Virus Diaries
Virus Diaries: Small Businesses Continue to Weather Pandemic Storm
The year 2020 hasn’t gone according to plan for anyone, least of all small-business owners in Arkansas. read more >
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Virus Diaries: Brookland Child Care Center Confronts Enrollment Decline, Scarce Supplies
Look What I Can Do Learning Center in Brookland has seen a sharp decline in enrollment, the result of both the COVID-19 pandemic and the EF-3 tornado in late March. read more >
Virus Diaries: Sound Services LLC on Hold When the Show Can’t Go On
Richard Thornton likens his company's assets to an airplane he's not able to fly. "A big sound and lighting rig that's used in concerts and arenas, it's the same thing. What else am I gonna do with it?" read more >
Virus Diaries: Interest Rises for Interior Work, Jonesboro Designer Says
Business is steady at Interiors By Design, though it’s been a victim of supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Owner MG Meyering. read more >
Virus Diaries: Whit Davis Sees Sales Up As Homeowners Get to Work
Few businesses have been lucky in the wake of the COVID-19 crisis, but one is Whit Davis Lumber Plus, which has stores in Jacksonville, Cabot, Sherwood and Greenbrier. read more >
Virus Diaries: Sales Are Down But Optimism Blooms at Tipton & Hurst
Tipton & Hurst hasn’t allowed in-store shoppers at any of its five locations for nearly three weeks, but the 134-year-old florist hasn’t withered away. read more >
Virus Diaries: Arkansas Urology Aims to Take Pressure Off Health Care System
Arkansas Urology has sent about 40% of its 300 employees home to work and taken several steps to protect patients and help prevent the state’s health care system from becoming overwhelmed. read more >
Virus Diaries: Chenal Family Therapy Founder Encourages Execs to Get Vulnerable
Ken Clark's business has already taken a hit, and it will get worse. But unlike too many other executives, Clark already knows techniques for navigating the psychological stress of making business decisions during a crisis. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Virus Diaries: Rock City Outfitters Relies on Online Sales, Humor to Keep Going
Rock City Outfitters has closed its retail store in Conway, and another line of its business — customized event T-shirts — is in tatters following the COVID-19 outbreak in Arkansas. read more >
Virus Diaries: Winery Wilting as COVID-19 Pandemic Continues
Her winery is “kind of dead in the water,” and Audrey House, owner of Chateau Aux Arc in Altus (Franklin County) and chair of the Arkansas Wine Producers Council, and it’s suffering from supply-chain issues as businesses she sources items from have closed. read more >
Virus Diaries: Packaged Rollout ‘Saving Grace’ of Black Apple in Age of COVID-19
Black Apple Crossing is offering only curbside and delivery service from its taproom in Springdale, has temporarily laid off a couple of folks, and has cut hours for other employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Virus Diaries: Jonesboro Dog Trainer Adapts as Humans Are Told to Stay
Michelle Hill of Jonesboro has shifted online with the dog training classes she teaches, and her income is down about $2,000 over the past few weeks of coronavirus fallout, she reports. read more >
Virus Diaries: Everyday Chef Sends Customers Online, Locks Doors
The Everyday Chef, which has two stores — one in Jonesboro and one in Little Rock — is sending its customers online and offering to deliver bridal registry gifts as walk-in business wanes in the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Virus Diaries: DJ’s Auto Repair Lays Off 2 in Sherwood, Expands Services
Two people have already been laid off in the midst of a 40% decline in revenue at DJ’s Auto Repair shop in Sherwood, a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Virus Diaries: Moose Cleaners Cuts Hours But Keeps Cleaning
Moose Cleaners lost more than half its business in a week’s time, and it’s reduced hours of operation to cope with the effects of the COVID-19 outbreak. read more >
Virus Diaries: Braswell & Son Pawnshops Press On Amid Uncertainty
The uncertainty of how the COVID-19 outbreak will play out is what makes it so stressful, says Douglas Braswell, CEO of Braswell & Son Pawnshops of Little Rock. read more >
Virus Diaries: Cornerstone Pharmacy, on Front Lines, Offers Curbside Service
Operating on the front lines of the COVID-19 outbreak, Cornerstone Pharmacy can't close or have employees work from home. No matter what, people will still need their medication. read more >
Virus Diaries: CustomXM Prepares to Cut Employee Hours
Reduced hours is a management technique Custom XM owner Paul Strack has occasionally used for past slowdowns, but it was not something he expected to do this year. read more >
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Virus Diaries: NLR Yoga Studio Takes Precautions, Upgrades Online Offerings
Stacey Reynolds marked the 10th anniversary of her North Little Rock yoga studio, Blue Yoga Nyla, just last month. Now she's scrambling to offer online services to keep the clients who pay a regular monthly fee engaged during the COVID-19 crisis. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
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