World Trade Center Arkansas Gets $592K Grant to Expand State Exports
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration has awarded the World Trade Center Arkansas of Rogers a $592,357 grant to promote export expansion, job growth and job retention.
View ArticleGarrick Feldman Knows Story of Survival, Not Just in Publishing
The publisher of Jacksonville newspaper The Leader talks about his plans for expansion, his reaction to Trump tariffs and briefly about the family saga that got him to where he is today.
View ArticleFayetteville Company Scores UAMS Opioid Abuse Predictor
TrestleTree LLC of Fayetteville has purchased the rights to a digital tool that determines the level of risk for opioid abuse and addiction that patients face before their first opioid prescription is...
View ArticleSpa City Surge: New Players Shaking Up Downtown Hot Springs
New takes on old properties have become a trending theme for activity in downtown Hot Springs. Redevelopments dominate the storyline, but new construction provides an undercurrent to the narrative.
View ArticleBeavers File $8 Million Flood Damage Lawsuit Against Waste Management
A Fayetteville couple engaged in a 10-year dispute with Waste Management Corp. filed an $8 million lawsuit against the company in Washington County Circuit Court last month.
View ArticleSauce Startup Stirs Up Investments
NatureSauce LLC has raised $130,000 to launch a line of sauces.
View ArticleClearPointe Technologies Acquired by Arizona Firm
AccountabilIT of Scottsdale, Arizona, acquires ClearPointe Technologies of Little Rock.
View ArticleSmall Businesses Not Keeping with Larger Companies in Hiring
Economist Mark Zandi of Moody's Analytics, which analyzes data provided by ADP's customers, attributes the slower small-business hiring to owners' struggles to find qualified workers for their open...
View ArticleOpportunity Zones Have Transformative Potential (Lisa Ferrell Commentary)
This breadth of investment can accelerate growth for those who live and work in Opportunity Zones while potentially drawing more businesses seeking to capitalize on accessible funding and favorable...
View ArticleNominate Now for the Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's most outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofit organizations for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
View ArticleCameron Smith & Associates Launches Commercial Construction Division
Recruiting firm Cameron Smith & Associates of Rogers is expanding into recruiting for the commercial construction industry. Steve Lockwood will lead the firm's new division.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Declines to 3.6 in August
Arkansas' unemployment rate declined to 3.6 percent in August, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Workforce...
View ArticleKellie Wall Named New Director of Sherwood Chamber (Movers & Shakers)
Kellie Wall is the new executive director of the Sherwood Chamber of Commerce, replacing Marcia Cook, who retired from the position.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rises to 18-Year High in September
U.S. consumer confidence shot up to an 18-year high in September — good news for retailers as the holiday shopping season approaches.
View ArticleNewmark Moses Tucker, Doctors to Spend $35M to Redevelop Kmart Store
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners of Little Rock announces a multimillion-dollar redevelopment of the vacant Kmart store on Rodney Parham Road into a medical plaza.
View ArticleRock Plaza Transaction Tops $9 Million Mark (Real Deals)
Rock Plaza, a 54,772-SF office building in Little Rock’s Riverdale area, weighed in at $7.95 million.
View ArticleDelta Dirt Distillery Heats Up in Helena
Delta Dirt Distillery, a new minority-owned business, has launched in Helena-West Helena.
View ArticleAccounting Firms Merge to Form Landmark PLC
The Little Rock office of Thomas & Thomas LLP and Beall Barclay & Co. PLC have completed their previously announced merger and revealed the name of their new firm on Monday: Landmark PLC,...
View ArticleGarreco of Heber Springs Acquires St. Louis Company
Dental gypsum and dental laboratory supplies manufacturer Garreco of Heber Springs acquires Pemaco Inc. of St. Louis, a manufacturer of dental gypsum, waxes and ultrasonic cleaner products for dental...
View ArticleOrdinance Opens Osceola to Commercial Business
As it enjoys a boom in industrial jobs, thanks in large part to the steel industry, Osceola has passed a city ordinance designed to draw commercial business and improve the quality of life.
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