The Continuing Relevance of Charles Dickens
If you have the luxury of Abundance, perhaps you’ll take time to remember — “at this festive season of the year”— the many who feel keen Want, even in this great and generous nation.
View ArticleThe Most-Read Stories of 2020, Some on Other Topics
While the coronavirus pandemic colored just about every news story of 2020, Arkansas Business readers found plenty of other reports worth clicking on this year.
View ArticleNotable Deaths in 2020
Legends in Arkansas died this year, ranging from the state’s best-known writer to the father of the modern bass boat to the founder of what became the state’s largest real estate company to a “titan of...
View Article“You Know, It Sucks”: Best Quotes of 2020
They said it, we only quoted them. Here are some of the best things said in 2020.
View ArticleArkansas Year In Review: Best & Worst of 2020
High times and low moments noted from Arkansas Business subjects in 2020.
View ArticleBeyond COVID-19: Industries and Leaders Look to Future
Arkansas Business asked industry leaders to share their expectations for 2021, both before and after the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. Here’s what they said.
View ArticleState Hospitality Industry Sees Lifeline in Federal Relief Deal
For Arkansas’ hospitality industry, congressional approval of a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package was a long time coming and much appreciated.
View ArticleRitter Invests $2.8B to Bring Services to Pine Bluff
Ritter Communications of Jonesboro invests $2.8 million to bring high-speed fiber internet plus voice, cloud, networking and TV products and services to business customers in Pine Bluff.
View ArticleSteve Forbes Interview Kicks Off New Webcast Series
Former presidential candidate and Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes will kick off a new webcast series presented by Arkansas Business next month featuring authors, entrepreneurs and key leaders in...
View ArticleHutchinson Extends COVID Emergency As Deaths Spike
Gov. Asa Hutchinson extends his coronavirus emergency declaration by another two months as the state reported a record one-day spike in deaths and a new high in hospitalizations from COVID-19.
View ArticleHuman Resources Expert Discusses Vaccines and Employers
The rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines poses some thorny questions for U.S. employers: Can they or should they require employees to get the shots?
View ArticleICBA, Venture Center to Kick Off Accelerator 0n Jan. 6
The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Venture Center, in partnership with the state, will kick-off the ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator 2021 at noon on Jan. 6 with a virtual unveiling of the...
View ArticleMinority-Owned Companies Waited Months for Loans, Data Shows
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were...
View ArticleThe Year in Executive Q&A: 2020
Week after week, we approach executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and we ask them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and...
View ArticleLegal Implications of Remote Work in the COVID-19 Era (In the Workplace 2021)
Like so many things pandemic-related, remote work presents a host of legal challenges for employers to consider. Here's a few.
View ArticleSome Businesses Thrived, Many Lagged During Pandemic in 2020
The Associated Press takes a look at businesses that benefitted from the COVID-19 pandemic in 2020 and those that faltered.
View ArticleBusiness and Personal Travel COVID-19 Considerations for Employers (In the...
In the COVID-19 era, there are considerations employers should keep in mind about employee business and personal travel, including employee safety and claim avoidance.
View ArticleArkansas Accounting Firms Announce Mergers
Five Arkansas certified public accounting firms say they merged their companies on Jan. 1 to form Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors PLLC.
View ArticleBernas Rename Rogers Funeral Home
Scott and Paula Berna have renamed their recently acquired Rogers funeral home the Nelson-Berna Funeral Home.
View ArticleElite Core Companies to Move Headquarters, Open Event Center
The Elite Core family of companies is moving their national headquarters from Conway to Greenbrier this spring and opening a new event center there.
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