The voices of small-business owners in Arkansas betray their anxiety, even anguish approaching grief, as they fight for their future — and a future for their employees — in a world upended by a deadly pandemic.
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston says the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented” challenge to the state's economy, but the state is in a good position to cushion the blow to businesses and employees.
As businesses across the state struggle to stay afloat, Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau have launched an online resource to provide information on Arkansas businesses, restaurants and service providers.
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
In times of crisis and confusion, it's a lack of clarity and failure to act that kills. In previous crises, it's the companies that reacted quickly that survived. read more >
How some of the state's advertising, marketing and public relations businesses are keeping the messages flowing during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
A survey of supply managers in a nine-state region of the Midwest and Plains is showing more signs of the coronavirus pandemic's disruptive economic impact. read more >
Thousands of Arkansans who lost their jobs as the COVID-19 disease outbreak shut down businesses are seeking unemployment aid. read more >
As part of the $2 trillion economic relief package signed into law on March 27, Congress relaxed certain restrictions and requirements on retirement funds. Here's what to know. read more >
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork. read more >
The vacancy rate for office space in Benton and Washington counties was 8.5% in the second half of 2019, the second lowest vacancy rate since 2004, according to the latest Arvest Bank Skyline Report. read more >
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was released months before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread job losses. read more >
If you are counting on business interruption insurance to help you through this catastrophe, I potentially have some bad news. read more >
Josh McGee, the state's new chief data officer, describes what his role means for the state, and reveals how he keeps track of his passwords. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
“Just like communities all across the United States, we're certainly not immune to the challenges that the COVID virus presented,” Mark Young of Jonesboro Unlimited told Arkansas Business. read more >
Arkansas Business announces the 40 honorees in this year's 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact. read more >
Last year, 32 luxury homes in Pulaski County sold for $1 million or more, up from 30 in 2018. read more >
The same Fayetteville house was the most expensive home sold in northwest Arkansas in 2019 and in 2018. read more >
If you want a simple way to understand how accountability works, or does not, in your organization, look no further than the military. read more >
The Singapore office of PwC, aka PricewaterhouseCoopers, and HealthTech Arkansas are working together to bring startups from Singapore to Arkansas for clinical trials and pilot projects with 11 health care providers. read more >
The Tulsa-based convenience store chain purchased the land near the southwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road from Fletcher Realty LLC, led by Frank Fletcher. read more >
Moose Cleaners lost more than half its business in a week's time, and it's reduced hours of operation to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. read more >
The $812,500 sale of 16 Little Rock apartments topped the latest round of real estate transactions. read more >
Reduced hours is a management technique Custom XM owner Paul Strack has occasionally used for past slowdowns, but it was not something he expected to do this year. read more >
Stephens Inc. of Little Rock tells employees to work from home if possible "until further notice" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged at 3.5% between December and January, the state Division of Workforce Services said Monday. read more >
The early bird may get the worm, but being the first legal medical marijuana dispensary to open in Arkansas was not enough to keep Suite 443 of Hot Springs ahead of the rush of competitors. read more >
Feminine hands are everywhere in the medical marijuana and hemp industries, up and running in the state for less than a year. Their roles range from co-owning $10 million cultivation centers to staffing dispensary counters as budtenders. read more >
A North Little Rock enterprise, launched in the Little Rock Technology Park and given flight with venture capital from Colorado, keeps pioneering its way into the burgeoning billions of cannabis commerce. read more >
Is it time for a change in your business message? Depending on the research you follow and the experiences of other organizations, you could be led to different conclusions. read more >
Afco Metals Inc., owned by Ryerson Holding Corp. of Chicago, sold its metal processing and distribution center at 7701 Lindsey Road to Spirit Realty Ltd., an affiliate of Spirit Realty Capital of Dallas. read more >
After 22 years in ad agency marketing, Brian Rudisill stepped off into the void, tethered to an idea. read more >
