The best thing about being a journalist is being paid to learn stuff, and the best thing about working on Arkansas Business has been learning about so many different industries, each with its own nuances. read more >
It’s all too easy to rely upon good intentions, to-do lists or our memory in an attempt to be timely. read more >
We’re in the dog days of summer, so we have energy only for the arrows. read more >
Dr. Greg Bledsoe, the state’s surgeon general and Republican candidate for lieutenant governor, blames the current failure in public health outcomes on liberals. read more >
Bankers and their new employers are advised to consider a few steps to mitigate legal risks. A recent Federal Reserve lifetime ban on two Wyoming bankers is an alarming reminder of the severity of these risks. read more >
The restaurant column in this issue of Arkansas Business provides a good example of the importance of family, mentors and timely government aid in business success. read more >
For two and a half years, Jefferson County Circuit Judge Alex Guynn demonstrated compassion toward the family of a man who died of a fatal gunshot in a Jefferson County hunting lodge. Ultimately, he lost patience with “theatrics” and dismissed the Bakers’ attempt to use a civil court to reassign the blame for their son’s death. read more >
A country whose people get their “news” from conspiracists hawking gold and silver and five-year emergency food bars is not long for self-government. read more >
For reasons that I cannot grasp, a depressing majority of Arkansans over age 16 — two out of three — are still not fully vaccinated against the disease that has killed almost 6,000 of our neighbors. read more >
Climate change is real. It is not a hoax. It is killing people in the here and now. Smart people, strong people, those who survive, face facts and prepare for reality. read more >
The process by which government regulations are promulgated should be accompanied by not necessarily an economic impact statement, but a value-added statement — the value a regulation will add to the product or service. read more >
I’m not sure I’ll live long enough to use up all the bottles of clear goo that have inexplicably multiplied at my house, on my desk, in my car and in my handbag. read more >
Each struggling organization can likely point to multiple reasons for failing to keep the doors open, but far too often those struggles can be traced back to poor planning, especially as it relates to building a cash reserve. read more >
It’s still much too difficult for women entrepreneurs to succeed in the state they call home, a situation that hurts all of us. read more >
When it comes to the largest private companies, what has stayed the same is as notable as what has changed. read more >
As part of our irregular series of “both of these things can be true simultaneously” we offer this: Government should be limited. Government should be honest and competent. read more >
Tracking bitcoin transfers requires high-level expertise in blockchain technology, but knowing that money has been moved from one state-of-the-art safe to another is one thing; getting the money out is another. read more >
Our state’s largest electric utility, Entergy Arkansas, is currently deciding how it will power its customers over the next 20 years. read more >
What should private businesses in Arkansas consider when offering incentives to employees to get COVID-19 vaccinations? read more >
The rule of law is a set of principles ensuring an orderly and just society. It is our social contract, based on the idea that each of us is accountable to the law. read more >
