Arkansas Secretary of Government Transformation and Shared Services Amy Fecher and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among executives scheduled to speak as part of the 2020 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Your Whispers staff has your first report on the dining menus planned for the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. read more >
This week's six-pack of real estate transactions features apartments in Little Rock and Sherwood, a fast-food eatery in Conway, an equipment rental project in east Little Rock, a west Little Rock residence and a coming-soon convenience store location in North Little Rock. read more >
The Division of Arkansas Tourism said Wednesday that 32 million people visited Arkansas in 2018, spending $7.37 billion, up 4.4% from 2017. read more >
Altus winery owner Audrey House will join the Arkansas Wine Producers Council after being chosen by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to replace Al Wiederkehr. read more >
This week's quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions features a pet-centric property in west Little Rock, a fast-food spot in Cabot, a postal project in Alexander and a retail store in northern Saline County. read more >
Showing “The Fight of the Century” in 2015 was costly for a Caddo Valley sports bar owner. read more >
Mark Abernathy has known success and failure during his 49 years of experience in the restaurant industry, and he knows what it takes to make a memorable cheese dip. read more >
Donald Tankersley, who retired last year as CEO of White Dairy Ice Cream Co. Inc. of Van Buren, waived indictment and pleaded guilty in U.S. District Court on Thursday to two counts of tax fraud. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate remain unchanged at 3.4% between July and August, the state Division of Workforce Services said Friday. read more >
Laurice Hachem just wanted to dip her toe into the northwest Arkansas real estate market, but she found Pinnacle Hills in Rogers too enticing to resist. read more >
While Purple Cow itself is a tribute to nostalgia, its methods to keep current in an ever-shifting restaurant landscape, buffeted not just by diners' whims but by technology, is all about moving forward. read more >
J. Max Van Hoose, vice president of store planning for Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale, has been promoted to executive vice president of the grocery chain, according to Kim Eskew, Harps chairman and CEO. read more >
The $690,000 purchase of a 4,260-SF KFC restaurant in Little Rock tops the most recent real estate transactions. read more >
Plans are in the works to rent the former Cajun's Wharf space to a group that wants to use it for a restaurant and entertainment venue. read more >
Bob Terrell, manager of the west Little Rock Franke's location, says closing the Franke's Cafeteria's location in downtown Little Rock's Regions Center was just a business decision. read more >
Millennials are better educated than previous generations, with the share of young adults in the millennial generation (born 1981 through 1996) who have a bachelor's degree or higher standing at 39% compared with 15% for the silent generation (1928-1945). read more >
We're proud to introduce the 2019 class of New Influentials and the possibilities these 20 in their 20s offer our state in the decades to come. read more >
"Farmers will wait as long as it takes" for a good trade deal with China, "and we'll find other markets, frankly," if a deal isn't reached, U.S. Secretary of Agriculture Sonny Perdue says in Little Rock. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Thursday that its corporate venture subsidiary, Tyson Ventures, has invested in New Wave Foods of San Francisco, which makes plant-based shellfish. read more >
Shares of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale traded down by more than 5% on Wednesday after the meat processor cut its outlook for the fiscal year. read more >
A senior-living project in west Little Rock forms this week's real estate triangle with restaurant-inspired transactions in Greenbrier and Benton. read more >
While Crystal Ridge Distillery and Hot Springs Distilling are working to open their doors in Hot Springs, Patti Stobaugh says she expects to have the downtown Conway location of PattiCakes Bakery open by the end of this month. read more >
Led by Harvey Williams Jr. and his wife, Donna, Delta Dirt Distillery will begin producing vodka, gin, cordials and more in the coming weeks. Their son, Thomas, will oversee the production of spirits made with corn, wheat, rye and sweet potatoes grown on the family farm. Tours and a tasting room with a full-service bar are on tap. read more >
The Quapaw Tribe of Indians' Downstream Development Authority LLC broke ground last month in Pine Bluff and expects a 300-room hotel and 80,000-SF casino complex to be fully built by the end of 2020. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale says it will buy a 40 percent stake in the the foods division of Grupo Vibra, a Brazilian producer and exporter of poultry products. read more >
Economic development leaders in Jonesboro welcomed a report showing robust job growth in Craighead County, but they hope it's just a signpost on the way to even better numbers. read more >
A new distillery is in the works in Blytheville, set to open this fall at 118 S. Broadway St. in the former Franklin's Printing Press downtown. read more >
Big box stores which once housed bankrupt retailers are getting filled by snazzy companies like Trader Joe's while new construction continues to build in west Little Rock. read more >
Go Forward Pine Bluff's innovation hub, The Generator, is in for a busy September. Mildred Franco, executive director of The Generator, hopes renovations will begin then on its physical location: the three-story building formerly known as the Merrill Civic Center. read more >
