Christmas in January (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
The prospects for a hectic holiday shipping season remain high. read more >
The prospects for a hectic holiday shipping season remain high. read more >
During 2021, Arkansas has seen business rebound and reset. Entrepreneurs have had to flex their creative muscle during the “creative destruction” phase — a phenomenon that usually results in economic progress. read more >
It didn’t take long for the bank lobby to pounce on new rules proposed by the Biden administration that would make financial institutions report more data to the federal government. read more >
Republican Gov. Asa Hutchinson last week held his nose and allowed to become law without his signature two identical bills, SB739 and HB1977, that allow employees to opt out of workplace vaccination requirements. read more >
Without emotionally intelligent and supportive leaders, it is impossible to embed the principles of diversity, equity and inclusion organization-wide. read more >
Arkansas has lost three outstanding business leaders in the space of just a few days: Robert “Bob” Powell, James Trester “Jimmy” Dyke and Allan E. Meadors. read more >
It took a little more than 60 years for Arkansas’ premier shopping center to go from top shelf to the discount bin. read more >
If you’re struggling to hire and you find the hiring process tedious and time-consuming with disappointing results, you are not alone. read more >
The UA facility will bring prototyping and device design of these potentially next-generation computer chips to the United States. read more >
For Arkansas hospitals, the new normal is coming quickly into view. read more >
Whether it’s someone responsible for frontline reception, wait staff, retail associate (once called clerks) or a general customer service representative, behaviors, conduct, manners and simple etiquette have suffered greatly. read more >
In our republic, where respect for Congress and the executive branch has plummeted, the federal judiciary has generally managed to exceed its coequal branches in terms of the public’s approval. read more >
Arkansas has made some good bets in Mississippi County and they continue to pay off. It’s worth remembering how improbable the biggest of those seemed. read more >
Arkansas employers have grappled with decisions about whether to mandate COVID-19 vaccines. Soon, some employers will no longer have much choice. read more >
A confluence of events turns our thoughts toward the havoc caused by social media and the promise offered by new media sites. read more >
The thought that the federal government is reaching down, via the OSHA and other mechanisms, to put this amount of pressure on employers to vaccinate their employees is remarkable. read more >
As a human, you should think about minimizing stress on your survivors. As an executive, you should also think about whether your business is as helpful as possible when a customer or client dies. read more >
Many Arkansas businesses, including some of the largest corporations in the world like Walmart and Tyson, are strongly encouraging or requiring their employees to be vaccinated. It’s just good business. read more >
Whatever industry you’re in and whatever the size of your organization, a good succession plan is a must-have. read more >
Companies are shifting to offer benefits that take into account mental health, remote work and caregiving — three of the biggest workplace issues that came to light in 2020. read more >
