Veranda Luxury Pontoons Buys Former General Cable Plant For $3.75M
Veranda Luxury Pontoons announced Monday that it bought the 377,000-SF manufacturing facility in Malvern (Hot Spring County) that was previously a General Cable plant.
View ArticleLawsuit Protocol: Call Attorneys, But Take Time for Business
When a small business is involved in a lawsuit, an owner's concern can't only be about winning or losing — it also has to be about making sure the company stays on track.
View ArticleUA Business Dean Matt Waller Says Locking In on Blockchain a No-Brainer
Matt Waller, dean of the Walton College of Business says innovation is the most important factor for driving economic growth.
View ArticleY’all Come Back Now, Y’hear? (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
With a low unemployment rate in Jonesboro and other Arkansas cities, many corporate citizens in the state are missing out on revenue because they simply don’t have the warm bodies to make more sales or...
View ArticleIs Little Rock Losing Its Luster?
Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola and Little Rock Regional Chamber CEO Jay Chesshir have binders full of statistics showing that economic development efforts are bearing fruit. Still, they acknowledge...
View ArticleLumoXchange Expands to Phillippines
Financial technology company LumoXchange of Little Rock announced Monday the launch of its money transfer service to the Philippines — the fourth largest payment corridor from the United States.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rises to 18-year High
Americans' consumer confidence rose in August to the highest level in nearly 18 years as their assessment of current conditions improved further and their expectations about the future rebounded.
View ArticleUS Consumer Spending Up a Solid 0.4 Percent in July
U.S. consumer spending rose a solid 0.4 percent in July, the sixth straight month of healthy gains. At the same time, a key gauge of inflation posted its sharpest annual gain in six years, likely...
View ArticleNumber of Women-Owned Businesses Surge Since 2007
The number of women-owned businesses in the United States grew 58 percent between 2007 and 2018, while all businesses grew only 12 percent, according to the 2018 State of Women-Owned Businesses Report...
View ArticleNWA Conference Told Inclusion Makes Companies Stronger
Diversity and inclusion are subjects of growing importance to leaders in northwest Arkansas.
View ArticleSweet Mama T’s Success Plan Comes With a Heaping Side of Soul
After years of cooking for friends, relatives, church potlucks and catered events, including spreads for El Dorado corporate fixtures like Murphy USA, La’Twana Scott started Sweet Mama T’s restaurant....
View ArticleInspiration Day: Helping Mentally Ill Find Recovery
After a successful run in medical research, Carol Witham now devotes her energies to Inspiration Day Treatment of Little Rock, which provides mental health services to the most seriously chronically...
View ArticleRP Detail Establishes Its Tidy Home
A side job washing vehicles blossomed into a full-time business for Roger Perry in Arkadelphia. Perry operates RP Detail, providing custom cleaning service for SUVs, trucks and cars.
View ArticleFederal Regulators Look to Update CRA
With changes in banking, including a dramatic consolidation of the industry, federal bank regulators have put out the word that the way the Community Reinvestment Act is enforced is likely to change as...
View ArticleIn El Dorado, Dollars Will Get You Spudnuts
Spudnuts, an El Dorado fixture for 70 years, now thrives under the Gonzalez family.
View ArticleOwners Upbeat About Economy, Have More Doubts About Revenue
Although small business owners are upbeat about the economy's prospects, they aren't as optimistic about their own revenue.
View ArticleGroups Ask Arkansas Court to Disqualify Minimum Wage Measure
A coalition of business groups on Tuesday asked Arkansas' highest court to disqualify a proposal from the November ballot that would raise the state's minimum wage, claiming that thousands of...
View ArticleGateHouse to Shutter Arkadelphia, Hope and Prescott Newspapers
Fresh on the heels of closing newspapers in North Little Rock and Lonoke County, GateHouse Media Group has confirmed the shutdown of its papers in Arkadelphia, Hope and Prescott.
View ArticleMary Beth Brooks to Lead UA's ASBTDC
Mary Beth Brooks has been named the new director of the University of Arkansas Small Business & Technology Development Center.
View ArticleSurvey: US Companies Added Solid 163K Jobs in August
U.S. businesses added 163,000 jobs in August, a private survey found, a decent gain that suggests that employers are confident enough to keep hiring.
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