John Berrey, longtime chairman of the Quapaw Nation that built the $350 million, 80,000-SF Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, lost his re-election bid on Saturday to Joseph Byrd.
Gretchen Hall has been named the chair-elect of Destinations International's board of directors.
The 14th Walmart NW Arkansas Championship, a three-day LPGA Tour, will be played without fans on the course this year because of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Bicycle traffic on northwest Arkansas trails has increased 36% since 2015, according to a report commissioned by the Walton Family Foundation. read more >
Bass Pro Shops founder Johnny Morris confirmed Tuesday that he leads the LLC that purchased the Dogpatch USA theme park property in Newton County last month. read more >
State tax officials say Arkansas' July net available general revenue was $665.9 million, up 43.9% from the same month last year and 8.6% above forecast. read more >
Arkansas Business is now taking nominations for its annual CFO of the Year Awards. Honorees will be honored during a virtual livestream awards ceremony on Dec. 15. read more >
John Berrey, the ousted longtime chairman of the Quapaw Nation, spoke with Arkansas Business by phone on Thursday about his time in office and what this transition means for the Pine Bluff project. read more >
The powerhouse Southeastern Conference reconfigures its schedule to include only league games in 2020, a pandemic-forced decision that pushes major college football closer to a siloed regular season in which none of the power conferences cross paths. read more >
Honorees in this year's Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 class shared insights about leadership, retaining talent in Arkansas and key influences at this year's awards celebration, available now to watch here. read more >
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled in July to a reading of 92.6 as coronavirus infections spread in many parts of the country. read more >
Spa-Con, the comics and pop culture gathering that's drawn growing crowds to Hot Springs for nearly five years, has been canceled this year because of COVID-19. read more >
Marriott hotels will require guests to wear masks in lobbies and other public spaces starting July 27. read more >
It's been two years since Arkansas Business reported on the planned renovation of the historic Hotel Pines in Pine Bluff. read more >
Arkansas bankers are wading into the numbers to gauge the health of their loan portfolios after extending an opening round of financial grace to customers. read more >
After 18 months of heroic measures, death came last week for Arkansas Life. read more >
The board of directors for the Arkansas Livestock Show Association, which produces the annual Arkansas State Fair, announced Friday that it had canceled the 2020 event due to COVID-19. read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8% in June from 9.6% in May, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. read more >
The Little Rock Board of Directors last week approved an expansion of the existing River Market Entertainment District and the creation of a temporary district in the South Main neighborhood. read more >
Arkansas Business will host its first virtual Executive Leadership Academy this fall. Applications are now open and the deadline to apply for the program is July 31. read more >
Even before the coronavirus upended the world, malls were struggling to attract customers. Now the situation is worse. read more >
The U.S. Department of Transportation announced last month that it was awarding $40 million to the Arkansas Transportation Department to reconstruct and improve two sections of U.S. Highway 67 in Jacksonville and Cabot. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson is caught between his deep allegiance to faith and commerce and his duty to public safety in deciding how much to tell the public in the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Todd R. Gold will be the director of food and beverage for the new Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff. read more >
Collegiate apartments in Conway, convenience stores scattered across four counties and duck/deer woods in southeast Lonoke County form this week's million-dollar trio. read more >
The Momentary museum in Bentonville is back open for business, on one-third the scale. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson's executives orders aim to give legal protections from COVID-19-related claims. Here's a closer look at the orders and what they mean for businesses. read more >
The Arkansas Arts Center is spending around $4.5 million per month on its $100 million renovation, and the museum's executive director says the project remains on course for a 2022 grand opening, despite challenges posed by COVID-19. read more >
United Airlines will send layoff warnings to 36,000 employees - nearly half its U.S. staff - in the clearest signal yet of how deeply the virus outbreak is hurting the airline industry. read more >
As the mask debate rages in the midst of COVID-19, here's a quick look at what two city orders around masks do — and don't do — and what Arkansas businesses should know about them. read more >
The coronavirus pandemic will reduce state and local tax revenue from hotel operations in Arkansas by $60.8 million in 2020, according to a recent report by Oxford Economics released by the American Hotel & Lodging Association. read more >
There's nothing like a pandemic to throw a monkey wrench into an airport's long-range planning. read more >
Some, like the hospitality industry, are bracing for a long, slow return to pre-COVID vitality. Others, like the energy sector, see a quicker recovery after the early swoon. Some trends seem baked into expectations, like reliance on home-based employees and the technology they use. read more >
