by Kate Knable 3/11/2013 12:00 am
The move to require restaurants with more than 20 locations to list calorie counts has been applauded by nutritionists, but it has caused anxiety among some restaurant owners who fear the government might require all restaurants to post the information.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/11/2013 12:00 am
Johnny Kincaid joined Whisenhunt Investment in 2011 as chief operating officer. Last year, the company bought 376 acres in northwest Arkansas, expanding its reach outside of Little Rock.
by Chris Bahn 3/7/2013 02:16 pm
Northwest Arkansas companies expect nearly 1,000 new jobs and $808 million in expansion over the next three years, according to results of a business retention and expansion survey.
by Lance Turner 3/4/2013 11:08 am
Hot Dog Mike, having apparently settled the family matters that prompted his departure from Little Rock, is coming back to Arkansas.
by Mark Friedman 3/4/2013 12:00 am
After years spent sailing choppy financial waters that included a trip to bankruptcy court, Wild River Country in North Little Rock looks to right itself with new owners who promise to pump money into the 28-year-old water park.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/4/2013 12:00 am
A number of attorneys across the country have rushed to their neighborhood courthouses to file lawsuits that they hope will be certified class-action complaints so they can collect millions for the class members who were allegedly shortchanged out of a full foot-long or 6-inch sandwich.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/4/2013 12:00 am
The leader in Little Rock's restaurant market is still flying high while the most lucrative restaurant in central Arkansas is still in North Little Rock.
by Chris Bahn 3/1/2013 11:04 am
Allens is scaling back its workforce in Van Buren and plans to incorporate more jobs into its Siloam Springs canning location, according to a report.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/27/2013 12:17 am
Sam Alley, CEO of VCC in Little Rock, and Brian Itzkowitz, CEO of Goodwill Industries of Arkansas, won executive of the year awards at Tuesday's 25th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock, presented by Centennial Bank.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/25/2013 12:00 am
Business and politics in Arkansas and elsewhere are still dominated by men, and that fact is evident in the pages of Arkansas Business. Three years ago, we decided to make a special effort to highlight the fact that there are indeed “Women of Influence” in our midst, and in this issue we again set out to recognize 10 different women.
by Arkansas Business Editors 2/25/2013 12:00 am
We don't expect women to choose the business world as often as men to. Women face different choices in life. But when we look at the women and girls in our lives, let us make sure we are preparing them for the lives they choose.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/22/2013 09:52 am
Finalists have been named for the 25th annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards, presented by Centennial Bank and Arkansas Business and scheduled for Tuesday, Feb. 26.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/20/2013 10:05 am
Global Food Group says it will open a new manufacturing and packaging facility in Clinton that will create 224 new jobs.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/18/2013 12:00 am
As a federal lawsuit against ConAgra Foods' Russellville plant gets started, 768 current and former hourly employees of the food manufacturer have decided to participate.
by Chip Taulbee 2/18/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas Business' Best Places to Work program gives your organization the perfect opportunity to gather valuable data and insight about your employees and improve your workforce.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/18/2013 12:00 am
Once again, Arkansas Business is honoring the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. You can meet each of this year's finalists right here.
by Lance Turner 2/15/2013 10:58 am
Tyson Mexican Original Inc., a subsidiary of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale, acquires the assets of Don Julio Foods of Clearfield, Utah.
by Arkansas Business Staff 2/15/2013 08:36 am
Thomas E. Boyer, W.C. "Buddy" Coleman Jr., William L. Cravens and Frank Fletcher Jr. are the 2013 inductees to the University of Arkansas Sam M. Walton College of Business Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
by Chris Bahn 2/11/2013 12:00 am
The Northwest Arkansas Naturals have signed a 10-year deal granting exclusive non-alcoholic beverage rights to Great Plains Coca-Cola Bottling Co.
by Kate Knable 2/11/2013 12:00 am
All of the Chick-fil-A restaurants in Little Rock and North Little Rock saw jumps in food sales after an Aug. 1 appreciation day for the fast food chain, and most of those saw growth also in total year-end numbers.
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