Waking Up in a New Army of the Unemployed
Thousands of Arkansans who lost their jobs as the COVID-19 disease outbreak shut down businesses are seeking unemployment aid. 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 >
US Consumer Confidence Sinks As Virus Begins Having Impact
U.S. consumer confidence tumbled this month to its lowest level in nearly three years as the impact of the coronavirus on the economy began to be felt. read more >
Walmart to Begin Temperature Screening of Employees
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville says it will begin screening employees for signs of illness before they begin their shifts. read more >
Virus Diaries: Rock City Outfitters Relies on Online Sales, Humor to Keep Going
Rock City Outfitters has closed its retail store in Conway, and another line of its business — customized event T-shirts — is in tatters following the COVID-19 outbreak in Arkansas. read more >
After 43 Years, RAO Video Nears 'The End'
RAO Video, a 43-year fixture on Main Street in Little Rock, is going down as one of the first and last outlets in an American industry driven and eventually killed by technology. read more >
In Coronavirus Outbreak, Arkansas Businesses Fight for Their Future
The voices of small-business owners in Arkansas betray their anxiety, even anguish approaching grief, as they fight for their future — and a future for their employees — in a world upended by a deadly pandemic. read more >
UpliftArkansas.com Launched in Bid to Help Businesses
As businesses across the state struggle to stay afloat, Mangan Holcomb Partners/Team SI and the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau have launched an online resource to provide information on Arkansas businesses, restaurants and service providers. read more >
Arvest Says Greenhaw's Fit for Foreclosure
Although Greenhaw’s Fine Men’s Wear at 10301 N. Rodney Parham Road in Little Rock shuttered last summer after 45 years in business, it remains embroiled in foreclosure litigation. read more >
Pandemic Produces Pickup in Pot Purchases
State officials confirm a significant spike in medical marijuana sales, which has seen significantly bigger purchases by cannabis patients since the coronavirus outbreak. 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 >
Springdale Warehouse Sells for $3M (NWA Real Deals)
Home to Gates Corp., the property on Laura Lane was bought for $2.95 million by Mathias Shopping Center Inc. The seller was Elder-Conway LLC, led by Chris Elder of Springdale. read more >
Business Interruption Insurance and COVID-19 (Andrew Meadors Commentary)
If you are counting on business interruption insurance to help you through this catastrophe, I potentially have some bad news. 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 >
Arkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in February
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
Virus Diaries: Packaged Rollout 'Saving Grace' of Black Apple in Age of COVID-19
Black Apple Crossing is offering only curbside and delivery service from its taproom in Springdale, has temporarily laid off a couple of folks, and has cut hours for other employees because of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Walmart, Sam's Club Waive Rent, Improve Supplier Financing Program
Walmart and Sam's Club announced late Wednesday that April rent will be waived for all small businesses that lease space inside Walmarts and eye doctors that operate inside Sam’s Club stores. read more >
Walmart To Hire 3,000-plus in Arkansas
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville announced plans this past week to hire 150,000 workers through the end of May to help with the surge in online orders in the wake of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Virus Diaries: Everyday Chef Sends Customers Online, Locks Doors
The Everyday Chef, which has two stores — one in Jonesboro and one in Little Rock — is sending its customers online and offering to deliver bridal registry gifts as walk-in business wanes in the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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