Phil Brandon

Decades of vision and investment from Joe Fox, Anita Davis and others turned Little Rock’s SoMa into one of the city’s most vibrant districts. read more >

See highlights from Arkansas Business from 2010-2019. read more >

After a year in the barrel, spirit makers in Arkansas welcome tasters and tours. read more >

Five Arkansas distilleries are working on new products, and business is flowing steadily for them, despite the COVID-19 pandemic delaying the opening of a sixth and bringing a seventh to a standstill. read more >

The future is murky for Arkansas manufacturers that pivoted to produce masks and hand sanitizer during the pandemic, but as they shift back to pre-pandemic operations they’re grateful that pivoting saved jobs. read more >

Nearly nine decades ago, two journalists were born five years apart in Little Rock: Fred P. Graham in 1931 and Phyllis Brandon in 1936. They departed this world just weeks apart, on either side of the new year. read more >

Phyllis Brandon, a pioneering newswoman who made the High Profile section an enduring Sunday read, died Saturday at her home in Little Rock. She was 84. read more >

Led by Harvey Williams Jr. and his wife, Donna, Delta Dirt Distillery will begin producing vodka, gin, cordials and more in the coming weeks. Their son, Thomas, will oversee the production of spirits made with corn, wheat, rye and sweet potatoes grown on the family farm. Tours and a tasting room with a full-service bar are on tap. read more >

Rock Town Distillery Inc., led by Phil Brandon, bought the onetime home of Jungkind Photographic at 1201 Main St. read more >

Secretary of Commerce Wilbur Ross recently appointed 15 new members to the Arkansas District Export Council. read more >

Phil Brandon, founder of Rock Town Distillery, is excited about his new building in downtown Little Rock, but he’s even more excited about a little-noticed provision of the tax cut bill that Congress recently passed. read more >

The Little Rock venture, touted as the first legal distillery in Arkansas since Prohibition, will relocate downtown to 1201 Main St. read more >

Phil Brandon has come far since 2010, the year he opened the state’s first legal distillery since Prohibition. Rock Town Distillery’s sales in the first four months of 2016 are up 67 percent compared with 2015. read more >

Margaret McEntire has found herself in the midst of a second redevelopment wave in downtown Little Rock. A player on the River Market scene since 1999, McEntire is now hosting change instead of making it happen. read more >

The unknown changes wrought by a future improvement of Interstate 30 have downtown Little Rock players concerned. read more >

Little Rock’s Rock Town Distillery has been recognized for producing the “2015 US Micro Whisky of the Year” for its Single Barrel Bourbon Whiskey. read more >

The Historic Arkansas Museum in Little Rock will present its eighth annual Nog-off, or eggnog-tasting competition, from 5-8 p.m. Friday. “Celebrity” judges and event attendees will pick two winners. read more >