Storm Nolan of Fort Smith may have a new medical marijuana cultivation facility in motion for Sebastian County, but his more immediate worry has been COVID-19's toll on the hospitality industry.
As a civil engineer involved with the design and construction of highways, bridges and city streets in our state, I understand firsthand the importance of adequate funding to support good roads. A well-funded highway program is essential to all areas of commerce.
Three projects in Fayetteville have received 2020 American Architecture Awards.
Ballet Arkansas, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra are fighting to keep the lights on — and, where possible, Arkansans employed — while retaining their audiences. read more >
Future and current roadwork projects in Little Rock generated some real estate action by the Arkansas State Highway Commission. read more >
The state of Arkansas announces a $50 million grant program aimed at helping the state's hospitality industry amid the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Bob Major, president and CEO of the North Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau, will retire on Dec. 31. read more >
The unemployment rate in Arkansas moved up slightly in August, to 7.4%, as it did in six of the state's eight metro areas. Only Fort Smith and Texarkana posted declines between July and August. read more >
Kristi Crum, Laura Landreaux, Jean Block and Lori Burrows discuss career transitions, pay equity, work-life balance, diversity and more during the Women's Leadership Symposium. read more >
The Grid Esports, an online gaming center in the works for two years, held a soft opening on Oct. 1 in Fayetteville. A VIP opening event is set for 6-9 p.m. Thursday, and a grand opening is planned for Friday-Sunday. read more >
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits declined last week to a still-high 837,000, evidence that the economy is struggling to sustain a tentative recovery that began this summer. read more >
Steuart Walton, Sam Walton's grandson and head of the Arkansas Economic Recovery Task Force, says that Arkansas is poised to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic stronger and should focus on attracting "lifestyle" residents. read more >
Little Rock attorney Michael Mayton was recognized with the Arkansas Arts Center's Winthrop Rockefeller Memorial Award at the center's annual meeting on Sept. 21. read more >
U.S. consumer confidence rebounded more quickly in September than most economists had expected though they remain far from levels that were the norm before the pandemic struck. read more >
The number of COVID deaths in our country has already topped 200,000 (roughly the population of Little Rock). But there are millions upon millions of other casualties: More than 61 million unemployment claims had been filed between March and mid-September. read more >
Unlike economic business cycles, the nature of problems we face today is much more uncertain and cannot be solved simply by looking at economic data and forecasts. read more >
The Clinton House Museum has 15 months to find a new funding model after the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotions Commission voted 6-0 to end its funding on the facility at the end of the year. read more >
Chef Todd Gold, director the food and beverage department at the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, talks about his new job and the challenges of overseeing eight restaurants and a staff of 300. read more >
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
While thousands take to the Arkansas woods and fields and wetlands each year, they have access to a limited number of public acres. Only about 10% of the land in Arkansas is public, the rest is privately owned. read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 7.4% in August from 7.1% in July, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. read more >
The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce says organizers have canceled the Wings Over the Prairie festival, an annual event that draws thousands of people to the city's downtown. read more >
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Board gives $800,000 to the Don Munro Building Community Endowment at the Arkansas Community Foundation. read more >
By now you've heard that the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has cut 39 positions — 35 full time and four part time. A look at the accompanying chart will give you a good idea why. read more >
Penny Toombs has been appointed as the new director of two of Arkansas State University's heritage sites: the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum. read more >
Is it any wonder that the phrase “May I provide you with some feedback?” sets up an emotional loop almost guaranteed to grate on nerves and create stress? read more >
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners of Little Rock announces the opening of The Haywood, a $15 million, 70-room boutique hotel at 210 S. Washington Ave. in El Dorado that the firm developed with local investors. read more >
Steuart Walton, Sam Walton's grandson, heads the state's pandemic recovery task force and discusses the virus, the response and the criticism. read more >
The Inn at Mountain View is another victim of COVID-19. read more >
Easterseals Arkansas had auction items and flowers arrayed at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock last March, all set for its annual Fashion Event. But an invisible threat was rising. read more >
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area now has a population of about 750,000, according to a report by Metroplan, the planning agency for Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline counties. read more >
From Rogers to Jonesboro to Benton and McCrory, there is bright young talent across our state. For the 11th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an interactive online ceremony in November. read more >
