FIS, Venture Center Name Fintech Accelerator Participants
Global financial services company FIS of Jacksonville, Florida, and the Venture Center in Little Rock have named the 10 startup companies selected to participate in their 2018 VC FinTech Accelerator...
View ArticleAEDC To Host Two Free Workshops For Small Businesses
The Minority and Women-Owned Business Division of the Arkansas Economic Development Commission will host two free workshops on May 16 at the AEDC's offices, 900 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock.
View ArticleWaste, Fraud and Abuse (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Here’s a little mantra I’d like for you to commit to memory: Wherever there are human beings, there will be waste, fraud and abuse.
View Article'Science Bob' May Be Blast at Arkansas Trucking Association Conference
The organization is holding its annual conference May 16-17 at the Hot Springs Convention Center. Its featured speaker this year is Bob Pflugfelder, better known to “Jimmy Kimmel Live!” viewers as...
View ArticleBid Procedures Shed Light on LED Pricing
Lighting specifications that favored a particular manufacturer added hundreds of thousands of dollars to the cost of the new Sylvan Hills High School and illuminated how much control architects,...
View ArticleJonesboro Rotary Club Marks 100 Years with Downtown Plaza
The Rotary Club of Jonesboro leads a $750,000 project to create Centennial Park in downtown Jonesboro.
View ArticleLeachville Staffing Firm Gets Square with Labor Department
The U.S. Department of Labor says an Arkansas staffing company paid more than $708,000 to settle Fair Labor Standards Act violations — but one of the company's owners says he's not heard from the...
View ArticleOzark Candies & Nuts Buys Land For New Facility
Ozark Candies & Nuts plans to move its operations from a 1,851-SF building at 6311 Kelly Road on 1.44 acres in North Little Rock, a location where it doesn't have a retail store.
View ArticleIn Trucking, Al Heringer IV Finds His Star Route
Al Heringer IV, former Razorback and chairman of the Arkansas Trucking Association, looks at the industry’s impact, and lessons learned.
View ArticleArkansas Food Has Champion in Kat Robinson
By leveraging her education and professional experience, Kat Robinson has marketed her stories about Arkansas food and restaurants with great success.
View ArticleWinrock’s Commitment to Innovation Hub Questioned
Former employees, including the executive director who resigned in February, fear the Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub is bound for financial failure two years after merging with Winrock International,...
View ArticleTwo Editors Lost In a Battered Industry
The Denver Post and the Log Cabin Democrat lost splendid editors this month, both exemplars of Arkansas journalism and former newsroom colleagues of mine.
View ArticleHelp Wanted, Desperately, Behind the Wheel
Butch Rice, the president and CEO of Stallion Transportation Group of Beebe, has been preaching about the driver shortage for years. But it’s growing worse, he says.
View ArticleAs Stodola Steps Aside, It's Time to Rethink Schools, Governance (Blake...
The possibility to become a bourgeoning city of the new and progressive American South rests at Little Rock's feet. It is time for our city to reach beyond its farthest branch.
View ArticleArkansas' April Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.8 Percent
For the third consecutive month, Arkansas recorded the same jobless rate, and that rate is below the U.S. rate.
View ArticleArkansas Sees 1.1 Percent Increase in GDP
Real gross domestic product grew in 47 states and the District of Columbia in 2017, averaging 2.1 percent nationally, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis.
View Article75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas Combine for $38.9B
Revenue at Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield topped $2.5 billion last year, a milestone achieved by only one other company in the 30 years that Arkansas Business has been ranking private companies...
View ArticleLingering Limbo: Businesses Uncertain About Tax Law Impact
Five months after massive federal tax changes became law, many small business owners still don't know whether they'll be winners or losers.
View ArticleStartups, Manufacturers Want City to Invest in Workforce Development
Conway-area employers need talent, and the community should tell young people that they can snag high-paying jobs without a college degree, business owners and educators said during the Outlook Conway...
View ArticleAlese Stroud on Why Succession Plans Don't Have to Be a Hard Act to Follow
Alese Stroud, the CEO of Corporate Insight Strategy says the wave of baby boomer retirements could have a huge impact on the state.
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