The Wages of Raising the Bare Minimum
As the minimum wage for Arkansas is raised, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas Hospitality Association fear increasing costs.
View ArticleUS Business Economists See Slower Growth and Profits Ahead
U.S. business economists expect economic growth to slow this year, and a rising proportion of them think corporate sales and profits will decline.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Rebounds in July
American consumer confidence rebounded this month to the highest level since November after drooping in June.
View ArticleUniting Little Rock, One Opportunity Zone at a Time (Frank Scott Commentary)
Little Rock’s opportunity zones provide an opportunity to display just how closely the city of Little Rock can work with our economic development partners, our civic institutions, our congressional...
View ArticleDistribution Center Tops $20.7M Mark (Real Deals)
Glen Una Holdings Little Rock LLC of Los Gatos, California, purchased the 104 Champs Blvd. project from RCS-Little Rock LLC, an affiliate of Real Capital Solutions of Louisville, Colorado.
View ArticleChainwheel Store to Be Sold to Trek Bicycle
Longtime Chainwheel Inc. owner Bruce Thalheimer is selling his upscale bicycle store in Little Rock to a vendor, Trek Bicycle Corp. of Waterloo, Wisconsin.
View ArticleUnemployment Rates Trend Lower in Arkansas
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas’ metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines.
View ArticleTexarkana Project Expected to Propel Downtown Growth
After a decade of hope and false starts, the revitalization of downtown Texarkana achieved a breakthrough with the sale July 31 of the historic Hotel Grim to a housing development group.
View ArticleTexarkana Says Own Sales Tax Fails Constitutional Test
Texarkana, Arkansas, is in an awkward position: arguing that its own tax is unconstitutional.
View ArticleLivestock Companies Tie for Biggest SBA Loans of FY18
While the average SBA loan in Arkansas last year was just shy of $600,000, the smallest was only $5,800.
View ArticleUpdate: Venture Center Sparking New Entrepreneurship Program
The Venture Center says it's launching a new offering in partnership with the Little Rock Regional Chamber.
View ArticleHealthTech Arkansas Raises $815K for Startups
HealthTech Arkansas of Little Rock announced last week the six startup companies selected for its accelerator program.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Up Solidly In Sign of Consumer Optimism
Americans spent more at retail stores and restaurants in July, a sign that concerns over weakening economic growth and a persistent trade war that have roiled financial markets have yet to dampen...
View ArticleNABE Survey: 34% of Economists Expect Recession in 2021
A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021.
View ArticleArkansas Business Announces CFO Finalists, Tickets Info
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock.
View ArticleHot Springs Tourism: Nearly 8M Visitors in 2018 Spent Record $677M
Travelers have increased their spending in Hot Springs, the state's tourism mecca, by nearly 30% since 2013, according to data presented Monday to the area's tourism industry.
View ArticleThe Conductor Names New Operations, Rural Directors (Movers & Shakers)
Grace Rains has been hired as director of operations at The Conductor in Conway, and Tiffany Henry is its new rural director.
View ArticleDespite Fast Growth, Nelson Peacock Notes Ample Room for More Talent in NWA
Nelson Peacock, president and CEO of the Northwest Arkansas Council, says the area’s greatest need is talented workers to fill 10,000 jobs.
View ArticleRecession Forecasts: Business Economists Split on Timing
Seventy-two percent of U.S. business economists surveyed predict a recession next year or in 2021, with 38% forecasting a downturn in 2020, and 34% putting it in 2021.
View ArticleInnovation Hub Growing in Pine Bluff
Go Forward Pine Bluff’s innovation hub, The Generator, is in for a busy September. Mildred Franco, executive director of The Generator, hopes renovations will begin then on its physical location: the...
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