Arkansas Business on Monday announced 32 businesses, nonprofits and executives from around the state as finalists for its 33rd Annual Business of the Year Awards.
WeWork of New York City is no longer associated with the 230,000-SF office building, now called The Ledger, currently under construction in downtown Bentonville.
Let another pesky woman editor encourage you to embrace the spirit of Thanksgiving this year as never before, even as we must limit the traditional togetherness — a small sacrifice by historic standards.
Westrock Group CEO and co-founder Scott Ford and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among the featured executives scheduled to speak during the spring 2021 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Wednesday is the last day to apply for a pandemic relief program providing up to $250,000 in aid to Arkansas business in the personal care, tourism, travel and hospitality industries. read more >
Arkansas' richest family has had a good year financially. The heirs of Sam Walton own publicly traded stock valued collectively at more than $205 billion. read more >
The state's largest medical marijuana merchant says Arkansas cultivators have blackballed his business, and he's planning to sue, alleging they cut off sales after he lobbied for the state to license more growers. read more >
Here is my idiosyncratic list of a few Arkansas-centric food-related books that would be good holiday gifts and a nod to one of our craft breweries. read more >
ABC Real Estate LLC, led by Jim Bottin, sold three office buildings on the ABC Financial campus and adjoining properties in Sherwood for a combined $4.5 million transaction read more >
As a component of the CARES Act, the Federal Reserve established the Main Street Lending Program to provide up to $600 billion in financing to businesses and nonprofit organizations negatively impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Locally owned businesses don't have the pleasure of relying on corporate assistance, a human resources department or a flashy advertising campaign to keep their doors open. read more >
Grace Rains, the executive director of the Ark Angel Alliance, explains angel investing, and what it offers to a wide range of investors. read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declines to 6.2% in October from 7.2% in September, the state Department of Workforce Services reports. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson says he's accepted a recommendation by his Winter COVID-19 Task Force to direct bars, restaurants and clubs licensed to sell alcohol to close by 11 p.m. read more >
Arkansas Business and the Best Companies Group last week honored 47 Arkansas companies with "Best Places to Work" awards, which honor firms that have exceptional workplace environments. read more >
Retail sales in the U.S. grew a sluggish 0.3% in October, even as retailers offered early holiday discounts online and in stores. read more >
For many independent insurance agents, consolidation through merger or acquisition is a popular option. read more >
As I studied up on dozens of PPP fraud cases filed around the country since May, several common elements began to emerge. read more >
The tally of Paycheck Protection Program funds that flowed through the 20 largest banks in Arkansas topped $4.4 billion and encompassed more than 50,149 loans. read more >
The first step in addressing these risks that might happen is to consider that these risks can happen and have happened. Consideration should be given to these uncertain, remotely possible, future risks. Nothing should be off the table. read more >
Michael Pakko says the state could see a return to pre-pandemic employment by the end of 2022 — an outlook that could be affected by a vaccine, more stimulus and new shutdowns. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic may not be the work-related crisis we expected in 2020, but it reminds us that strong leadership directly impacts success. read more >
The Stable of Minneapolis, Minnesota, announced Monday its acquisition of RichContext, an e-commerce technology company headquartered in Rogers. read more >
Bankers get some money back, but federal process should be simpler, they say. read more >
A Dumas agribusinessman who admits to selling property used as security for millions of dollars in bank loans expects to be charged by federal prosecutors, but as of Wednesday he was still waiting. read more >
Data Driven Partners works with businesses and nonprofit foundations to gather and formulate their important data into easy-to-read and accessible dashboards. read more >
Times that test our organizational culture and values can show us how genuine those fundamentals are and how much of a resource they can be. read more >
The U.S. Department of Commerce's Economic Development Administration announced Monday that it will award a $650,000 CARES Act Recovery Assistance grant to Startup Junkie Foundation of Fayetteville, to provide technical assistance to small businesses impacted by the coronavirus pandemic in northwest Arkansas. read more >
An affiliate of Bridgestone Americas Inc. bought the 8,600-SF tire service project on Cantrell Road in Little Rock from an affiliate of Sumitomo Mitsui Banking Corp. read more >
WeWork Labs opened its northwest Arkansas office Thursday in the Massey Building in downtown Bentonville. read more >
KO Construction Management of Little Rock and O'Gary Industrial Group of North Little Rock announced Monday they have officially merged to form a new company, Keet O'Gary Construction of Little Rock. read more >
They're almost at the finish line and hope to be open in the next three or four weeks, said Bobby Glaze, co-founder with wife, Lauren, of Camden's first craft brewery, Native Dog Brewing. read more >
Tough times can provide opportunities as well as challenges. So it is with JTJ Fresh Distributing of Little Rock. read more >
