Local Leaders Scramble As Flexsteel Looks to Close Harrison Plant
Flexsteel Industries Inc. of Dubuque, Iowa, is closing its furniture manufacturing plant in Harrison in August, putting 109 people out of work. read more >
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Sarah Campbell joined Arkansas Business in 2016. She graduated in 2011 from Arkansas State University in Jonesboro with a bachelor's degree in journalism and interned for the Jonesboro Sun. She then worked as a general assignment reporter and copyeditor for the Leader newspaper in Jacksonville. Sarah is from Gravel Ridge, which was annexed into Sherwood in 2008. She writes a monthly technology column and news for both the online and print editions.
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Groups Face Off Over New Eye Surgery Law
Two groups are facing off over Arkansas Act 579 of 2019, which allows optometrists to use lasers and scalpels for certain procedures. read more >
Medical Devices: Costly, Time-Consuming but Worthy
Startups that build medical devices must clear some high hurdles, but the rewards can be huge. read more >
Fresh Coat Painters Headed to Fort Smith
Mario Franco is bringing the first Fresh Coat Painters franchise to Arkansas next week. He's setting up shop in Fort Smith, the town where he grew up. read more >
Update: Two Little Rock Real Estate Firms Merge
Winstead Properties and iRealty Arkansas have merged to form iRealty Arkansas-Commercial. It will be brokered by Brian Winstead. read more >
Apprenticeship Program Aims to Fill Open Jobs in Cybersecurity
Two new Little Rock technology organizations have partnered to create a 16-week cybersecurity apprenticeship program. read more >
Code.org CEO: Maintain Computer Science Momentum
Hadi Partovi, founder and CEO of Code.org, encourages leaders to continue investing in computer science education during the National Computer Science Summit for State Leaders at the Governor's Mansion in Little Rock. read more >
Lawyer: Ignoring NLRB Action Risks Lawsuits, Investigation
Private-sector employers in Arkansas need to be aware of what the National Labor Relations Board is doing, because not knowing exposes them to litigation from employees or former employees and to costly disruptions that can come from NLRB investigations. read more >
Despite Flooding, Arkansas Tourism Says It's Open for Business
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 >
Hope, Crossett React to Georgia Pacific Closings
Local officials already have some ideas about how to help the 655 workers who will lose their jobs when Georgia Pacific closes one of its operations in Crossett and a plant in Hope in the coming months. read more >
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