Kansas Firm to Buy Fayetteville's Longer Investments Inc.
Prime Capital Investment Advisors of Overland, Kansas, has agreed to acquire the assets of Longer Investments Inc. in Fayetteville.
View ArticleAfterglow Aircraft Solutions to Lease Space At Little Rock Airport
The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission, the governing body of Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport, on Tuesday approved business terms that will allow Afterglow Aircraft Solutions to locate...
View ArticleVenture Center Names Mimi San Pedro Chief Strategy Officer
The Venture Center has hired Mimi San Pedro as its chief strategy officer.
View ArticleState Unemployment Unchanged at 3.6 Percent
Arkansas' unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in December and unchanged from the previous month, according to a report released Friday by the state Department of Workforce Services.
View ArticleSmall Business Optimism Showing Early Signs of Slippage
The fears of a slowing economy that sent stocks falling the past few months may be spreading to small business owners who have been quite optimistic in recent years.
View ArticleArkansas Association of Asian Businesses to Host Lunch
The Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses is set to host an "East Meets West" business luncheon to celebrate the Lunar New Year. Speakers include Lt. Gov. Tim Griffin and John Lehart, senior...
View ArticleCJRW Filing Accuses Gary Heathcott of a Litany of Abuses
Sued by longtime ad executive Gary Heathcott for breach of contract, CJRW hit back with a counterclaim listing more than two dozen incidents of abusive and sexist behavior that CJRW says violated...
View ArticleCity of Fayetteville Recruiting a Recruiter
The city of Fayetteville is close to adding a business recruitment specialist to focus on attracting and retaining business investment.
View ArticleMalpractice Case Grinds Out Settlement to Kennedy Coffee Founder
Tom Kennedy's malpractice case against Travis Story and the Story Law Firm in Fayetteville has produced a settlement to be paid to Kennedy's bankruptcy estate.
View ArticleUS Consumers Rattled by Shutdown, Roiling Markets
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month to its lowest reading in a year and a half, tested by the partial government shutdown and roiling financial markets. Still, consumer spirits remain robust by...
View ArticleCryptojacking Is Trend to Watch
Cryptojacking, the unauthorized use of others’ computers to "mine" cryptocurrencies like bitcoin, has surpassed the use of ransomware as the top cybercrime.
View ArticleHealth Industry Sees Biggest Cost Caused by Data Breaches
The cost of data breaches worldwide varies by industry. Sectors that are highly regulated, such as health care and financial services, have a per capita data breach cost much higher than the average.
View Article'Black Sky' Threat Looms Over Grid, Businesses
David Maxwell, former director of the Arkansas Department of Emergency Management, warns that a crippling cyberattack on power could bring a cascade of system failures across society — from...
View ArticleNews Whets Local Appetite for Minute Man
The response to the news that the Minute Man Restaurant brand was planning a revival couldn’t have been much warmer.
View ArticleLittle Rock Startup Gets Support for Bone Filler
NuShores Biosciences LLC will use some of the $1.1 million it raised selling shares of the company to conduct more studies on its product in order to get approval from the FDA.
View ArticlePrice Gardner Named Managing Partner at Friday Eldredge & Clark
Friday Eldredge & Clark LLP has elected Price Gardner as its managing partner.
View ArticleADEQ Seeking Applications, Nominations for Environmental Awards
The Arkansas Department of Environmental Quality is seeking the state’s top environmental leaders to apply for this year’s ADEQ Environmental Awards.
View ArticleWomen's Foundation Names Three New Board Members
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas announces Wednesday the election of three new members to its board of directors: Katherine Berry, Yolanda Hughes and Kim Lane.
View ArticleSome Business Owners May Be Shocked by Lost Tax Breaks
As small business owners compile their income tax returns, they may have an unpleasant surprise — some popular business deductions have disappeared or been reduced under the new tax law.
View ArticleNew York Firm Sues NanoMech for $8.9M
Michaelson Capital Partners of New York is suing NanoMech Inc. of Springdale in the Supreme Court of New York for $8.9 million plus interest, costs and fees.
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