Two factors influenced this rise: First, as the COVID-19 pandemic has waned, people are continuing to return to restaurants and watering holes to enjoy alcoholic beverages, and second, inflation.
Tailwind Group of Mankato, which specializes in student housing, bought the complex through its Tailwind Fayetteville LLC.
About half of U.S. adults in households earning less than $60,000 annually and about 4 in 10 of those in households earning $60,000 to $100,000 say they're very stressed by their personal finances.
The storm is a devastating setback for the Keet family's plan to redevelop the shopping center. But they plan to push forward. read more >
Friday's report from the Commerce Department showed that consumer prices rose 0.3% from January to February, down from a 0.6% increase from December to January. read more >
The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 2.7% annual rate last quarter. read more >
Jobless claims in the U.S. for the week ending March 25 rose by 7,000 to 198,000 from the previous week, the Labor Department said Thursday. read more >
Experts fear native California salmon, which make up a significant portion of the Pacific Northwest's fishing industry, are in a spiral toward extinction. read more >
Despite the uptick in confidence, the index remains below 2022's average level of 104.5. read more >
The company allegedly lured investors by claiming that retired Gen. Wesley K. Clark Sr. was a top advisor for the company, long after he resigned from the board. read more >
The question is whether the high cost of eggs has likely impacted the overall food pricing. Although wholesale prices have started to decline from record highs, grocery store prices haven't yet started to follow. read more >
The four-week moving average of claims, which flattens out some of week-to-week volatility, fell by 250 to 196,250, remaining below the 200,000 threshold for the ninth straight week. read more >
The fallout from two major business news stories last week will linger. read more >
Johnson is the owner and CEO of D.I.M. Way LLC of North Little Rock, which is a pallet recycling/manufacturing company. read more >
Certified Pies of Little Rock will be moving from a curbside- and delivery-only restaurant to a 2,000-SF dine-in space, a culmination of a three-year plan that began during the worst of times: a pandemic. read more >
The chain has an agreement to purchase Beachlear's Hometown Market of Prague, Oklahoma. read more >
Some offer unlimited drinks or free delivery for a monthly fee; others will bring out your favorite appetizer each time you visit. read more >
An increase in sales was offset by rising labor and production costs, among other challenges. read more >
Bruce Murphy, CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock, won the Business Executive of the Year Award, and Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty was honored for a lifetime of leadership in business and government at the 35th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
U.S. consumer price increases eased slightly from January to February but still pointed to an elevated inflation rate that is posing a challenge for the Federal Reserve at a delicate moment for the financial system. read more >
Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders says she will appoint Susan Peacock of Bentonville to the Alcoholic Beverage Control Board. read more >
Brent and Tracy Cryder are seeking a permit for their planned Southern Tail Brewing at 900 E. Ninth St. in Little Rock. read more >
Eliminating a work permit requirement for Arkansas children under 16 is “a solution looking for a problem.” read more >
This week's edition of million-dollar deals and construction features a distribution center, a care facility and plenty of new homes. read more >
Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey approved the settlement that called for Rod's Pizza to pay the IRS $600,558 for back taxes. read more >
Premium spirits have always been expensive and sought-after. But a surge in interest in high-end bourbon has made finding that elusive bottle even more difficult. read more >
Jamie McAfee of the Pine Bluff Country Club was named Proprietor of the Year. read more >
The coffee, tea and extracts company has left Riverdale for 50,000-SF of space at the former Systematics office park. read more >
The 675-unit mini-storage project in Little Rock was purchased by Westport Little Rock Cunningham Self Storage LLC. read more >
Beef-a-Roo, a fast-casual dining chain based in Rockford, Illinois, will be setting up shop in its first Arkansas location at 1315 S. Shackleford Road in west Little Rock. read more >
Plans for the site include a 38,000-SF Alamo Drafthouse cinema and a mixed-used development that includes 200 rental properties, restaurants and retail stores. read more >
The first buildings are forecast to make the scene this year at two mixed-use commercial developments in west Little Rock along the Interstate 430 corridor: the Village at Brodie Creek and The Middle. read more >
The bill, inspired by research from a conservative think tank in Florida, would eliminate a work permit requirement for Arkansas kids under the age of 16. read more >
