Greg McKinney, CFO of Bank OZK of Little Rock, and Richard Bell, president and CEO of Bell & Co. of North Little Rock, receive lifetime achievement awards during a live webcast on Dec. 15 from Little Rock. read more >
Fourth-generation farmer Jim Carroll of Brinkley says the United Soybean Board's goal has been to get the biggest bang for farmers' checkoff bucks, and it continues to focus on expanding markets through research and development. read more >
With COVID-19 vaccinations on the horizon, employers have the opportunity to think through whether vaccines should be mandatory or at the discretion of the employees. There are also legal implications to wiegh. read more >
Arkansas on Tuesday adjusted its rollout of the coronavirus vaccine as the state's virus patients in the hospital continued hitting record levels. read more >
The state Department of Finance and Administration said Tuesday that December net available general revenue was $530 million, $17.2 million above December 2019 and $36 million — or 7.3% — above forecast. read more >
The number of patients hospitalized because of coronavirus in Arkansas continued surging Monday to a new record of nearly 1,300. read more >
In the COVID-19 era, there are considerations employers should keep in mind about employee business and personal travel, including employee safety and claim avoidance. read more >
Consumers' quest for certainty and control — combined with pro-solar policies and burgeoning technologies — sustained the solar industry in 2020 are positioning it for even greater success in 2021. read more >
The number of hospitalized patients with coronavirus remained at a record level Sunday as Arkansas continued to grapple with a surge in virus cases. read more >
Week after week, we approach executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and we ask them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. read more >
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas have again set a new record high, as the pandemic's strains medical resources across the state. read more >
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government's coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were disadvantaged by the terms of the program. read more >
A top government financial oversight panel says that the turbulence in financial markets last spring has exposed problems in the operation of money market funds that will need to be corrected before the next crisis hits. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson extends his coronavirus emergency declaration by another two months as the state reported a record one-day spike in deaths and a new high in hospitalizations from COVID-19. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson lauded President Donald Trump on Monday for signing into law a massive bipartisan bill that, among other things, divvies up billions of dollars for states to procure vaccines and treatments to help fight the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Stocks began the final week of 2020 moderately higher after President Donald Trump signed a $900 billion economic aid package that helps reduce uncertainty amid the re-imposition of travel and business curbs in response to a new coronavirus variant. read more >
Former presidential candidate and Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes will kick off a new webcast series presented by Arkansas Business next month featuring authors, entrepreneurs and key leaders in business and sports. read more >
Coronavirus hospitalizations in Arkansas rose Sunday to near their recent record high, as state health officials reported more than 900 new cases of COVID-19 and 41 more deaths linked to the disease. read more >
For Arkansas' hospitality industry, congressional approval of a $900 billion COVID-19 relief package was a long time coming and much appreciated. read more >
As hospitalizations of coronavirus patients hit a new daily record high in Arkansas on Tuesday, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said two facilities will be constructed to provide over 100 additional hospital beds if needed. read more >
The Justice Department is suing Walmart, alleging the company unlawfully dispensed controlled substances through its pharmacies, helping to fuel the opioid crisis in America. read more >
The market for existing homes cooled slightly in November, the National Association of Realtors said Tuesday, after climbing through the late spring, summer and early fall despite the pandemic. read more >
The U.S. economy expanded at a record 33.4% annual pace from July through September, the Commerce Department says, delivering the last of three estimates on the economy's third-quarter performance. read more >
Congress passed a $900 billion pandemic relief package that would finally deliver long-sought cash to businesses and individuals and resources to vaccinate a nation confronting a frightening surge in COVID-19 cases and deaths. read more >
Arkansas received more doses Monday of coronavirus vaccines as the number of virus-related deaths continued to mount in the state, Gov. Asa Hutchinson said. read more >
Solar power contractors in Arkansas are calling tax incentives and other provisions of the $900 billion COVID-19 relief plan a boost for the renewable power industry. read more >
Top Capitol Hill negotiators sealed a deal on a $900 billion COVID-19 economic relief package, finally delivering long-overdue help to businesses and individuals and providing money to deliver vaccines to a nation eager for them. read more >
Princeton Place Apartments LLC, an affiliate of Pace Burt Inc. of Albany, Georgia, purchased the 11-story building at 300 E. Roosevelt Road for $2.7 million. read more >
I never imagined that I would experience a bigger news story than 9/11, which killed 2,977 Americans in a single day. But COVID-19, a disease few of us had heard of at this time last year, has killed 100 times as many in less than a year, and sometimes more on a single day. read more >
Arkansas Business asked industry leaders to share their expectations for 2021, both before and after the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. Here's what they said. read more >
