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Thought Leadership, And Ghidotti’s Prize
Fresh off winning a national media relations award in New York, Natalie Ghidotti was reading the tea leaves for 2023 and hoping undercurrents in the national economy won’t steer her Little Rock marketing firm, Ghidotti, off its course of success. read more >
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King Gets Global Recognition from McDonald’s (Movers & Shakers)
Lena King, manager of a Little Rock McDonald’s restaurant, has won a Ray Kroc Award. read more >
Staff Scarcity Chapter Two: McDonald’s
It can be easy to forget that giant restaurant chains like McDonald’s, headquartered in Chicago, are far from monolithic, that individual restaurants are owned and operated by local entrepreneurs. read more >
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Chick-fil-A Carves Up Parcels for New Little Rock Location
A piece of the proposed Chick-fil-A site in downtown Little Rock is now in place after a $550,000 transaction. read more >
Walmart Eyes Local Companies As McDonald’s Exits Some Stores
As McDonald's works on closing some of its locations within Walmart stores, the retailer is looking to put local businesses and others into place. read more >
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2 Arkansas Pros Make Noise in National PR
Public relations and content marketing firm presidents Natalie Ghidotti and Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl each collect PRNews recognition and other glories. read more >
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‘Cost to Cure’ Backs $8M Buy From Democrat-Gazette
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette gets $8 million in a right-of-way acquisition deal as the Arkansas Department of Transportation begins work on its $1 billion 30 Crossing project in metro Little Rock. read more >
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Chicken Sandwich: The Ultimate Comfort
Fried chicken may be the ultimate comfort food. And we all need comfort now more than ever. read more >
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Afco Metals Transaction Tops $14M Mark (Real Deals)
Afco Metals Inc., owned by Ryerson Holding Corp. of Chicago, sold its metal processing and distribution center at 7701 Lindsey Road to Spirit Realty Ltd., an affiliate of Spirit Realty Capital of Dallas. read more >
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Potential QuikTrip Location Sold in SWLR for $8.5M
QuikTrip Corp., the Tulsa-based convenience store chain, bought a 16.1-acre tract near the southwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road in Little Rock for $8.5 million. read more >
Ghidotti Adds a Cook to McDonald’s Team
Joshua Lane Cook, media relations manager with Ghidotti Communications of Little Rock for about a year and a half, is handy with an account, but he’s also flexing an old skill, writing. read more >
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Rewarding Failure (Editorial)
From Wells Fargo to the Razorbacks, severance packages are getting heavy for those given the heave-ho. read more >
Your Just Deserts (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Deserve is not an economic concept; it’s a marketing concept. It’s a word that allows consumers to rationalize spending money on appealing nonessentials. read more >
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Consolidated Pipe Bags Frito-Lay Site
A distribution warehouse, three houses and an office building form an all-Little Rock lineup of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Two TRG Properties Add Up to $6.8M Sale (Real Deals)
Alter Trading Corp. of St. Louis purchased the Tenenbaum Recycling Group’s 71,000-SF complex at 4500 Bethany Road for $4.04 million and its 42,968-SF facility at 2601 Central Airport Road for $2.77 million. read more >
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Hillview Village, Properties at Maumelle Exit Lead Recent Real Estate Details
A 56-unit apartment complex in North Little Rock, a fast food-convenience store project in Maumelle and a 6,046-SF house in Little Rock generated a trio of multimillion-dollar transactions. read more >
The Struggle Is Real (Gwen Moritz Editor’s Note)
Customer experiences in retail and dining confirm that the struggle to find employees with critical thinking skills is real. read more >
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McDonald’s to Spend $69M Renovating 100 Arkansas Restaurants
McDonald’s announced this week that it and its franchisees are investing $69 million in Arkansas in 2018 and 2019 to renovate and modernize approximately 100 of its restaurants throughout the state. read more >
Dunkin’ Donuts Intensifies Push Into Arkansas
The parent company of Dunkin’ Donuts and Baskin-Robbins is placing its hopes for revenue growth on drastically expanding its footprint, and new Dunkin’ Donuts stores in Arkansas are part of that plan. read more >
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Walmart, Sam’s Club Commit to Cage-Free Eggs by 2025
Walmart U.S. and Sam’s Club U.S. announced Tuesday their goal to transition to a 100 percent cage-free egg supply chain by 2025, representing an effort to maintain affordable prices while improving the food supply. read more >
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