Colonial Parc, Meadowcrest Combine for $11.5M Sale (Real Deals)
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 >
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US Retail Sales Rose 0.5% in May, Led by Online Shopping
Americans stepped up their retail spending last month, a sign that recent worries about cautious consumers dragging on growth may have been overdone. read more >
Tyson Foods Enters Plant-Based Market With 'Raised and Rooted' Brand
Tyson Foods Inc., one of the world's largest meat producers, will begin selling nuggets made from pea protein at grocery stores this summer. A blended burger made from beef and pea protein will follow. read more >
Sherwood Wendy's Sold for $1.9M
A fast-food eatery in Sherwood, a postal project in west Little Rock’s Otter Creek neighborhood, a warehouse property in North Little Rock and a home in the Heights area of Little Rock form this week’s quartet of million-dollar real estate sales. read more >
Buffalo Brewing Getting New Taproom in The Heights
Buffalo Brewing Co. plans to open a taproom next to longtime neighborhood favorite Burge’s in the Heights in Little Rock. July is the scheduled opening month. read more >
Arkansas Cities Seek to Create 'Entertainment Districts'
A number of Arkansas cities — including El Dorado, Little Rock, Pine Bluff and Texarkana — are either considering or are taking steps toward creating “entertainment districts” that would allow the open carry of alcohol. read more >
Riverdale Retail Land Tops $8.3M (Real Deals)
Kappa Realty LLC, led by Chris Robertson, bought the 17.6-acre home of the Riverdale Shopping Center at 2500-2610 Cantrell Road from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. read more >
Amy Tu in Tune with Tyson Tracking Protein Trends
Amy Tu, the EVP and general counsel at Tyson Foods, says there’s growing global demand for all forms of protein. read more >
Tyson Foods Completes $340M Deal for BRF S.A. Businesses
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale completes the acquisition of the Thai and European businesses from BRF S.A. read more >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Pair of SWLR Apartment Properties Sell for $11.5M
Apartments in southwest Little Rock lead off this week’s installment of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Millennial Incomes: Median Hits $69,000 in 2017
Median incomes of U.S. households are rising again, and “those headed by a Millennial (someone age 22 to 37) now earn more than young adult households did at nearly any time in the past 50 years,” according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas’ economy is humming. read more >
Transaction of $10.7M Flows to Chenal Creek (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Crow Holdings of Dallas bought the 27,718-SF retail center in west Little Rock. read more >
Presenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2019: An Annual List of Rising Stars
Meet 40 impressive young business and community leaders of Arkansas who will give you confidence that our state will be in good hands for decades to some. read more >
Tyson Foods Names Noelle O'Mara Chief Marketing Officer
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale names Noelle O'Mara as its chief marketing officer, a newly created role. read more >
Westrock Coffee to Expand North Little Rock Plant
Coffee supplier and service provider Westrock Coffee Co. announced Wednesday the expansion of its North Little Rock roasting and packaging plant. read more >
US Consumer Confidence Hits Highest Level Since November
American consumers felt more confident this month, shrugging off a rocky stock market and heightened trade tensions between the United States and China. read more >
Acquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
Shared Vision Propels Slim Chickens’ Growth
Slim Chickens, based in Fayetteville, is making its debut on the list of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas at No. 75, with $100 million in revenue in 2018. read more >
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