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Clinton Center Contributed $4.9B to Central Arkansas Over 20 Years
A report commissioned by the The Little Rock Regional Chamber found that the Clinton Presidential Center has had a significant impact on the central Arkansas economy. read more >
Biggest Scoops (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
A scoop is a story so important that other news organizations are forced to follow. Here are some of our biggest. read more >
$18M Makeover: Pleasant Valley Country Club Dresses Up for PGA Debut
Clark Contractors is nine months into an $18 million project at the Pleasant Valley Country Club while celebrating its 15th year in business. read more >
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Dillard’s Sales Down 5% in Q4, Fiscal Year
CEO William T. Dillard II said that considering the "weak consumer environment," the results were respectable. read more >
by Mark Friedman -
Baptist Health Opens New Critical Care Unit at NLR Hospital
The addition brings the total number of critical care beds at the hospital to 44. read more >
Albert Ogenche Joins Cromwell Architects Engineers (Movers & Shakers)
Ogenche will focus on electrical design, calculating lighting, voltage and circuit currents as well as developing construction documents. read more >
Food Hub Breaks Ground in Springdale
The $31 million hub will include commercial kitchens and community space and improve access to locally produced food. read more >
CDI Contractors Chief Lloyd Garrison Retiring; Mark Beach Named Next CEO
Garrison will remain with the company as chairman for a period of time. read more >
Comeback Kid (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
Heading into the pandemic, you might have doubted that Dillard’s would emerge intact, with record profits and share prices. But that’s exactly what happened. read more >
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$150M UAMS Energy Project Ensures Unbroken Power, Savings Certainty
The face of a $150 million energy project at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences peers down on visitors to the northeast side of the Little Rock campus, just behind the Markham Street Walgreens. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Ellis, Lucas Promoted at Southwest Power Pool (Movers & Shakers)
Sam Ellis has been named vice president of IT and chief information security officer of Southwest Power Pool of Little Rock, and Antoine Lucas has been named vice president of engineering. read more >
Construction of $50M Marshals Museum is Underway
Construction of the $50 million United States Marshals Museum in Fort Smith began Thursday. read more >
Jonathan Adams Joins Nabholz (Movers & Shakers)
Jonathan Adams has been hired as business development officer in central and south Arkansas for Nabholz Construction in Conway. read more >
US Marshals Museum Announces CDI Contractors as Consultant
The U.S. Marshals Museum today announced it has named CDI Contractors of Little Rock as the construction consultant for its 50,000-SF facility and is working to complete the building's schematic architectural design. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Pulaski Technical College Debuts $30M Center for Humanities and Arts
Pulaski Technical College in North Little Rock held a grand opening celebration Tuesday for its new $30 million, 90,000-SF Center for Humanities and Arts. read more >
by Alexis Crowe -
Pulaski Technical College to Unveil New $30M Facility
Pulaski Technical College will celebrate the completion of its new $30 million Center for Humanities and the Arts with a public grand opening celebration at 2 p.m. Tuesday at its main campus. read more >
Dillard’s 1Q Net Income Drops 2 Percent, Same-Stores Sales Down 1 Percent
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock reports net income of $109.6 million, down about 2 percent from the same time last year as same-store sales slid 1 percent. "We are disappointed with our first quarter performance," Dillard's CEO William T. Dillard II said in a news release. read more >
by Lance Turner -
Employers Turning to Two-Year Community Colleges for Workforce Training Needs
Workforce development has become a popular issue as industry leaders have said they have a hard time finding enough quality workers to fill their needs. It’s a renewed focus of groups like the Northwest Arkansas Council, which recently announced a three-year plan to strengthen the area’s workforce development and the ties between employers and schools. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Outlets at Little Rock Developer Talks Construction, Tenants, Impact
The Outlets at Little Rock will open this summer. Michael Barelli, vice president of New England Development, recently talked to Arkansas Business about the 325,000-SF shopping center coming to central Arkansas. read more >
by Lee Hogan -