Pair of SWLR Apartment Properties Sell for $11.5M
Apartments in southwest Little Rock lead off this week's installment of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Restaurants & Food
Millennial Incomes: Median Hits $69,000 in 2017
Median incomes of U.S. households are rising again, and “those headed by a Millennial (someone age 22 to 37) now earn more than young adult households did at nearly any time in the past 50 years,” according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas' economy is humming. read more >
Transaction of $10.7M Flows to Chenal Creek (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Crow Holdings of Dallas bought the 27,718-SF retail center in west Little Rock. read more >
Presenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2019: An Annual List of Rising Stars
Meet 40 impressive young business and community leaders of Arkansas who will give you confidence that our state will be in good hands for decades to some. read more >
Tyson Foods Names Noelle O'Mara Chief Marketing Officer
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale names Noelle O'Mara as its chief marketing officer, a newly created role. read more >
Westrock Coffee to Expand North Little Rock Plant
Coffee supplier and service provider Westrock Coffee Co. announced Wednesday the expansion of its North Little Rock roasting and packaging plant. read more >
Acquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
Shared Vision Propels Slim Chickens' Growth
Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, is making its debut on the list of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas at No. 75, with $100 million in revenue in 2018. read more >
Harps Delivers Another Positive Year
Kim Eskew, CEO of Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale, wants his company to be in a position to handle whatever happens in the grocery sector. read more >
PattiCakes Bakery to Open Second Location in Conway
Shortly after the Fourth of July, Conway will be getting a second PattiCakes Bakery, the popular purveyor of pies, cakes, cookies and more located at 2106 Robinson Ave. read more >
Cheba Hut Sets Sights on Arkansas
Cheba Hut, a marijuana-themed sandwich shop chain, is coming to Arkansas, and no one you know will be able to resist the puns its arrival will engender. read more >
Social Security Complex Sells for $7.4M (NWA Real Deals)
A Fayetteville investor paid $7.4 million for a 6-acre office complex on East Joyce Boulevard that is anchored by Fayetteville's Social Security Administration branch. read more >
Safe Foods Gets National Award for Export Work
U.S. Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross presents Safe Foods Corp. of North Little Rock with the President's "E" Award for Exports at a ceremony in Washington. read more >
Conway Takes Stock of Success, Role in Region
City officials and economic development leaders touted Conway's individuality while celebrating its role as part of a larger metropolitan region. read more >
Walk-On's Buys Land in Conway for First Arkansas Restaurant
Walk-On's Bixtreaux & Bar, a Cajun-themed restaurant/sports bar co-owned by NFL All-Pro Quarterback Drew Brees, closed Thursday on its $1.37 million purchase of approximately two acres of land at Lewis Ranch in Conway. read more >
Red Wolf Convention Center Plans September Open in Jonesboro
The $58 million Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel and Red Wolf Convention Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is set to open in late September. read more >
Arkansas Arts Center 'A Gem Within Our City'
Museums need to supply “social space,” says famed architect Jeanne Gang. If they are to survive, they need to be places where people want to be. And that is what her design seeks to do for the expanded, renovated Arkansas Arts Center, a $98.8 million project: provide a “cultural living room.” read more >
Bankruptcy Judge OKs Windstream Bonuses
A bankruptcy judge in New York last week approved Windstream Holdings Inc.'s request to use up to $24 million for bonuses for executives. read more >
New Ownership Moves Into NLR's Thrive Argenta (Real Deals)
Thrive Argenta LLC, led by Rob Coleman, sold its namesake project at 501 Magnolia St. to an ownership group divided among four entities. read more >
New Owners to Redevelop 10-Story AT&T Building in Little Rock
The Dallas company that purchased the AT&T building at 111 W. Capitol Ave. in Little Rock says AT&T will vacate the property in July to make way for a full renovation. read more >
Riverdale Shopping Center Land Sold for $8.3M
Kappa Realty LLC, led by Chris Robertson, purchased the 17.6-acre home of the Riverdale Shopping Center at 2500-2610 Cantrell Road from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. read more >
Walmart Challenges Amazon with Grocery Delivery
Shortly after Walmart opened its first Supercenters with food markets in 1988, top executives began to see groceries as the retail titan's future bread and butter. Now Walmart is America's biggest grocery seller, and food is becoming ammunition in the Bentonville company's online duel with Amazon. read more >
Tyson Foods to Build $300M Plant, Employ 800 in Utah
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale announces plans to build a $300 million meat packaging plant in Utah that will initially employ 800 people. read more >
Tyson Foods to Launch Meatless Protein Products This Year
Just days after confirming that it sold its stake in Beyond Meat, Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said it would launch its own meatless protein products this summer. read more >
Grants to Jump-Start Economic Development in Park Hill, Levy
The city of North Little Rock is sprucing up the Park Hill and Levy business districts with federally funded Jump Start grants and playing a long game when it comes to economic development in those areas. read more >
Springhill Medical Corridor Still Attracting Business
Baptist Health, CARTI projects add to two decades of development on Springhill Drive in east North Little Rock, a place that was once best known as the lonely Interstate 40 location of ABF Freight's central Arkansas terminal. read more >
The Arena Era: Venue Set the Stage for 20 Years of Redevelopment
Verizon Arena is recognized as the key that started a redevelopment engine for downtown North Little Rock. Celebrating its 20th birthday in October, the facility is touted as an $83 million, debt-free, financially self-sufficient showcase for central Arkansas events. read more >
Between Venues, Investments Continue in Argenta
The debut of a major riverfront arena 20 years ago turned out to be a warmup act for the real headliner: a sweeping transformation of downtown North Little Rock. read more >
Chenal Creek Shopping Center Sells for $10.7M
A retail center, an eatery and undeveloped residential acreage form a west Little Rock trio of properties that generated million-dollar transactions. read more >
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