The core mission of Arkansas Global Connect is to provide American employers with an efficient pipeline of reliable seasonal workers from abroad and to open a door of economic opportunity for job seekers.
iDatafy of Little Rock has launched its SmartResume Certified Job Talent Marketplace, designed to connect employers to white- and blue-collar job seekers who actually have the skills they're looking for.
Since launching in 2019, Fayetteville farmland investing service AcreTrader has placed “well over” $100 million into more than 60 farms in a dozen states, according to Founder and CEO Carter Malloy.
As a human, you should think about minimizing stress on your survivors. As an executive, you should also think about whether your business is as helpful as possible when a customer or client dies. read more >
Alton Johnson, the University of Arkansas' new rice research leader, studies new crop strains and technology to help farmers succeed. read more >
Nine major industry sectors including manufacturing and hospitality reported growth. read more >
The number of Americans enrolled under the Affordable Care Act increased by 20%. read more >
As Generation Z and millennial workers challenge the concept of a traditional career, the role of workplace group life insurance is likely to change. read more >
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Whatever industry you're in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
From Jonesboro to Little Rock to Bentonville to Prescott, bright young talent spans our state. For the 12th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
Companies are shifting to offer benefits that take into account mental health, remote work and caregiving — three of the biggest workplace issues that came to light in 2020. read more >
Group Five West has been telling its clients' stories boldly for a half-century, all the while flying somewhat under the radar as a small but focused marketing and advertising company in downtown Little Rock. read more >
An affiliate of Bella Asset Management of Richland Hills, Texas, purchased the Spanish Jon Apartments at 5001 W. 65th St. read more >
Chris Wolcott has been hired as vice president of commercial banking in the Hot Springs market of Armor Bank of Forrest City. read more >
Marie Gieringer, the CFO of Girls Scouts Diamonds, praises the organization's history of “adapting and persevering.” read more >
The money will go toward specialized training, mentoring, and technical assistance for research and development-focused small businesses. read more >
He succeeds his father Sam, the company's co-founder. read more >
Before gas-station owners invest hundreds of thousands of dollars in charging stations, they need to know there are enough electric cars to make it pay off. But before car buyers pick an electric vehicle, they want to be sure they'll find enough places to recharge. read more >
Stone Bank has asked a federal judge to sanction a farmer and his attorneys for “pursuing frivolous and baseless allegations and claims.” read more >
Along with death, Hurricane Ida brought darkness to millions — a darkness that hit home for Entergy Arkansas, our state's largest electric utility. read more >
Fayetteville's Signature Bank of Arkansas has made the Harrison market a party of 10. The $805 million-asset lender has opened for business in Suite 100 of the Durand Center at 303 N. Main St. read more >
Little Rock's Bank OZK is selling its lone location in Magnolia to a locally based lender: the $219 million-asset Peoples Bank. read more >
The $27.2 billion-asset Bank OZK is working on a fifth branch in the Miami-Dade County market. read more >
The nation's supply chain is suffering from the bullwhip effect, in which a seemingly minor blip in the supply-demand relationship at the bottom of the chain creates increasingly harsher reverberations as it travels up the chain. read more >
With its population surging, northwest Arkansas shows that it's healthy to go into something all together. read more >
Mike Stengel will open Michael Baker International's new office in Bentonville. read more >
Zeke Dixon has been promoted to vice president, loan officer, and Brandi McCoy has been promoted to vice president, finance, at Petit Jean State Bank in Morrilton. read more >
Adora Curry has joined the Thaden School of Bentonville as director of advancement. read more >
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission assesses a penalty against Crews & Associates of Little Rock and its former CEO, Rush F. Harding III, for "unfair dealing" in a West Virginia municipal bond tender offer. read more >
Affirma Consulting of Bellevue, Washington, plans to open a 3,581-SF office in Bentonville, its second Arkansas location. read more >
This week's roster of million-dollar real estate transactions tallies three commercial properties and four residential ones. read more >
The foundation of W&W/AFCO Steel's Arkansas division is a 112-year track record of pre-engineered and custom fabrication. read more >
