Robert Bahn Honored for Small Business Work (Movers & Shakers)
Robert Bahn of Jonesboro was honored as a 2019 state star at the 39th annual America’s Small Business Development Centers conference in Long Beach, California.
View ArticleUA Team Takes Top Prize in Venture Center's JOLT Event
The University of Arkansas student team called "That Team Over There" took the top prize in the Venture Center's 2019 JOLT Cyber Challenge that ended Sunday.
View ArticleOyster Bar Real Estate Sells for $800K
The most recent set of real estate transactions includes a restaurant, liquor store and land.
View ArticleThe Computer Hut Acquires iTechs in Jonesboro
The company said the new location allows it to extend its information technology product and managed service offerings to northeast Arkansas and beyond.
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Dip 0.3% in September
Retail sales dropped in September by the largest amount in seven months, possibly signaling that rising trade tensions and turbulent markets are having an impact on consumer spending.
View ArticleAT&T CEO Randall Stephenson to Speak at Little Rock Chamber Meeting
The Little Rock Regional Chamber says AT&T CEO Randall L. Stephenson will speak at its Dec. 4 annual meeting.
View ArticleThree Banks Offering $30M in Loans for Springdale Projects
Arvest Bank, United Bank and First Security Bank will work with the Downtown Springdale Alliance to make available a total of $30 million to small businesses and investors for Downtown Springdale...
View ArticleClean, Renewable Energy Fosters Economic Development (Commentary)
Enthusiasm is high for solar power, with new financing options and opportunity zones, featured in recent announcements, news headlines and public dialogue. But one solution worth pursuing would combine...
View ArticleU.S. Household Debt Reaches $13.67 Trillion
Household debt in the United States rose for the 19th straight quarter, reaching $13.67 trillion as of March 31. It’s now 7.8% or $993 billion higher than the previous peak of $12.68 trillion, reached...
View ArticleWilliams, Yarnell Named to Top Slots for Union Bankshares (Movers & Shakers)
Kevin Williams has been appointed president of Union Bank of Mena, and Jarrod Yarnell has been named chief executive officer of Union Bankshares, the holding company for Union Bank and First National...
View ArticleTech After Five Lands in Little Rock
The Arkansas Center for Data Sciences is hosting monthly Tech After Five events in Little Rock.
View ArticleBlinds Business Sale Opens Window to Lawsuits, Bankruptcy
The $2.9 million sale of a Benton County custom blinds company has left wreckage in its wake, with the buyers filing for personal bankruptcy and the sellers suing the deal’s broker, alleging fraud.
View ArticleSmall Arkansas Banks Plow Onward in Face of Attrition
If an annual trophy was given for the Arkansas bank voted least likely to survive, Community State Bank in Bradley could very well be a multiyear winner.
View ArticleReport: Women Company Owners Say They're Not Taken Seriously
Women business owners can find it hard to be taken seriously even as their companies grow into multimillion-dollar enterprises.
View ArticleNWA Tech Summit Kicks Off With Focus On 'What's Next, After Next'
The four-day Northwest Arkansas Tech Summit kicked off its first full day on Monday amid blown-out windows in the John Q. Hammons Center in Rogers and downed trees in the parking lot, evidence of the...
View ArticleAsian Businesses Association to Host U.S.-China Trade Workshop
The Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses will host a workshop on the U.S.-China trade dispute and its effect on the Arkansas economy on Nov. 7 in Little Rock.
View ArticleHerbology Sets Tentative Date: Little Rock Cannabis Dispensary Coming Nov. 7
Little Rock's first cannabis dispensary has set a tentative opening date of Nov. 7, ahead of state plans to punish medical marijuana outlets it sees as dragging their feet on starting operations.
View ArticleTrustee Alleges Fraud in Farmers’ Bankruptcy
A couple who farmed in Monroe County allegedly tried to shield assets from creditors before filing a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy, according to a lawsuit filed last month by a bankruptcy trustee.
View ArticleTrade War Cuts Deep in Arkansas
The U.S.-China trade war is being fought in the forests and mill towns of Arkansas as tariffs take their toll on the hardwood lumber industry. So far, state lumbermen say, they’ve been able to absorb...
View ArticleDiscovery Farms Program Helps Farmers Save Money While Saving Face
The Arkansas Discovery Farms Program is giving farmers data to help them farm sustainably, which, in turn, increases profitability, participating farmers and other state agriculture experts say.
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