Pay to Rise for Millions as 19 States Increase Minimum Wage
ALBANY, N.Y. - It will be a happy New Year indeed for millions of the lowest-paid U.S. workers. Nineteen states, including New York and California, will ring in the year with an increase in the minimum...
View Article2016: The Year in Executive Q&A
Dear Readers,Last week Arkansas Business subscribers received the Book of Lists, in which we compile most of the business lists that we published throughout 2016. Lists like that — the biggest law...
View ArticleU.S. Pizza to Open in Jonesboro
Haag Brown Commercial said Tuesday that U.S. Pizza Co. of Arkansas will open a new restaurant this summer in the Highlands Shopping Center at the intersection of Highland Drive and Red Wolf Boulevard...
View ArticleDennis Jungmeyer Retires, Reflects on 38 Years at AADA
Dennis Jungmeyer has retired after leading the Arkansas Automobile Dealers Association for 38 years. The AADA, which represents dealers throughout the state, named Greg Kirkpatrick as Jungmeyer's...
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The Sales Tax: Consumers Get It (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
High noon on Jan. 20, a new president will be sworn in. We curiously look forward, don’t we, to a new approach to governing, or at least a different attitude about it — different policies,...
View ArticleBark Bar To Bring Hair of the Dog to SoMa
Bark Bar, the dream of a couple of dog-loving Little Rock women, is several steps closer to reality, says Elizabeth Michael. She and business partner Cara Fowler have raised all the money they need to...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Four Ways To Fight For Progress In 2017
With the new year upon us and 2016 behind us, maybe you’ve begun to think about your “new year’s resolutions.” Whether 2016 was a mountaintop or a valley for you, I’m sure there are aspects that you...
View ArticleWER Architects/Planners Opens NWA Office
WER Architects/Planners announced Monday the opening of its northwest Arkansas office at a temporary location, 2241 Green Acres Road in Fayetteville. The firm said the new office will be run by...
View ArticleMetroplan Report Predicts Growth in Tech Sector
Metroplan on Monday released its 2016 Economic Review and Outlook, noting economic trends for the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area. The report says the growth of the...
View ArticleJobShare App Links People, Odd Jobs
The new JobShare smartphone app, launched in November, isn’t just a way to hire people to do your odd jobs. It’s also a business opportunity, owner William Jones tells Arkansas Business. Here’s how it...
View ArticleFormer Razorback Ryan Hale Shifts to New Career Planning Bike Trails
After five-plus years as a program officer at the Walton Family Foundation, Ryan Hale has left to start his own consulting company. Hale played defensive line for Arkansas from 1994-98 then played two...
View ArticleAmerican Household Debt Rises in 2016
Total household debt in the United States rose by $63 billion to $12.35 trillion, a 0.5 percent increase, during the third quarter of 2016 compared with second-quarter 2016. That’s according to the...
View ArticleTacos 4 Life Building New Restaurant in Springdale
Tacos 4 Life Grill of Conway announced Friday that it would break ground in the spring on a new restaurant on West Sunset Avenue in Springdale, between Buffalo Wild Wings and Freddy’s Frozen Custard....
View ArticleState Chamber Drafting Bill to Clarify Marijuana Law for Employers
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Cross Gunter Witherspoon & Galchus of Little Rock said last week that they are working on legislation to clarify elements of the state's new medical...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Four Essential Team Members Every New Business Needs
It’s the start of a new year and you are finally going to take the big step of starting your own business. Congratulations! According to the Small Business Administration (SBA), you will join over...
View ArticleVixiar Medical Names New CEO
Vixiar Medical of Annapolis, Maryland, announced Monday the appointment of Kevin Thibodeau as its CEO, effective immediately. Vixiar is a portfolio company of VIC Technology Venture Development of...
View ArticleVideo: Daisy To Expand Rogers Plant, Create 25 Jobs
Gamo Outdoor USA and Daisy Outdoor Products, with Gov. Asa Hutchinson, announced on Wednesday plans to expand the Daisy plant in Rogers and create 25 full-time jobs over the next two years. The...
View ArticleLevel the Playing Field (Editorial)
The indispensable Arkansas Democrat-Gazette on Tuesday turned a spotlight on an injustice being done to retailers in Arkansas, the local mom-and-pop enterprises that bring life to any town’s Main...
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Hidden Figures (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
If you haven’t seen “Hidden Figures,” grab the family and get to the theater. The story of three African-American women whose behind-the-scenes work helped the U.S. of A. retake the lead in the space...
View ArticleLottery Scholarship Has Evolved Since Halter’s First Proposal
Bill Halter, a Stanford University graduate and Rhodes scholar, had politics and college costs on his mind. It was late 2005 or early 2006, the North Little Rock native and Catholic High School...
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