Tyson Foods to Pay Workers $500 Bonus
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said it would pay about $60 million in bonuses to 116,000 truckers and employees as a "thank you" for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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Resource Guide: Financial Tools, Aid for Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Arkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork. read more >
Fed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was released months before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread job losses. read more >
Preston: Arkansas Ready to Serve Employers, Workers
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston says the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented” challenge to the state’s economy, but the state is in a good position to cushion the blow to businesses and employees. 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 >
Jonesboro Rallies Diverse Economy To Battle Pandemic Pressures
“Just like communities all across the United States, we’re certainly not immune to the challenges that the COVID virus presented,” Mark Young of Jonesboro Unlimited told Arkansas Business. read more >
A-State Names Mickey Latour Dean of Agriculture College
Veteran agriculture researcher Mickey Latour has been named dean of the College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro, effective July 1. read more >
Anthony Lumber Mills Keep Running, For Now, Despite Hoax Report of Virus
An ambulance was deployed Saturday morning to the Anthony Timberlands lumber mill in Bearden after some "twisted" anonymous hoaxster reported that the mill was "full of people with coronavirus," according to owner Steven Anthony. read more >
Arkansas Business Presents 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees
Arkansas Business announces the 40 honorees in this year's 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact. read more >
Pulaski County's Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
Last year, 32 luxury homes in Pulaski County sold for $1 million or more, up from 30 in 2018. read more >
Northwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
The same Fayetteville house was the most expensive home sold in northwest Arkansas in 2019 and in 2018. read more >
Tyson Foods Boosts Shipments to Stores; Walmart Curbs Hours to Restock
The COVID-19 outbreak has the world's biggest companies adjusting operations to meet surging customer demand for everything from toilet paper to meat products. read more >
SBA Rule Targets Poultry Farmers’ Ties to Processors
A proposed Small Business Administration rule could deny many small poultry farms access to financing available through a popular loan program. read more >
Hot Springs Dispensary Leads in Cannabis Sales
The early bird may get the worm, but being the first legal medical marijuana dispensary to open in Arkansas was not enough to keep Suite 443 of Hot Springs ahead of the rush of competitors. read more >
A Woman's Place: Cannabis Industry Promotes Female Ownership
Feminine hands are everywhere in the medical marijuana and hemp industries, up and running in the state for less than a year. Their roles range from co-owning $10 million cultivation centers to staffing dispensary counters as budtenders. read more >
Now We’re Cooking With Grass: CannaCook Offers Cannabis Recipes
Rogers couple Chelsie and Chris Miles have created CannaCook.com, a platform for patients who use medical marijuana. read more >
Prospect of Full Marijuana Legalization Stirs Passions
Both the supporters and the opponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas say they’re thinking of the children. read more >
Abaca Fires Up Services for Cannabis Commerce
A North Little Rock enterprise, launched in the Little Rock Technology Park and given flight with venture capital from Colorado, keeps pioneering its way into the burgeoning billions of cannabis commerce. read more >
U.S. Cannabis Market Sales Reach $13.6B
Overall sales in the legalized cannabis industry in the United States were expected to hit $13.6 billion in 2019, a 32% increase of the 2018 total of $10.3 billion, according to New Frontier Data of Washington, D.C., a data provider for the cannabis sector. read more >
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