3 Appointed to St. Louis Fed Little Rock Branch Board of Directors
The appointees include executives from Riceland Foods and the Economic Development Alliance for Jefferson County. read more >
Menen Group Expands Into Lithium Mineral Extraction
The lithium industry continues to expand with the addition of the Menen Group's latest patent for mineral extraction. read more >
Stone Bank, Washington Regional, UAMS Announce Hires & Promotions (Movers & Shakers)
A new year is here and new hires and promotions have been announced for banking, food & beverage and real estate in this week's Movers & Shakers. read more >
Nabholz Lands $8.3M Contract for Lexicon Office Makeover
This week's roundup of million-dollar construction deals includes office renovations, retail builds and new homes in Little Rock. read more >
State Unemployment Rises to 4.1% in November
Compared to a year ago, the jobless rate is up five-tenths of a percentage point, driven by losses in construction. read more >
Job Openings Slide to 2nd Lowest Level In 5 Years as Hiring Remains Sluggish
The report suggests that the “low-hire, low-fire” job market remains in effect, with workers enjoying some job security but those out of work struggling to find new jobs. read more >
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The Pregnant Workers Fairness Act: What Employers Can Expect This Year (In The Workplace 2026)
EEOC leadership changes signaled possible revisions to Pregnant Workers Fairness Act rules, raising compliance questions for employers heading into 2026. read more >
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Where Employers Can and Can’t Draw the Line on Political Speech (In The Workplace 2026)
An Eighth Circuit ruling clarifies when employers could restrict political messaging at work. read more >
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Are We Nearing the End of DEI? (In The Workplace 2026)
Federal DEI policy shifted in 2025 as EEOC and DOJ guidance, executive orders and court rulings reshaped employer obligations, with more enforcement expected in 2026. read more >
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Religion, LGBTQ Rights and the Workplace: When Protected Interests Clash (In The Workplace 2026)
The EEOC and courts clarified how Title VII protects religious expression in the workplace while upholding LGBTQ anti-harassment protections, highlighting recent cases and undue hardship considerations for employers. read more >
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Employee Auto Accidents and Employer Risk (In The Workplace 2026)
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled that employers may face liability for employee-caused accidents while driving personal vehicles to job sites, depending on company travel policies and compensation for travel time. read more >
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Amid a Battery Boom, Graphite Mining Gets a Fresh Look In the US
Demand for graphite, a key material in the lithium-ion batteries that power everything from phones to electric cars, is surging as trade tensions with China persist. read more >
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Trump Launched Global Tariff Wars In 2025. Here’s a Recap of His Trade Actions This Year
Volley after volley of threats and steeper import taxes often arrived erratically — with Trump claiming that such levies needed to be immediately imposed to close trade imbalances and take back wealth that was “stolen” from the U.S. read more >
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Resilient US Consumers Drive Strongest Economic Expansion In 2 Years
U.S. gross domestic product from July through September — the economy’s total output of goods and services — rose from its 3.8% growth rate in the April-June quarter, the Commerce Department said. read more >
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Water Tech Firm Bets Big on Arkansas’ Growing Lithium Industry
Menen Group of Springdale aims to address one of the industry's biggest challenges — concentrating lithium chloride from brine. read more >
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The Best & Worst of 2025
Corporate moves, market gains, legal setbacks, and AI challenges — the highs were high, and the lows were low for some Arkansas businesses in 2025. read more >
The Great Reset: Arkansas’ Leadership Shakeups and the Stories That Defined 2025
Has any recent year reshaped Arkansas’ business and policy landscape this dramatically? read more >
New Hires and Promotions Announced at Citizens Bank, University of Arkansas System, Lexicon Inc. (Movers & Shakers)
The Banking, Finance and Education industries sweep this week's Movers & Shakes lineup. read more >
Building a Self-Managing Team (Sabrina Starling on Small Business)
A self-managing team isn’t just good for the business; it’s transformational for the owner. read more >
Notable Deaths of 2025
Among the Arkansas or those with Arkansas ties who died this year are Nascar owner Bill Davis, FedEx founder Fred Smith and former governor Jim Guy Tucker. read more >
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