The U.S. Supreme Court makes a big change to trademark law, striking down a provision that precluded federal registration of trademarks that "consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter." Here's a brief explanation of the history and process behind this decision. read more >
The Supreme Court has struck down a section of federal law that prevented officials from registering trademarks seen as scandalous or immoral, handing a victory Monday to California fashion brand FUCT. read more >
For the past few years, Kyle Lamb has been thinking outside the brown box — looking for a practical technology to let his packaging business print high-quality color images directly onto retail boxes. Now Lamb, president of Lamb & Associates Packaging Inc. of Maumelle, is the proud owner of a multimillion-dollar Spanish-made press that can do just that. read more >
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 >
A new location for a Benton auto dealership, a new home for a Little Rock television station and a Little Rock industrial property lead off a six-pack of notable real estate transactions. read more >
Alyssa Arthur and Weston Woodruff have joined the Capital Markets Group as analysts at Crews & Associates in Little Rock. read more >
Olivia Farrell, the former CEO of Arkansas Business Publishing Group, accepted her honor of being chosen as the Rotary Club of Little Rock’s Business & Professional Leader of the Year by expanding on her successful fivefold business philosophy. read more >
Middleton Properties LLC paid $5.9 million for 4 acres and Delta Group Electronics’ 37,600-SF facility on West Technology Way in Fayetteville. read more >
Pam Jones, the president of Culturally Connected Communications, says it’s in companies’ best interest to reflect their consumers. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate in May, at 3.6%, was unchanged from the previous month. read more >
The Northwest Arkansas Council’s new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
An affiliate of AMG Realty Group bought the 372-unit Colonial Parc Apartments and the 124-unit Meadowcrest Apartments from Colonial Park RBG LLC of West Plains, Missouri. read more >
The Little Rock mutual health insurance company is still the state’s largest private company with revenue of $2.48 billion in 2018. However, the revenue figure was down — a little less than 2% — from $2.52 billion in 2017, ending a streak of at least 15 years of revenue growth. read more >
A startup that offers financial services to the cannabis industry has scored $800,000 from investors. read more >
Instead of pointing a finger at millennials, we need to understand that they are now the workforce we must engage to be successful. read more >
Bryce Goad has joined Centennial Bank in Jonesboro as a commercial loan officer. read more >
Kayla Kesterson received a promotion to sales director of the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau. read more >
Two new Little Rock technology organizations have partnered to create a 16-week cybersecurity apprenticeship program. read more >
If it’s absolutely legal and ethical and in the state’s best interest for the Crime Lab to contract with a company owned by its assistant director, and if no bidding is necessary on the specific item being purchased, why pay extra for a middleman? read more >
Attorney Chris Burks knows the gig economy can be a boon for independent contractors. But the flip side is that employers can have too much of an upper hand. read more >
