Wholesale prices, driven by escalating costs for services and food, jumped 0.6% in April, surprising economists and providing more evidence that inflation pressures are starting to mount. read more >
The number of Americans seeking unemployment benefits fell last week to 473,000, a new pandemic low and the latest evidence that fewer employers are cutting jobs. read more >
The 94-room Capital Hotel in downtown Little Rock and its Capital Bar & Grill will reopen on May 17; both closed last year in response to the pandemic. read more >
U.S. consumer prices surged 0.8% in April, pushing the rise in inflation over the past year to the fastest rate in more than a decade, an acceleration that has stirred rising worries about its effect on the economy. read more >
U.S. employers posted a record number of available jobs in March, illustrating starkly the desperation of businesses trying to find new workers as the country emerges from the pandemic and the economy expands. read more >
With so many companies hiring at the same time, the best workers have options. read more >
The population of Arkansas grew 3.3% between 2010 and 2020, to 3,013,756 people, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
Laura Poe has been promoted to chief operating officer of B-Unlimited of Fayetteville. read more >
The U.S. Chamber of Commerce is calling for Washington to immediately stop paying out-of-work Americans an extra $300 a week in unemployment benefits. read more >
The Small Business Administration says the Paycheck Protection Program has been exhausted. read more >
Activity in the U.S. services sector, where most Americans work, slowed slightly in April after hitting an all-time high in March. read more >
Arkansas restaurants that suffered losses during the pandemic can now apply for a Restaurant Revitalization Fund Grant from the U.S. Small Business Administration. read more >
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale is introducing burger patties and ground, bratwurst and Italian sausage options from its Raised & Rooted brand of plant-based protein product line. read more >
The Northwest Arkansas Council is offering financial incentives in order to attract skilled workers to the region. read more >
Collections of the state’s 3% excise tax on liquor sales rose 25.4% during the 12-month period of March 2020 through February 2021, while beer excise tax collections grew 16.5%. read more >
The coronavirus pandemic pushed the unemployment rate in the United States to near record highs and caused millions of workers to leave the workforce, and a year later, the labor market remains far from recovery. read more >
The Business Interruption Grant program awarded all but 11 cents of its appropriation to 2,136 businesses out of 3,118 applications received during the application period in November. read more >
The National Junior College Athletic Association is bringing its football championship games to Little Rock for the next three years. read more >
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits dropped by 13,000 last week to 553,000, the lowest level since the pandemic hit last March and another sign the economy is recovering from the coronavirus recession. read more >
As farmers begin planting corn and soybeans, they’re seeing the strongest prices in years and a chance to put much of the recent stomach-churning uncertainty behind them. read more >
