Bold Team's Dull Colors Disguise Gummies' Sweet Relief
For Bold Team LLC, the state’s first medical marijuana producer and cannabis edibles manufacturer, business so far has been grape. read more >
Tagged: Agriculture
Waterford, Bowman Heights Properties Sold for Combined $22.1M
A pair of apartment complexes in west Little Rock, retail space in North Little Rock, agri acreage in Lonoke County and a trio of upscale homes in Pulaski County form this week’s conga line of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Where There’s Smoke, There’s Diligence Due in Cannabis Investing
Investing in the marijuana business these days doesn’t require bags of cash or secret handoffs, but there are still risks, and experts advise looking before leaping into the new medical cannabis industry. read more >
Planes, Trains and Barges: Little Rock Port Authority Turns 60
Lance Fritz, the head of Union Pacific Railroad, said last week during a Q&A panel celebrating the Little Rock Port Authority's 60th anniversary that he had cautionary words for President Trump regarding the country’s trade war with China. read more >
Arkansas Business to Honor 2019's 'Best Places to Work'
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September. read more >
Fults Aims to Put Recreational Cannabis on 2020 Ballot
Cannabis advocate Melissa Fults says her nonprofit will file two ballot petitions with the Arkansas secretary of state on Wednesday, including one that would legalize recreational use of cannabis. read more >
Meat From A Lab? Startups Cook Up Alternative to Slaughter
A growing number of startups are making cell-based or cultured meat. They want to offer an alternative to traditional meat production that they say is damaging the environment and causing unnecessary harm to animals, but they are far from becoming mainstream and face pushback from livestock producers. read more >
Dispensary Cultivation Begins as Demand Builds For Medical Marijuana
After two months and $2 million in sales, Arkansas’ spanking new medical marijuana industry is poised to break a supply logjam. read more >
$70M Investment Brings Arkansas Peanut Industry Out of Its Shell
A $70 million investment in the peanut industry in Arkansas is expected to usher in a new era for farmers. The operation will feature the first peanut-shelling plant in Arkansas and create between 125 and 130 jobs. read more >
Terisa Riley Becomes Chancellor at UAFS (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Terisa C. Riley assumed the position of chancellor at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith on July 1, succeeding Paul Beran. read more >
ASU's Burcham to Lead Rice Research Center
In his new position as director of the Northeast Rice Research and Extension Center in Poinsett County, Tim Burcham wants to help improve production of Arkansas' top crop. He also gets to play in the dirt. read more >
About Time (Editorial)
This spring’s rain and flooding have already taken a heavy toll on the farming sector. The trade war with China is only adding to farmers’ pain. And because the agriculture industry is Arkansas’ No. 1 industry, that pain can quickly be felt by other sectors of the state’s economy. read more >
Trump's Tariff War with China Hits Arkansas Farmers Hard
President Trump's trade war with China is creating casualties in Arkansas. Soybean farmers have seen their exports to China plummet as prices have dropped 15%. read more >
Transportation Equipment Top Export for Arkansas
Transportation equipment accounted for nearly $2 billion in exports in 2017, according to World Trade Center Arkansas. read more >
Acreage Adjoining Alotian Club Purchased in $19.8M Sale (Real Deals)
An investor group, through Legacy Land & Timber LLC, purchased the 1,787-acre tract that wraps around the western and southern perimeter of the Alotian Golf Club. read more >
Wes Ward Wins VP at SASDA (Movers & Shakers)
Arkansas Secretary of Agriculture Wes Ward was elected vice president of the Southern Association of State Departments of Agriculture at the annual conference in Fort Worth, Texas. read more >
From Far East to Southeast, Yang Luo-Branch Brings Business Cultures Together
Yang Luo-Branch, president of the Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses, says her organization seeks to bridge Arkansas and Asia. read more >
Lawsuit Calls Arkansas 'Ag-Gag' Law Unconstitutional
A legal advocacy organization has filed a lawsuit in federal court challenging a state law that farm organizations have used to shield themselves from undercover investigations by animal rights groups. read more >
US Government Investigates Poultry Price-Fixing Claims
The U.S. government is investigating allegations of price-fixing against the country's biggest poultry companies, including Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale. read more >
Banned Ex-Banker Hid Cash From Creditors, Bank Alleges
A former Arkansas banker who received a lifetime ban from the banking industry has been accused of hiding income to avoid paying creditors. read more >
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