Arkansas Side of Texarkana Struggling with Dropping Alcohol Sales
Its beer and wine monopoly broken and grip on hard liquor sales slipping, Texarkana, Ark., faces a new economic reality that threatens both business and government.
View ArticleASBTDC To Host 'Doing Business With NASA' Event July 20
Small businesses can learn about how to become NASA suppliers, subcontractors or service providers at "Doing Business with NASA" on July 20 at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock.
View ArticleMunicipal League Seeks Special Session to Collect Online Sales Tax
It may be futile, but several Arkansas cities are urging Gov. Asa Hutchinson to hold a special session to pass legislation to force out-of-state online retailers to start collecting sales taxes.
View ArticleWordsWorth Books Turns Page with New Owners
Lia Lent and Tom McGowan, both of Little Rock, have bought the much-loved, long-lived independent bookstore from Jean Cazort. Its new name will be the slightly different Wordsworth Bookstore.
View ArticleOzark Integrated Circuits Gets $750K Grant
Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. of Fayetteville gets a $750,000 grant from the U.S. Air Force to develop electronics packaging and assembly systems for controls in jet engines.
View ArticleGovernor, Business Mark Phase One of A-State Innovation System
Regional business leaders, government officials and Arkansas State University employees gathered in downtown Jonesboro this week to launch the Garage, the first phase of A-State Innovation System.
View ArticleEmbrace These Tech Investments (Heather Albright Expert Advice)
Technology is transforming nearly every industry, causing disruption that often creates unforeseen challenges to business models. Companies that ignore technology, rather than embracing it, could...
View ArticleNLR's West Scenic Apartments Tops $3.9 Million Mark (Real Deals)
West Scenic Partners LLC of St. Louis purchased Scenic Hill Apartments at 605 and 1207 W. Scenic Drive. The seller is Scenic Hill Properties Ltd., led by James Kincannon.
View ArticleRiverfest’s Legacy (Editorial)
The legacy of Riverfest is much greater than memories of fun, music, food and the occasional festival-goer wearing much too little clothing for his frame.
View ArticleDispute Over Taxes Tears Family Apart
Roger and Shirley Bailey of Scott have become enmeshed in bitter legal fights with their youngest son Jeffrey, stemming from who should have paid payroll taxes for their business Rig-Up Electrical...
View ArticleStone Bank Expanding West Little Rock Location
Stone Bank is taking over the entire ground floor at 900 S. Shackleford Road, growing from 8,000 SF to 18,000 SF.
View ArticleVixiar Medical Raises $1.5M to Produce First Product
Vixiar Medical Inc. of Annapolis, Maryland, announced Friday that it has raised seed round financing of over $1.5 million. Vixiar is a portfolio company of VIC Technology Venture Development of...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Implementing Your Business Planning During Change
A clear view of goals and processes can be the difference between success and failure.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rebounds
U.S. consumers gained confidence this month, with more Americans pleased by current conditions and more hopeful about the future.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Ivan Hudson Leverages Networking, Relationship Power
Agency founder sets himself up as solution to his own business and financial services needs as well as the needs of others.
View ArticleCardioWise Acquires Rights to SQuEEZ software
CardioWise Inc., a portfolio company of VIC Technology Venture Development of Fayetteville, announces its acquisition of the worldwide rights to SQuEEZ heart function analysis software.
View ArticleFIS Partners With Two Startups; 2nd FinTech Accelerator Ends
Global technology provider FIS partners with two startups that graduated from last year's inaugural VC FinTech Accelerator.
View ArticleInuvo Reports Preliminary 2Q Revenue Rise, $1.4M Loss
Inuvo Inc. of Little Rock announces preliminary second-quarter revenue of $18.3 million, up 16.8 percent from the same quarter of last year.
View ArticleWLR Volvo Complex Sells for $3.6 Million (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Little Rock’s McLarty Auto Group bought the 60,000-SF McLarty Volvo Cars and McLarty Collision West complex at 1500 N. Shackleford Road.
View ArticleStartups and More Bubble Up from Governor's Cup
Over nearly two decades of the Donald W. Reynolds Governor’s Cup competition, just over $2 million in prize money has been given to teams of college students with entrepreneurship ideas deemed...
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