by Arkansas Business Staff 3/18/2013 12:00 am
Earlier this month, Mike Hill agreed that the Internal Revenue Service could slap a $468,815 judgment against him personally. The amount was for unpaid federal employment taxes owed from MDH Builders. The taxes are owned for parts of 2008 and 2009, according to the government's lawsuit filed in U.S. District Court in Little Rock.
by Mark Friedman 3/18/2013 12:00 am
Blytheville Cinema 3 recently spent about $200,000 to upgrade its movie projectors from film to digital.
by Evan C. Bell 3/18/2013 12:00 am
If you are a business owner with at least one employee, you could be violating a very expensive law.
by Liz Fox 3/18/2013 12:00 am
Swift Travel Deals, which opened in February 2012, is based in Little Rock and operates out of the homes of Swift and her two associates, Kay Junior and Rory Elizabeth Hill.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/18/2013 12:00 am
The J. William Fulbright College of Arts & Sciences at the University of Arkansas received a donation of $500,000 from the family of Raymond Hughes, a professor who taught at the university from 1954 to 1990.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/18/2013 12:00 am
James Lee Witt, a native of Dardanelle, was a Yell County judge chosen in 1988 by then-Gov. Bill Clinton to lead Arkansas' Office of Emergency Services. After Clinton was elected president in 1992, he named Witt to lead the Federal Emergency Management Agency, which he headed from 1993 to 2001. Witt founded Witt Associates, an international disaster management firm, in 2001. In January, Witt Associates merged with O'Brien's Response Management to form Witt O'Brien's.
by Mark Carter 3/15/2013 09:44 am
Arkansas lawmakers this week received reports from two consultants hired by the state to study the economic impact of the proposed $1 billion Big River Steel project in Mississippi County.
by Mark Carter 3/13/2013 10:27 am
Semifinalists and finalists have been announced for the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Arkansas Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. The event is set for April 10 at the Statehouse Convention Center
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/11/2013 12:00 am
Mountain Pure LLC of Little Rock and several of its employees said federal agents crossed the line when they executed a search warrant at the plant in January 2012.
by Liz Fox 3/11/2013 12:00 am
Wee Giggles is the new addition to the studio of Tamara Smith, a local photographer specializing in family portraiture. Smith, who opened her business in 2005, established the boutique after the idea was given to her by her mother-in-law, a woman with more than 25 years in retail.
by Liz Fox 3/11/2013 12:00 am
Jason International Inc. of North Little Rock recently announced advancements in the company's MicroSilk hydrotherapy technology – a more streamlined design, less maintenance and a quieter system, according to the company.
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 Mark Carter 3/7/2013 10:27 am
Startup Weekend Little Rock announced its prize package on Thursday that includes a $1,000 first prize.
by Mark Carter 3/6/2013 01:06 pm
Vivione Biosciences of Pine Bluff has announced a merger with PACEpartners of Houston that will make it a publicly traded company on the Venture Exchange portion of the Toronto Stock Exchange (TSX).
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 Carter 3/4/2013 12:00 am
Arkansas entrepreneurs Jordan Carlisle and Max Farrell attended a Startup Weekend in Kansas City back in 2011 and left convinced that they needed to bring the event to their hometown. On April 5, they'll see their vision realized as Startup Weekend Little Rock takes over the Clinton School of Public Service.
by Mark Carter 3/4/2013 12:00 am
Max Farrell and Jordan Carlisle of Startup Weekend Little Rock offer their 10 tips for startup success.
by Luke Jones 3/4/2013 12:00 am
The Ozark Medieval Fortress near Harrison is hardly the only tourist trap left to rot on the side of Arkansas roads.
by Mark Carter 2/28/2013 10:18 am
Startup Arkansas officially launches Friday with Think Big Arkansas, a day-long, open discussion of the Arkansas startup ecosystem at Hendrix College in Conway.
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.
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