Beige Book Finds Tepid Growth as US Economy Battles Pandemic
A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that the U.S. economy grew at a “slight to modest” pace in September and early October, but also documented many areas of...
View ArticleReport Says Women Face Barriers to Capital, Stifling Business Growth
Arkansas women entrepreneurs, and especially women of color entrepreneurs, face systemic barriers to accessing capital, according to a report by the Arkansas Asset Funders Network (AAFN).
View ArticleSPONSORED: Woman-Run by Wright Lindsey Jennings Presents Chauncey Holloman...
Chauncey Holloman Pettis is the director of the Arkansas Women’s Business Center (AWBC), which inspires women- owned startups to chase their dreams of entrepreneurship.
View ArticleKeet Family Gets Fresh Start in Distribution
Tough times can provide opportunities as well as challenges. So it is with JTJ Fresh Distributing of Little Rock.
View ArticleNative Dog Brewing Plans for Camden
They’re almost at the finish line and hope to be open in the next three or four weeks, said Bobby Glaze, co-founder with wife, Lauren, of Camden’s first craft brewery, Native Dog Brewing.
View ArticleStandoff in Washington Imperils Jobless, Small Businesses
Prospects for more federal stimulus this year appear all but dead, clouding the future for the unemployed and small businesses.
View ArticleKeets, O'Garys Form Construction Company
KO Construction Management of Little Rock and O’Gary Industrial Group of North Little Rock announced Monday they have officially merged to form a new company, Keet O’Gary Construction of Little Rock.
View ArticleWeWork Labs Launches in Bentonville
WeWork Labs opened its northwest Arkansas office Thursday in the Massey Building in downtown Bentonville.
View ArticleFirestone Tire Transaction Turns at $2.5M (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Bridgestone Americas Inc. bought the 8,600-SF tire service project on Cantrell Road in Little Rock from an affiliate of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp.
View ArticleStartup Junkie Foundation Awarded $650K CARES Grant
The U.S. Department of Commerce’s Economic Development Administration announced Monday that it will award a $650,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Startup Junkie Foundation of Fayetteville, to...
View ArticleCulture and Values, Now More Than Ever (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Times that test our organizational culture and values can show us how genuine those fundamentals are and how much of a resource they can be.
View ArticleData-Driven Partnership Takes Leap of Faith
Data Driven Partners works with businesses and nonprofit foundations to gather and formulate their important data into easy-to-read and accessible dashboards.
View ArticleIn Bankruptcy, Caldwell Admits Selling Property but Denies Fraud
A Dumas agribusinessman who admits to selling property used as security for millions of dollars in bank loans expects to be charged by federal prosecutors, but as of Wednesday he was still waiting.
View ArticleArkansas Banks Start to See Forgiveness on PPP Loans
Bankers get some money back, but federal process should be simpler, they say.
View ArticleMinneapolis Firm Acquires RichContext of Rogers
The Stable of Minneapolis, Minnesota, announced Monday its acquisition of RichContext, an e-commerce technology company headquartered in Rogers.
View ArticleSPONSORED: 4 Tips for Leading You Through Crisis
The COVID-19 pandemic may not be the work-related crisis we expected in 2020, but it reminds us that strong leadership directly impacts success.
View ArticleMichael Pakko: Employment to Return to Pre-Pandemic Levels by Late 2022
Michael Pakko says the state could see a return to pre-pandemic employment by the end of 2022 — an outlook that could be affected by a vaccine, more stimulus and new shutdowns.
View ArticleLiving in the What If: Managing Uncertain Risks (Cynthia Burleson Commentary)
The first step in addressing these risks that might happen is to consider that these risks can happen and have happened. Consideration should be given to these uncertain, remotely possible, future...
View ArticleQ3 PPP Tops $4.4 Billion at Biggest 20 Banks
The tally of Paycheck Protection Program funds that flowed through the 20 largest banks in Arkansas topped $4.4 billion and encompassed more than 50,149 loans.
View ArticleHogs Get Slaughtered (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
As I studied up on dozens of PPP fraud cases filed around the country since May, several common elements began to emerge.
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