Natural Grocers Sold for $6.4M
A group of 10 forms this week’s line of million-dollar real estate transactions, all in Pulaski County, beginning with a west Little Rock grocery. read more >
A group of 10 forms this week’s line of million-dollar real estate transactions, all in Pulaski County, beginning with a west Little Rock grocery. read more >
Fourth-generation Brinkley farmer Jim Carroll admits 2020 was a tough year for farmers, but says he’s “tickled to death” about proving new uses for soybeans. read more >
Mars Petcare of Franklin, Tennessee, says it will expand its operation in Fort Smith, investing $145 million and adding 120 jobs. read more >
Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new report by a government watchdog group. read more >
Butterball of Garner, North Carolina, says it will invest $8.7 million to expand two Arkansas turkey processing facilities, creating a combined 360 jobs over the next three years. read more >
Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville, through its wholly-owned subsidiary, WeCare Denali LLC, has acquired Madden Brothers Inc.’s compost, mulch and soil operations in Brunswick, Ohio. read more >
The Little Rock metropolitan statistical area saw its sharpest short-term job loss of modern history in April, with its service-oriented economy being especially vulnerable to the pandemic, a recent report by planning agency Metroplan shows. read more >
When 70-year-old Magnolia defense contractor Amfuel needed rescue from bankruptcy a little over a year ago, turnaround investors in Los Angeles swooped in like one of the military choppers the Arkansas manufacturer equips with bullet-resistant fuel tanks. read more >
Clinical trials for COVID-19 vaccines and treatments are underway at two Arkansas hospitals, while a third is distributing a new treatment and all three are distributing vaccines. Their goal? To keep the infected from overwhelming the health care system. read more >
Peco Foods of Tuscaloosa, Alabama, announces a companywide realignment amid changing customer needs and economic conditions that will mean more activity at the poultry firm's Pocahontas plant. read more >
With COVID-19 vaccinations on the horizon, employers have the opportunity to think through whether vaccines should be mandatory or at the discretion of the employees. There are also legal implications to wiegh. read more >
In the COVID-19 era, there are considerations employers should keep in mind about employee business and personal travel, including employee safety and claim avoidance. read more >
Hytrol Conveyor Co. Inc. of Jonesboro says it will establish a new factory in an existing 300,000-SF facility on Jenny Lind Road in Fort Smith. read more >
The economy continues improving in nine Midwest and Plains states but business leaders are less optimistic after the latest surge in coronavirus cases in the region, according to a new monthly survey. read more >
Week after week, we approach executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and we ask them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. read more >
The rollout of the first COVID-19 vaccines poses some thorny questions for U.S. employers: Can they or should they require employees to get the shots? read more >
Former presidential candidate and Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes will kick off a new webcast series presented by Arkansas Business next month featuring authors, entrepreneurs and key leaders in business and sports. read more >
Nestlé USA says it will invest more than $100 million to expand its production facility in Jonesboro and hire at least 100 new employees over the next two years. read more >
The U.S. economy expanded at a record 33.4% annual pace from July through September, the Commerce Department says, delivering the last of three estimates on the economy’s third-quarter performance. read more >
Lockheed Martin is buying rocket engine manufacturer Aerojet Rocketdyne Holdings for $4.4 billion in a deal that brings together companies that already had been working together in the aeronautics industry. read more >
