Consumer Prices Jump 0.8% in April As Worries Escalate
U.S. consumer prices surged 0.8% in April, pushing the rise in inflation over the past year to the fastest rate in more than a decade, an acceleration that has stirred rising worries about its effect...
View ArticleU.S. Jobless Claims Sink As More GOP Governors Bar Aid
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs.
View ArticleBig 0.6% April Wholesale Price Jump Catches Many Off Guard
Wholesale prices, driven by escalating costs for services and food, jumped 0.6% in April, surprising economists and providing more evidence that inflation pressures are starting to mount.
View ArticleTyson Ventures, Winrock International Lead Funding for Rejoicy
The e-commerce platform Rejoicy Inc. of Bentonville gets $500,000 in funding led by Tyson Ventures and Winrock International.
View ArticleAEDC Launches New Division Led by Katherine Andrews
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission establishes a new Small Business and Entrepreneurship Division and named Katherine Andrews to lead it.
View ArticlePresenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2021: Our Annual Look at Promising Young...
Normal and routine has never felt as exciting as it does in 2021, which is why it is a pleasure to bring you this 28th class of Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 honorees.
View ArticleWhat Businesses Should Consider About New Mask Guidelines (Commentary)
When it comes to new mask guidelines, employers are in the best position to evaluate the needs of their business and the potential risks to their employees, vendors and customers.
View ArticleArkansas Business Seeks Nominations for CFO of the Year
Arkansas Business is now taking nominations for its annual CFO of the Year Awards. Honorees will receive their awards during a live luncheon ceremony on Nov. 3 at the DoubleTree in Little Rock.
View ArticleChanged by Pandemic, Many Workers Won't Return to Old Jobs
Layoffs and lockdowns, combined with enhanced unemployment benefits and stimulus checks, gave many Americans the time and the financial cushion to rethink their careers. Their former employers are...
View ArticleReport: State's Jobless Rate Unchanged at 4.4%
Arkansas' unemployment rate was unchanged at 4.4% from March and April.
View ArticleDiners Finding Their Way Back to Restaurants
There’s good news on the restaurant beat. It’s about time.
View Article‘New Normal’ in Dining Out: Dining Outside
Montine McNulty thinks COVID-19 will leave permanent marks on the restaurant industry in Arkansas, among them: increased outdoor dining.
View ArticlePoultry Beckons Asians Again
It took a few years to convince Vietnamese-born Brian Le to move to Arkansas and raise chickens.
View ArticlePoultry Industry Faces Crisis with Worker Shortage
In the biggest sector of Arkansas’ biggest industry, the mission these days is not counting your chickens, but counting your workers.
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Down in May But Still Strong
Consumer confidence ticked down slightly in May but remains nearly as high as it's been since the pandemic began.
View ArticleMore Jobless Getting Aid Than in Past Even as Cutoffs Loom
Far more Americans are receiving unemployment benefits than the last time the jobless rate was at the current 6.1%, thanks to a major expansion of the federal safety net that has provided aid to...
View ArticleIp3 Labs Hooks Up IoT Devices
Ip3 Labs of Little Rock began doing business in March as a mobile virtual network operator, meaning it connects “internet of things” (IoT) devices to the internet by accessing multiple cell service...
View ArticleSoftware Set to Aid Small Towns
The Redpointe Group LLC of Russellville, a rare tech company with a pedigree of heavy construction, recently started offering new software built for municipalities with populations of less than 20,000.
View ArticleTom Dees' Long Fight to Keep Holiday Island Afloat
Drive the curvy roads north out of Eureka Springs to the state’s mountainous northern edge, and you’ll discover Holiday Island, “the town that Tom built.”
View ArticleCaisson Capital, a New Firm, Buys $8.9M Complex in Bentonville
Caisson Capital Partners of Rogers launched as a real estate investment firm on Monday by announcing its first purchase, an $8.9 million deal for the Ridges of Bentonville.
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