Jonesboro Rallies Diverse Economy To Battle Pandemic Pressures
“Just like communities all across the United States, we’re certainly not immune to the challenges that the COVID virus presented,” Mark Young of Jonesboro Unlimited told Arkansas Business.
View ArticleStaying Secure Through the Pandemic (Christopher Wright Commentary)
As professionals – and individuals, too – adapting to the new, temporary normal, it’s crucial to maintain the security of business systems and personal, private information.
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Packaged Rollout 'Saving Grace' of Black Apple in Age of COVID-19
Black Apple Crossing is offering only curbside and delivery service from its taproom in Springdale, has temporarily laid off a couple of folks, and has cut hours for other employees because of the...
View ArticleArkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in February
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Winery Wilting as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Her winery is “kind of dead in the water,” and Audrey House, owner of Chateau Aux Arc in Altus (Franklin County) and chair of the Arkansas Wine Producers Council, and it’s suffering from supply-chain...
View ArticleTrump Signs $2.2T Stimulus After Swift Congressional Votes
President Donald Trump signed an unprecedented $2.2 trillion economic rescue package into law Friday, after swift and near-unanimous action by Congress this week to support businesses, rush resources...
View ArticleBusiness Interruption Insurance and COVID-19 (Andrew Meadors Commentary)
If you are counting on business interruption insurance to help you through this catastrophe, I potentially have some bad news.
View ArticlePreston: Arkansas Ready to Serve Employers, Workers
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston says the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented” challenge to the state’s economy, but the state is in a good position to cushion the blow to businesses and...
View ArticleFed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was...
View ArticleUpliftArkansas.com Launched in Bid to Help Businesses
As businesses across the state struggle to stay afloat, Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau have launched an online resource to provide information on...
View ArticleIn Coronavirus Outbreak, Arkansas Businesses Fight for Their Future
The voices of small-business owners in Arkansas betray their anxiety, even anguish approaching grief, as they fight for their future — and a future for their employees — in a world upended by a deadly...
View ArticleAfter 43 Years, RAO Video Nears 'The End'
RAO Video, a 43-year fixture on Main Street in Little Rock, is going down as one of the first and last outlets in an American industry driven and eventually killed by technology.
View ArticleLRCVB: April Events Canceled; Downtown Hotel Revenue Off 65%
The Little Rock convention industry's coronavirus symptoms boil down to a three-word news flash: All events postponed.
View ArticleVirus Diaries: Rock City Outfitters Relies on Online Sales, Humor to Keep Going
Rock City Outfitters has closed its retail store in Conway, and another line of its business — customized event T-shirts — is in tatters following the COVID-19 outbreak in Arkansas.
View ArticleUS Consumer Confidence Sinks As Virus Begins Having Impact
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month to its lowest level in nearly three years as the impact of the coronavirus on the economy began to be felt.
View ArticleArkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork.
View ArticleUA ASBTDC, NWA Council Partner to Help Organizations Affected by COVID-19
The University of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and the Northwest Arkansas Council are partnering on a Small Business Emergency Assistance program to support small...
View ArticleAsa Hutchinson: Nearly 300 Companies Seek Quick Action Loans
Gov. Asa Hutchinson expects $3 million in state loans related to the COVID-19 outbreak to be distributed to Arkansas businesses early next week.
View ArticleThe Rep Suspends Operations Due Amid COVID-19
The Arkansas Repertory Theatre suspends all programming activities, including productions, events and educational offerings, effective immediately.
View ArticleWaking Up in a New Army of the Unemployed
Thousands of Arkansans who lost their jobs as the COVID-19 disease outbreak shut down businesses are seeking unemployment aid.
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