Central Arkansas Population Growth Slows
The planning agency Metroplan has found that growth slowed considerably in most cities in central Arkansas when comparing the period 2000-10 with 2010-19, according to its latest report.
View ArticleDo Your Employees A Solid (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Making your employees’ lives a little easier and less expensive would be a solid benefit at no cost to your company.
View ArticleFlexible Workspaces Meet Business Needs
Flexible workspaces are attracting businesses of all sizes because they offer affordable short-term leases, collaboration, networking and a professional aesthetic along with a turnkey setup, according...
View ArticleMHP/Team SI Leads List of ARCom Award Winners
Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI of Little Rock was a top winner at the recent ARCom Awards for public relations excellence, with finalist entries in 35 of 41 categories and 32 total prizes.
View ArticleArkansas County Broadcasters Inc. Buys Stuttgart Leader, Saving It From Closure
A second east Arkansas newspaper scheduled for closure by leading chain GateHouse Media Group has been rescued by local buyers, with an Arkansas County broadcast group announcing that it has bought the...
View ArticleVenture Center Kicks Off Spark! Pre-Accelerator, Names Participants
The Venture Center and the Little Rock Regional Chamber on Wednesday held a kickoff for the previously announced inaugural Spark! pre-accelerator program and named the six companies selected to...
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.4%
Arkansas' unemployment rate remain unchanged at 3.4% between July and August, the state Division of Workforce Services said Friday.
View ArticleYou Get What You Tolerate (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Every organization has at least one of those above-average performers, often considered rock-stars, who deliver results, make themselves invaluable, and leave a swath of anger, chaos, and destruction...
View ArticleTrump Administration Issues New Overtime Rule
The Trump administration has issued a rule that will make overtime pay available to 1.3 million additional workers, though the proposal replaces a more generous one advanced by former President Barack...
View ArticleUS Consumer Spending Rises Just 0.1% in August
American consumers boosted their spending by just 0.1% in August, the smallest gain in six months, even as their incomes rose at a solid pace.
View ArticleChenal Spa Offers Yoga With a Grain of Salt
Tori Jones is opening Eden Yoga & Salt Studio at 15400 Chenal Parkway, Suite 160, in west Little Rock on Oct. 15.
View ArticleBentonville WeWork Still a Go
A planned 200,000-SF WeWork office project in downtown Bentonville should not be affected by the turmoil surrounding the parent company.
View ArticleAmy Fecher, Darrin Williams Among Execs at 2020 Executive Leadership Academy
Arkansas Secretary of Government Transformation and Shared Services Amy Fecher and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among executives scheduled to speak as part of the 2020 Arkansas Business...
View ArticleEver Seen a Purple Cow? Muñoz Pugh Counts on It
Christina Muñoz Madsen, a former TV news anchor and VP of marketing and public relations at the University of Central Arkansas, has been partnered with branding and marketing specialist Michelle Pugh...
View ArticleHigh Noon for Solar Costs in Arkansas?
The sun never sets on Arkansas’ solar power pricing battle, it seems, but a swirl of cases before Arkansas regulators and a major ruling in Louisiana favoring Entergy Inc. suggest a reckoning may be near.
View ArticleSmall Businesses Increasingly A Target for Cybercriminals
While small and mid-sized businesses are increasingly targets for cybercriminals, companies are struggling to devote enough resources to protect their technology from attack.
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 ArticleUS Consumer Prices Unchanged in September
Overall consumer prices were unchanged in September as a big decline in energy costs offset small gains in other areas.
View ArticleUpdate: Cannabis Dispensary, Arkansas' 10th, Opens in Conway
A medical marijuana dispensary set to open Friday in Conway will be the state's 10th legal outlet for cannabis, state officials said Wednesday, a day after an Alcoholic Beverage Control leader lamented...
View ArticleTax Vote First Big Test For New Harrison Chamber
The Harrison Regional Chamber of Commerce has nearly completed its transition, moving to a model laser-focused on economic and business development.
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