A number of Arkansas cities — including El Dorado, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Texarkana — are either considering or are taking steps toward creating “entertainment districts” that would allow the open carry of alcohol.
The Arkansas Racing Commission grants the Downstream Development Authority a casino license in Jefferson County, paving the way for construction to begin immediately on the $350 million Saracen Casino Resort there.
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced Thursday that the state reached an agreement with C&H Hog Farms Inc. to end its operation in the Buffalo River watershed.
Plunging into disaster zones and telling the story is a job as old as journalism, but it's perilous in body and spirit, so reporters should tread carefully. read more >
The Northwest Arkansas Council's new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
Civil Axe Throwing of Memphis is looking at locations in Little Rock and Fort Smith after opening its latest destination in Jonesboro last Friday. read more >
Kayla Kesterson received a promotion to sales director of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. read more >
Many of Arkansas' recreational sites are drowning — not in historic flooding, but in phone calls about flooding, say state tourism representatives who are working overtime to combat the perception that high water has the state closed to business. read more >
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Apartments in southwest Little Rock lead off this week's installment of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
The Arkansas Racing Commission receives four more applications for a casino license in Pope County, including one from a group that detailed plans for a Hard Rock-branded hotel and casino complex. read more >
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 >
A Mississippi company has applied for a casino license in Arkansas, but the proposal lacks the backing of current local leaders. read more >
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 >
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 >
Uber has become a verb like Google and is gaining more competitors in a market that will soon be saturated. Will having more ride-sharing options make any of us more likely to need a ride, or will ride-sharing become a commodity in which price is the primary differentiator? read more >
It's up to the public to demonstrate its continued support for the Arkansas Arts Center by helping pay for an expanded and improved Arts Center. read more >
Cindy McLain has joined The McLain Group in Fayetteville as operations leader. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate in April was 3.6%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. read more >
Ronald F. Mathieu, executive director of the Clinton National Airport, has been named CEO of Birmingham-Shuttlesworth International Airport in Birmingham, Alabama. read more >
Phase One of Hot Springs' new Northwoods Trail System is complete, giving the city 15.7 miles of "world-class" mountain-bike riding. read more >
Cold War nostalgia is in full swing, leading some to forecast success for Blytheville's efforts to transform the former Eaker Air Force Base into a Cold War museum. read more >
An 85-room hotel project will be built on the south side of Pleasant Ridge Road in west Little Rock. read more >
Terry Teachout, drama critic for the Wall Street Journal, had kind words last week for Art Bridges, an organization founded by Alice Walton, and for the Terra Foundation for American Art. read more >
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 >
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 >
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 >
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 >
The North Little Rock residential development along the Arkansas River proves appeal of traditional homes. read more >
Gary Russell Gibbs of Niceville, Florida, lists his complete financial details in U.S. Bankruptcy Court in Hot Springs showing total debts at $171.1 million. That makes his personal bankruptcy one of the largest filed in Arkansas. read more >
