRestaurant Wages Up 21%
Arkansas Division of Workforce Services shows wages have grown almost 21% since the pandemic.
View ArticlePulaski County Mini Storage Sells for $3.4M
Storage, restaurants and duplexes make up this week's round-up of million-dollar real estate transactions in Central Arkansas.
View ArticleOf Labor and Tamales (Editorial)
Rhoda Adams, who cooked with love, became a legend far beyond Lake Village.
View ArticleState Tax Revenue Falls 4.5% in August
Collections came in above forecast by $17.3 million, or 3.5% higher than projected.
View ArticleBentonville Reports Record Tourism Revenue in 2022
The increase is a sign of the city's growing profile as a destination for outdoor recreation, the arts and more.
View ArticleUS Jobless Claims Fall to Lowest Level in 7 Months
U.S. applications for jobless claims fell by 13,000 to 216,000 for the week ending Sept. 2, the Labor Department reported Thursday. That's the lowest level since February.
View ArticleThe 2023 20 In Their 20s: Arkansas' Rising Young Leaders
Our annual list of engaging young leaders who are doing great things for Arkansas' people and economy.
View ArticleFinding Purpose at Work with Workmatters CEO David Roth
Roth is president and CEO of Workmatters, a national nonprofit faith and leadership program that aims to help leaders integrate their faith and work.
View ArticleLittle Rock Area Population Growth Slows
Population growth in central Arkansas has slowed since 2010 to about 0.5% annually, Metroplan, the area’s planning agency, noted in a report released in July.
View ArticleSharply Higher Gas Prices Pushed Up Inflation in August, Yet Underlying Price...
Despite the seemingly divergent figures, the decline in the core measure points to inflation coming under control.
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