Robert L. Johnson to Speak at Little Rock Chamber's 151st Meeting
Robert L. Johnson, founder and chairman of business network The RLJ Companies and founder of Black Entertainment Television (BET), will be the featured speaker at the Little Rock Regional Chamber of...
View ArticleWLR Apartment Land Draws $2.5M Sale (Real Deals)
A future apartment site in west Little Rock weighed in at $2.5 million. Madison at Chenal LLC, led by Brandon Huffman and Graham Smith, bought the 5,000-SF office-warehouse at 15500 Kanis Road and an...
View ArticleTransport Firms Turn to Independent Drivers To Reduce Expenses
Tough times have some transportation companies turning to free-agent truckers. The modern days of owner-operator drivers may be different from the good old days, when a driver bought his own truck and...
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Pot Talk: Burning Questions From Employers About Legalization (Commentary)
Arkansas voters will see two ballot initiatives supporting the legalization of marijuana for medical use this November. If either initiative passes, employers should be prepared to address the complex...
View ArticleChurch Friendship Collapses Along With Building Plans
Was an ex-con seeking to improve his life taken advantage of by a couple from his church who gained his trust by trying to help him repair his marriage? Or were the couple just more victims of a man...
View ArticleConsumer Spending Rebounded in September
WASHINGTON — Consumers boosted their spending in September at the fastest pace in three months, while their incomes grew by a modest amount. Consumer spending increased 0.5 percent, a significant...
View ArticleCellular Data Solutions Debuts Robber-Catching Camera
Cellular Data Solutions (CDS) of Bryant announced on Monday that it has developed a camera that could help police catch those who rob businesses much faster. The company is working to deploy the IoT...
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Digital Marketing Platforms to Embrace — Or Ignore (Steven Schilling Commentary)
If the current presidential election cycle has taught us anything, it's the power of digital marketing. How often do we turn on the television or log onto social media these days without seeing the...
View ArticleReport: Economic Uncertainty at All-Time High for Small Businesses
Small business owners can’t anticipate the direction of the economy, don’t know whether it’s a good time to invest, and aren’t sure whether to hire new workers, according to the National Federation of...
View ArticleCDS Crime Cams Give Agencies Extra Eyes
Cellular Data Solutions of Bryant announced last week that its new Crime Cam can send real-time video of a robbery at a business to the police. Links to the video arrive by email or text message when...
View ArticleGet Out And Vote, Small Business Owners Tell Employees
Reports of long lines for early voting persuaded Darlene Hollywood — she's giving her 13 employees at Hollywood Public Relations the morning of Election Day off. "I don't want people to feel they have...
View ArticleSmall Businesses Prep for Overtime Rules
Small business owners are rushing to get their companies — in particular their employees — ready for an upcoming change in overtime rules. With federal regulations that are expected to affect the...
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Medical Marijuana: A Fact of Life for Arkansas Employers (Stuart Jackson...
The election is over, and Arkansas is now the latest of many states to have a medical marijuana law on the books. Although the new amendment to the Arkansas Constitution is effective immediately, it...
View ArticleEconomic Briefing to Analyze Local, National Economies
The Little Rock Branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis and the Institute for Economic Advancement at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock will host a Little Rock Economic Briefing on...
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The Everyday Proof of Social Proof (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
One of the most powerful forces of persuasion is “social proof,” the tendency of people to look to the behavior of similar others when they aren’t sure what is correct in a given situation. You can...
View ArticleColony West Center Sells for $7.1 Million (Real Deals)
The sale of a 90,000-SF retail center in west Little Rock weighed in at $7.1 million. Colony West Group LLC, led by T.J. Leflar, Marshall Saviers and Brian Shaw, and C-Lef Partners LLC, led by Leflar,...
View ArticlePeco Foods Delivers $35M Boost for Corning’s Bruised Economy
The opening of the Peco feed mill in Corning earlier this year provided a glimmering counterpoint to the closing of the 44-year-old L.A. Darling plant. The $35 million investment by Peco Foods Inc. of...
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Jump 0.8 Percent in Sign of Consumer Health
WASHINGTON — American consumers ramped up their spending last month in a sign of robust health heading into the crucial holiday shopping season. Retail sales rose 0.8 percent in October, after an...
View ArticlePresident-elect Not Affecting Economic Outlook
Economists are not expecting a new president next year to have significant effects on the local or national economies and their outlook, according to presentations at the Little Rock Economic Briefing...
View Article'Conductor' Innovation, Entrepreneurial Initiative to Launch at UCA
The University of Central Arkansas announced Wednesday its partnership with Startup Junkie Consulting and the Central Arkansas Venture Team (CAVT) to launch a public-private initiative called...
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