Arkansas Year in Review: Best & Worst of 2021
High times and low moments noted from Arkansas Business subjects in 2021. read more >
High times and low moments noted from Arkansas Business subjects in 2021. read more >
They said it, we only quoted them. Here are some of the best things said in 2021. read more >
The forecast for holiday sales this year shows an increase of between 8.5% and 10.5% — and a potential record — compared with the pandemic year of 2020. read more >
The founder of publicly traded USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, Robert “Bob” Powell, was among the notable Arkansans who died this year. Pulitzer Prize-winning editorial writer Paul Greenberg was another, as was the founder of Hudson Cisne & Co. Here are a few of big names lost. read more >
Cantrell Road Building LLC, led by Cory Davis and John Schillinger, bought the 14,938-SF project. read more >
The Scion Group of Chicago paid $29 million for the Varsity House student housing complex on South School Avenue in Fayetteville. read more >
While retail giants like Walmart Inc. of Bentonville and Amazon.com Inc. of Seattle use size to their advantage, it's tough out there for the little guy. read more >
Generation Z is young but not naive. read more >
The companies appearing on this list were selected by the thousands of busy employees, employers, executives, movers and shakers whose occupations lead them to use the services listed. In other words, the experts have spoken. read more >
Nine major industry sectors reported growth. read more >
Apartments, homes, an office building and agri land form this week's trail of million-dollar real estate transactions in Pulaski County. read more >
Asking why Dillard's stock rose 800% from November 2020 to last month is part numbers game and part psychological mystery-solving. read more >
For publicly traded companies, an independent auditor can be a valuable resource as a fresh set of eyes on the company's financials. read more >
An affiliate of New York's Fortress Investment Group purchased the properties mostly scattered along Perry, Wilson and 20th streets. read more >
Just as unemployment fell statewide in October, to 3.7%, unemployment rates in all eight Arkansas metro areas also declined, with rates falling by 0.2 to 0.4 percentage points. read more >
David Altig, executive vice president of the Federal Reserve Bank in Atlanta, will give the national forecast. read more >
Derek Alley of VCC LLC and Jake Nabholz of Nabholz Construction embody a new generation of family-infused leadership with their promotions to chief executive officer. read more >
Contractors pull permits worth $630 million in 2021 as buildings sprout at site. read more >
A 175-acre mixed-use development called Southern Hills is taking shape in southwest Jonesboro as developers court a large retail anchor tenant and plan to wrap up infrastructure work there within a few weeks. read more >
Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale is expected to open its England location this week, according to our Lonoke County bureau. read more >
Who owns the medical marijuana business in Arkansas? As with most simple questions, finding the answer is more complicated than it seems. read more >
An affiliate of National Property Management Associates bought the 192-unit apartment complex in North Little Rock from White Oak Apartments LLC, led by Kevin Horton. read more >
While the natural tendency toward inflation is to find someone to blame, it seems to us we should be a little more appreciative of the cause. (We certainly know the effect.) read more >
Finalists and winners in each category will be celebrated March 9 at the DoubleTree in Little Rock. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville executive Brett Biggs will step down as CFO sometime next year with an eye toward leaving the retailer on Jan. 31, 2023. read more >
If you have shopped at a small business in Little Rock, chances are you have felt the retail influence of Heather Smith. read more >
The state faces stiff headwinds providing public transparency in the medical marijuana dispensary industry, where lawsuits and charges of deception have been a constant for nearly five years. read more >
Storm Nolan, the Fort Smith hotelier, is now providing accommodations for thousands of medicinal marijuana plants. read more >
Fayetteville real estate developer and investor Ted Belden loves old buildings, and he is proving it yet again. read more >
A Georgia group specializing in student housing paid $31.2 million for the Avenue apartment complex north of the University of Arkansas in Fayetteville. read more >
