Today's Power Inc. of Little Rock announced its first solar project of the year last week, for two south Arkansas educational groups seeking power savings: the South Central Service Cooperative in Camden and the Bearden School District.
Allan Gates didn't plan on making a career practicing environmental law.
A company tested the integrity of a segment of pipeline that has been idle since it ruptured in 2013, spilling 5,000 barrels of crude oil in a Arkansas neighborhood and causing more than $57 million in damage.
Arkansas' unemployment rate was 3.6 percent in December, unchanged from November, the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services reported Friday. read more >
BlackRock won't be betting on climate change denialists — or on companies that refuse to plan for a future economy that is different from the one we're all accustomed to. read more >
The new Bank OZK headquarters is envisioned as a spectacular calling card to recruit new talent to come and work for the company and an amenity-laden investment to retain staffers. read more >
Southwest Power Pool names Barbara Sugg, senior vice president of information technology and chief security officer, as its new president and CEO, effective later this year. read more >
Rising energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices higher in December, and American workers' earnings couldn't keep up. read more >
Little Rock Soirée announces sessions that will be part of its 2020 Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium, which takes place Thursday, April 30, in Little Rock. read more >
A retail project in west Little Rock kicks off our six-pack of million-dollar real estate transactions this week. read more >
Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock saved the organizations it works with more than $14.7 million in 2018, the latest figure available. read more >
“New year, new beginnings,” writes northwest Arkansas PR entrepreneur Elise Mitchell, who led a parade of new year's greetings, big and small, funny and poignant, posted by Arkansas marketing, media and political figures. read more >
Southwest Electric Power Co. of Shreveport aims to close its coal-burning Dolet Hills generation plant near Mansfield, Louisiana, part of a deal with the Sierra Club approved by the Arkansas Public Service Commission. read more >
U.S. companies added 202,000 jobs in December, led by robust hiring in construction, trade, transportation and utilities, according to a private survey. read more >
Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock announced another solar power project for an Arkansas school system, revealing plans for two photovoltaic arrays for the Stuttgart School District. read more >
We approached executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and asked them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. read more >
Start-ups can run into a number of employment issues as their workforce grows. read more >
Succession planning necessitates talking to current key employees about their retirement plans. Planning how you will approach these conversations can help you avoid claims of age bias. Remember, there is no mandatory retirement age (with very few exceptions). read more >
Over the last several years, political discourse has headed south, and this is increasingly causing problems in the workplace — from co-workers not wanting to work with each other to loud and disruptive arguments and even fistfights. read more >
At the end of 2019, the Arkansas medical marijuana program continues its slow rollout. read more >
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that its new overtime rules, which go into effect Jan. 1, will make an additional 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime wages under the Fair Labor Standards Act. read more >
A brilliant sportswriter, a beloved PR executive, a founder of one of Arkansas' pre-eminent architecture firms, a giant in the field of construction, the creator of “The Fishin' Hole,” a civil rights icon and a pioneering scientist were just a few of the notable Arkansans who died in 2019. read more >
These are the top 10 news stories that defined 2019 in Arkansas' business world. read more >
High times and low moments were both enjoyed by Arkansas readers in 2019. read more >
They said it, we only quoted them. Here are some of the best things said in 2019. read more >
Real estate, new jobs and political corruption drove pageviews at ArkansasBusiness.com in 2019. read more >
Facts and figures which are present behind the economy of the holiday season. read more >
Bob Henry has been promoted to assistant deputy commissioner at the Arkansas State Bank Department in Little Rock. read more >
Allan Gates of Little Rock, a partner at Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard, has been elected president by the executive board of the American College of Environmental Lawyers Foundation. read more >
Well over 7 million jobs have been created since November 2016, a number more than double the entire population of the state of Arkansas. read more >
May this time of the rolling year be a comfort to you, and may we all remember the business poor Marley forgot: charity, mercy, forbearance and benevolence read more >
The winners and finalists appearing here were chosen not by a group of panelists around a conference table, but by the thousands of busy employees, employers, executives, movers and shakers whose work leads them to use the companies and services listed. read more >
Scenic Hill Solar of North Little Rock, ending 2019 on a downhill sprint, announced two new solar projects on Friday, a 4.8-megawatt system for Central Arkansas Water and a 1-megawatt array for the Centerpoint School District near Amity (Clark County). read more >
