Arkansas Shuts Down Bar After Linking It To Virus Cases
Arkansas health officials have shut down a Little Rock bar after tracing it to a cluster of coronavirus cases and finding the business wasn't complying with virus safety measures.
View ArticleList: Paycheck Protection Program Aid Went Beyond Hard-Hit Companies
The government on Monday identified roughly 650,000 mostly small businesses and nonprofits that received taxpayer money through a federal program that was designed to soften job losses from the...
View ArticleArkansas Entities Get $3.3B in Paycheck Protection Aid
Companies and nonprofits in Arkansas received a combined $3.3 billion in loans through the federal Paycheck Protection Program, the U.S. Treasury Department says.
View ArticleWhat Mask Orders Mean for Businesses (Justin Allen Commentary)
As the mask debate rages in the midst of COVID-19, here's a quick look at what two city orders around masks do — and don't do — and what Arkansas businesses should know about them.
View ArticleA Look At Legal Protections for State's Businesses Amid COVID-19 (Commentary)
Gov. Asa Hutchinson's executives orders aim to give legal protections from COVID-19-related claims. Here's a closer look at the orders and what they mean for businesses.
View ArticleSystemic Racism, Your Business (Stephanie Jackson Commentary)
When the United States forced the end of slavery, it intentionally reconstructed a country that held fast to the ideals of Blacks being less than equal. It instituted codes, polices and laws that kept...
View ArticleTracing Virus, Asking How Much to Tell Public
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is caught between his deep allegiance to faith and commerce and his duty to public safety in deciding how much to tell the public in the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleFintech Firm Changes Name, Targets Spreadsheet Errors
Two weeks ago, Cobbler Technologies Inc. of Little Rock was listed as one of the 10 companies participating in this year’s online FIS Fintech Accelerator program, and it’s already changed its name.
View ArticleApply Now for Arkansas Business' Executive Leadership Academy
Arkansas Business will host its first virtual Executive Leadership Academy this fall. Applications are now open and the deadline to apply for the program is July 31.
View ArticleWLJ Tech Law Partners With ReMix Ideas to Support Black Entrepreneurs
WLJ Tech Law in Little Rock announced last week its new partnership with ReMix Ideas to help remove barriers to Black entrepreneurs in accessing knowledge, capital, opportunities and resources.
View ArticleLittle Rock Creates SoMa Entertainment District, Expands River Market District
The Little Rock Board of Directors last week approved an expansion of the existing River Market Entertainment District and the creation of a temporary district in the South Main neighborhood.
View Article4 NW Arkansas Companies Get $125K NASA Grants
The Startup Junkie Foundation announced Monday that NASA has awarded $125,000 grants to four northwest Arkansas companies, through the Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) and the Small Business...
View ArticleWalton Family Gives UA $194.7M to Start Research Institute
The University of Arkansas says it will establish the Institute for Integrative and Innovative Research with a $194.7 million grant from the Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation.
View ArticleMagna IV, Hit Hard by COVID-19, Fires Back With Reopening Kits
Printing services provider Magna IV was hard hit by, but has begun to recover from, the COVID-19 pandemic, which has also provided the Little Rock company with a new opportunity.
View ArticleGet Tickets Now for Next Week's Live-Streamed 40 Under 40 Event
Arkansas Business is offering tickets now for its first live-streamed 40 Under 40 event, scheduled for 11:45 a.m. July 22.
View ArticleOzark IC Receives $1.1M For Drilling Communications Project
Ozark Integrated Circuits Inc. has been awarded a $1.1 million, two-year Small Business Innovation Research (SBIR) Phase II grant through the Department of Energy to develop high-temperature...
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 8% in June
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8% in June from 9.6% in May, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday.
View ArticleAs New Bankers Chair, Jon Harrell of Generations Lists Priorities
Jon Harrell, the CEO of Generations Bank, says the pandemic has allowed community banks to demonstrate their value.
View ArticleFintech Innovation Fights Virus Threats (Wayne Miller Commentary)
As financial institutions innovate, Arkansas’ financial technology community plays a significant role.
View ArticleArkansas Lenders Count the Cost of Grace
Arkansas bankers are wading into the numbers to gauge the health of their loan portfolios after extending an opening round of financial grace to customers.
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