⌚ The Week’s Top Stories In 60 Seconds

Here are the five stories that resonated most with Arkansas Business readers this week.

1. Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders Announces Appointments

• The latest round of appointments includes new members of the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board and Committee for Historic Preservation

2. The 2025 20 in Their 20s: Young Leaders Shaping Arkansas’ Future

• For the 16th year, Arkansas Business spotlights 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service
• This year’s honorees shared small habits that helped them succeed, book recommendations and lessons learned from their first jobs

3. State Files $310K Tax Lien Against Little Rock Hotel

• The Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration filed a certificate of indebtedness against WLR Hotel LLC
• It’s not the first time hotelier Shashwat Goyal’s company has been hit with a filing for unpaid taxes

4. New Experience Fayetteville CEO Ryan Hauck Placed on Leave

• Hauck has been on the job for less than two months
• The city’s Advertising & Promotion Commission voted 6-0 in favor of suspending Hauck

5. Emails Reveal Clash Over Grant Deadlines Before Little Rock Airport Director Suspended

• Arkansas Business obtained the emails through a public records request
• The emails show increasing frustration with Executive Director Steven Baker‘s inaction with millions in federal funds on the line