Restaurateurs Differ on Plans For Reopening
While restaurant dining rooms in Arkansas will be allowed to reopen today, being allowed to reopen and actually reopening are two different things.
View ArticleState Turns to CJRW For Virus Messaging
A new $650,000 communications campaign for the state’s COVID economic recovery task force is in development at CJRW, the state’s longtime marketing firm for parks and tourism.
View ArticleLandlords, Tenants Share Boat as Bills Roll In
For landlords, reduced business activity and unemployment growth threaten to affect rent collections, either from commercial enterprises or from residential tenants.
View ArticleCantrell Drug Looks For a Buyer, Again
Cantrell Drug Co. hopes its next potential buyer can close the deal to purchase the Little Rock drug compounding company out of Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization.
View ArticleNorman Clifton Mines Property for Hidden Value
From battered autos to bruised real estate, North Little Rock businessman Norman Clifton has made a lifelong career out of the reclamation business.
View ArticleCompanies Can Register Now for Best Places to Work Program
Registration for Arkansas Business’ annual Best Places to Work program is now open.
View ArticleAsa Hutchinson 'Distressed' by People Not Distancing
Arkansas' governor says he's “distressed" by reports of people in the state not socially distancing because of the coronavirus, but he doesn't regret allowing businesses shuttered by the virus to reopen.
View ArticleSurvey: Arkansas Among Top States for Small Businesses Getting PPP Loans
A Census Bureau survey shows that nearly two-thirds of small businesses in Arkansas, Maine and Oklahoma, had received loans, among the highest in the nation.
View ArticleIn Clash with Governor, TempleLive Postpones Travis McCready Concert
An Arkansas theater said Thursday it will postpone a country-rock concert that would have defied the state's ban on large gatherings during the coronavirus pandemic, days after health officials ordered...
View ArticleUS Retail Sales Dropped 16% in April As Virus Froze Economy
U.S. retail sales tumbled 16.4% from March to April as business shutdowns caused by the coronavirus kept shoppers away, threatened stores across the country and weighed down a sinking economy.
View ArticleVideo: Economist Michael Pakko on COVID-19 and Arkansas' Economy
Michael Pakko, chief economist and state economic forecaster at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, talks about the state of Arkansas' economy amid...
View ArticlePresenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2020: An Annual List of Rising Stars
When committee members dig into the stacks of nominations, we are looking for professional accomplishments and community service. We are also looking for the potential to do great things in the future.
View ArticleJob Losses, Pandemic Hit Hardest in Leisure, Hospitality
The coronavirus pandemic has devastated the U.S. labor market. The unemployment rate in the United States soared to 14.7% in April, the highest since shortly after World War II.
View ArticleAttorneys See Bankruptcies Rising Soon
Arkansas attorneys are bracing for a surge in bankruptcy filings as a result of the financial upheaval of the coronavirus pandemic, and they aren’t alone.
View ArticleArkansas Bars to Reopen Over Next Week After Virus Closures
Arkansas is allowing bars to reopen over the next week with new coronavirus safety measures, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Monday, as the state's three casinos resumed operation.
View ArticleFed's Powell Says New Lending Programs to Launch by June 1
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell said Tuesday that the Fed's lending programs for medium-sized businesses and state and local governments would begin operating by the end of this month.
View ArticleSarah Huckabee Sanders' Nonprofit Offers Forgivable C-19 Loans
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her husband, Bryan Sanders, have launched the nonprofit Arkansas 30 Day Fund to provide forgivable loans to struggling Arkansas-based small...
View ArticleUS Health Officials Quietly Release More Reopening Guidance
U.S. health officials have quietly released more reopening guidance that was created more than a month ago but initially shelved.
View ArticleState's Pandemic Unemployment Assistance Site Back Up
Arkansas’ Pandemic Unemployment Assistance website was back up and running on Wednesday.
View ArticleFuel Accelerator Grads Secure $4M in Investment, Create 15-Plus Jobs
The 2020 Fuel Accelerator announced Monday that its startups from seven states and five countries graduated, having secured millions in investments and created more than a dozen Arkansas jobs.
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