DRA Plans To Spend $460K Through New Arts Initiative
The Delta Regional Authority on Wednesday announced its new Delta Creative Placemaking Initiative and intention to contribute nearly $460,000 to stimulate economic and community development efforts in...
View Article5 Companies Earn Global Trade Awards, Proactive Approach Touted
The Arkansas District Export Council recognized five winners of the 2017 Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade at its annual awards luncheon Wednesday at the Governor’s Mansion in Little...
View ArticleCamille Norman Joins ERI as Media Director
Camille Norman, an experienced media buyer at Little Rock advertising agencies, has joined Eric Rob & Isaac as the marketing firm’s media director. Norman will oversee research, strategy,...
View ArticleAromatique Founder Patti Upton Dies At 79
Patti Upton, founder of multimillion dollar company Aromatique, died Tuesday at her home on Eden Isle in Heber Springs following a brief illness. She was 79. The Jonesboro native was inducted into the...
View ArticlePlans to Open The Barn Mercantile in River Market Announced
Moses Tucker Real Estate Inc. and Michelle and Leroy DuBre of Kilwins on Thursday announced that the DuBres have signed a lease for 301A President Clinton Ave. in the historic Melton Building in...
View ArticleSBA's Edward Haddock Gives Big Reasons to Think Small
As director of the Arkansas District Office of the U.S. Small Business Administration, Edward Haddock is responsible for all SBA programs and services as well as coordination among the SBA, the...
View ArticleBark Bar Nears Opening With No Time to Paws
Although the opening of Bark Bar is a couple of weeks out, Elizabeth Michael thinks she and business partner Cara Fowler may have a winning formula that can translate to other locations in Arkansas....
View ArticleWayne Miller Tapped to Head FinTech Accelerator (Movers & Shakers)
Wayne Miller has been selected to lead the Venture Center’s global VC FinTech Accelerator program in Little Rock. As managing director, he is responsible for leading the program, a collaboration...
View ArticleRemembering Patti Upton (Editorial)
Patricia Pulliam Upton’s death last week was not a surprise — we were aware that her health was failing — but the realization that she was 79 was jarring. She never seemed like a product of the...
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Big Box Stores Pushing Hard on Arkansas Alcohol Sales
The successful push by big grocers like Wal-Mart and Kroger to expand the selection of wine they sell in Arkansas wasn’t the first such effort and it won’t be the last. It doesn’t bode well for package...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Doyne Construction Leaves Lasting Imprint
In the modest conference room at Doyne Construction’s North Little Rock headquarters, citations and awards cram one wall while accolades spill from a credenza onto the conference table. On another wall...
View ArticleInnovation Hub Names Joel Gordon Executive Director
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub on Wednesday announced that Joel Gordon has been named as its new executive director, effective June 1. He has been director of making at the Hub in North Little...
View ArticleEconomic Future Forum Is June 4-6 In Little Rock
The International Economic Development Council is hosting its Economic Future Forum from Sunday-Tuesday at the Little Rock Marriott Hotel. The forum is an annual event for economic development...
View ArticleUA-Affiliated Startup Grox Industries Wins Tri-State Competition
Grox Industries, a startup company led by graduate students from the University of Arkansas, won first place at a business plan competition in Las Vegas Wednesday. The 10th Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State...
View ArticleADP: Small Business Hiring Picks Up Momentum in May
NEW YORK — Small businesses kicked up their job creation in May, adding 83,000 jobs in a sign that they're willing to take more risks, payroll provider ADP said Thursday. ADP also revised higher its...
View ArticleArkansas Nears Medical Marijuana License Deadline
LITTLE ROCK — Arkansas will soon begin taking applications from those who hope to grow and dispense medical marijuana, though the state's strong religious heritage and restrictions imposed by the...
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents the 40 Under 40 Class of 2017
This week’s Arkansas Business is dedicated to our 24th class of 40 Under 40 honorees, young leaders of business, government and nonprofits selected by an internal committee from a field of about 400...
View ArticleFocus Bank's Jerry Morgan on Keeping Commodities in the Community
Jerry Morgan, 47, joined Focus Bank of Charleston, Missouri, in 2013 as its community bank president for its three branches in the Jonesboro market. Focus Bank has 12 locations in Missouri and Arkansas...
View ArticleLR Startup Apptegy Gets $5.7M Infusion
Little Rock technology startup Apptegy plans on leveraging a recent $5.7 million investment from Five Elms Capital of Kansas City to get aggressive on growth. Its goal? To see 2017 sales triple from...
View ArticleCJRW Offers 3 Top Tips on Saving Companies' Reputations
What keeps company chieftains up at night? Financial risks, of course, but also risks to their companies' reputations, Mark Raines told tourism marketing professionals last week at the Ron Robinson...
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