Ottenheimer Market Hall Makes Return in River Market
At Ottenheimer Market Hall in the River Market, four vendors failed to survive the COVID-19 pandemic shutdown, but perhaps more surprising — considering that the hall’s doors were closed for more than...
View ArticleBusiness Applications in Arkansas Soar During Pandemic
Monthly business applications in Arkansas and elsewhere in the United States jumped during the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the U.S. Census Bureau, as businesses shut down and employees were thrown...
View ArticleCowboy Mitsubishi Project Acquired for $4.4M (Real Deals)
Riverside Properties LLC, led by Lisenne Rockefeller, purchased the Cowboy Mitsubishi project at 15 Col. Glenn Plaza Drive. The seller is Glenn Ridge Crossings II LLC, led by Steve Landers.
View Article2020 Brought Feast, Famine to Private Companies
Data collected for this week’s list of private companies illustrated the uneven and sometimes counterintuitive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various industries.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Steve Cannon: The Best Leaders 'Are Present'
Steve Cannon,, a business CEO who graduated with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point, thinks the best place for leaders to be is in the trenches with their troops.
View ArticleParagould's Fidus Global Charts Course With State Air Quality Project
Rather than be affected by the COVID-19 pandemic, controls engineering firm Fidus Global LLC of Paragould is leaning into the aftermath as it completes its first year of operation.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.4%
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.4% from April to May.
View ArticleMay Consumer Spending Flat; Incomes Fall and Prices Jump
Consumer spending was flat in May with incomes dropping for a second month as the impact of the government's pandemic stimulus payments waned.
View ArticleCEO Finds Ways to Help, Woman to Woman
Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl doesn’t necessarily buy the notion of women’s intuition, but she may have a sixth sense when it comes to business.
View ArticleWomen Entrepreneurs: Cash Is King (Jeana Tacker Commentary)
Each struggling organization can likely point to multiple reasons for failing to keep the doors open, but far too often those struggles can be traced back to poor planning, especially as it relates to...
View ArticleCantrell West Building Surpasses $10.3M (Real Deals)
A local investment group buys the 55,304-SF office building in west Little Rock from Cantrell West Properties LLC, led by Thomas Vaughan Jr., and JPMS Properties LLC, led by Bryan Jeffrey.
View ArticleHispanic Women Face Higher Unemployment Rates
Hispanic women continue to see a higher unemployment rate in May 2021 than Hispanic men, 7.4% compared with 6.7%.
View ArticleWomen’s Stunted Capital Blocks Better Economy
Arkansas is missing out on tax revenue, jobs, wealth building, new products and services that could improve lives, business diversity and community investment, all because women struggle to access...
View ArticlePandemic Provides Entrepreneurial Fuel
Inspired and adapting, women business owners in Arkansas forge ahead after COVID-19.
View ArticleShine Solar’s Gorden Is Finalist for Entrepreneurship Award
Nick Gorden, chief executive officer of sun power provider Shine Solar of Rogers, is a finalist for the Entrepreneur of the Year 2021 Southwest Award.
View ArticleGas Prices Up Again, No Sign of Letting Up This Summer
The U.S. average price for a gallon of gasoline rose 2 1/2 cents from last week to $3.09 per gallon on Monday.
View ArticleAuthor Brian Solis to Talk Tech on Next 'Business Forum' Webcast
Researcher Brian Solis, a global innovation evangelist at Salesforce and bestselling author, will lead the seventh webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business throughout 2021.
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Up in June, Highest Level Since Pandemic
U.S. consumer confidence rose for a fifth month in June to the highest level since the pandemic began last year.
View ArticleHickingbotham Investments Buys Harley-Davidson in Fort Smith
Hickingbotham Investments Inc. of Little Rock acquires I the Old Fort Harley-Davidson dealership in Fort Smith.
View ArticleTyson Ventures Invests in Food Robotics Firm
Tyson Ventures, the venture capital arm of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, invests in food robotics company Soft Robotics Inc. of Bedford, Massachusetts.
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