Gearhead Outfitters of Jonesboro acquires Rock/Creek Outfitters of Chattanooga, Tennessee, and Uncle Dan's Outdoor Store, expanding its brick-and-mortar retail holdings across the country.
After a decade of hope and false starts, the revitalization of downtown Texarkana achieved a breakthrough with the sale July 31 of the historic Hotel Grim to a housing development group.
The Arkansas Arts Center announces Victoria Ramirez, director of the El Paso Museum of Art, as its new executive director.
Travelers have increased their spending in Hot Springs, the state's tourism mecca, by nearly 30% since 2013, according to data presented Monday to the area's tourism industry. read more >
The Arkansas Cinema Society will open its annual festival, Filmland 2019, this week with a look at a couple of men of distinction. read more >
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
A number of U.S. business economists appear sufficiently concerned about the risks of some of President Donald Trump's economic policies that they expect a recession in the U.S. by the end of 2021. read more >
A would-be $3.6 million hotel sale in Hot Springs has given rise to a breach of contract lawsuit. read more >
Nonfarm payroll employment in Arkansas rose in June in most of the state's metro areas, particularly in Fayetteville and Jonesboro. read more >
Gretchen Hall has been named secretary/treasurer of Destinations International of Washington, D.C., for 2019-20. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate dropped by one-tenth of a percentage point in July, to 3.4% from 3.5% in June. read more >
Americans spent more at retail stores and restaurants in July, a sign that concerns over weakening economic growth and a persistent trade war that have roiled financial markets have yet to dampen consumer confidence. read more >
The $74 million, 338,000-SF Jacksonville High School that opened welcoming 1,100 students gives an obvious boost to the city's education sector. But economic developers also see it as key to growing business there. read more >
The sale of west Little Rock apartment developments starts this week's procession of million-dollar real estate transactions, followed by a Searcy hotel and three Sherwood properties. read more >
Texarkana, Arkansas, is in an awkward position: arguing that its own tax is unconstitutional. read more >
No shovels have turned dirt yet at the Texarkana Regional Airport, but that should change in a big way during the next 60 days. Highlighted by a two-story, 37,000-SF terminal, construction activity is expected to be the new normal for months to come. read more >
The unemployment rates in most of Arkansas' metro areas continued to move downward or stay stable in June, with Fayetteville, Jonesboro, Little Rock and Texarkana seeing declines. read more >
Michael Malone, president and CEO of the Texarkana Chamber of Commerce since February 2016, sees plenty of cooperation in his community, where a split decision can be unanimous. read more >
Longtime Chainwheel Inc. owner Bruce Thalheimer is selling his upscale bicycle store in Little Rock to a vendor, Trek Bicycle Corp. of Waterloo, Wisconsin. read more >
The Quapaw Nation has broken ground on a $350 million casino resort expected to open in Arkansas next year. read more >
If you needed a handy metric to illustrate how far newspapers have sunk in the new media world, ponder this: Of the nearly $7 million a year Arkansas spends on media marketing to promote state tourism, only one one-thousandth — about $7,000 — goes to newspapers. read more >
Glen Una Holdings Little Rock LLC of Los Gatos, California, purchased the 104 Champs Blvd. project from RCS-Little Rock LLC, an affiliate of Real Capital Solutions of Louisville, Colorado. read more >
Before calculating whether Arkansas gardening and lifestyle celebrity P. Allen Smith is worth $845,000 a year to the state for promotion, consider this: State tourism and marketing officials say they have better ways to spend the $200,000 a year Smith has been getting. read more >
Little Rock's opportunity zones provide an opportunity to display just how closely the city of Little Rock can work with our economic development partners, our civic institutions, our congressional delegation and Gov. Hutchinson's economic development team to invest in these communities. read more >
American consumer confidence rebounded this month to the highest level since November after drooping in June. read more >
A three-day period of killing in the Arkansas Delta a century ago will be commemorated with the Elaine Massacre Memorial, to be dedicated across the street from the Phillips County Courthouse in Helena on Sept. 29. read more >
As the minimum wage for Arkansas is raised, the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and the Arkansas Hospitality Association fear increasing costs. read more >
While P. Allen Smith is seeking a $645,600 raise from the state, Stacy Hurst, chief of the Department of Parks, Heritage & Tourism, wants proof that Smith is earning the $200,000 he currently gets. read more >
An affiliate of Little Rock's BSR Trust LLC sold the 256-unit Waterford Apartments project for $18.15 million and the 72-unit Bowman Heights project for $4 million. read more >
Specialized Real Estate Group of Fayetteville has taken sole possession of Pratt Place Inn & Barn, a hotel and event venue in Markham Hill in Fayetteville. read more >
Graham Cobb, chief of the Bentonville Area Chamber of Commerce, says a phone call from someone at UA Little Rock changed his life. read more >
Leaders in Little Rock have approved a measure that would create an entertainment district in the city's River Market area, which would allow open containers of alcohol outdoors in a four-block zone on the weekends. read more >
A 484,932-SF distribution facility in Maumelle, a 54-room motel in North Little Rock, 80 acres in Benton, a 3,889-SF home in Little Rock, a 2,952-SF eatery in southwest Little Rock and a 19-unit apartment complex in Conway combine for this week's six-pack of million-dollar real estate transactions in central Arkansas. read more >
