Ludwig’s Bakery Brings German Taste to Arkadelphia
With a planned March 7 opening, the bakery at 1029 N. 10th St. will offer cinnamon rolls and biscuits with sausage gravy every day. read more >
Tagged: Retail
Potential QuikTrip Location Sold in SWLR for $8.5M
Quiktrip Corp., the Tulsa-based convenience store chain, bought a 16.1-acre tract near the southwest corner of Interstate 30 and Otter Creek Road in Little Rock for $8.5 million. read more >
Field Agent Named Endeavor Entrepreneur
Field Agent is the first company in Arkansas to be named an Endeavor Entrepreneur, a designation that gives it access to global mentorship, programming and investment. read more >
Markham West Retail Draws $19M Sale (Real Deals)
An affiliate of RCG Ventures of Atlanta purchased the Markham West Shopping Center at 11400 W. Markham St. from Weingarten/Investments Inc. of Houston. read more >
Lawsuit Challenges State on Dispensary Licensing
A company rejected for an Arkansas medical marijuana dispensary license is suing to clear the air over the state’s process of selecting replacement retail outlets when the original licensees fail to open for business. read more >
SKU Overload (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Folks, we have a lot of overwhelmed consumers. It should not be this hard or frustrating to spend money. read more >
Retail Slide Far from Breaking Bread for Paula Dempsey
Paula Dempsey, the owner of Dempsey Bakery, says her business has thrived by diversifying to provide specialty products to other firms. read more >
Presenting the 32nd Annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Since 1988, Arkansas Business has honored the state's top executives, small businesses and nonprofits with the annual Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Investing in Inventory, America's Car-Mart 3Q Profit Rises 16%
America's Car-Mart Inc. of Bentonville on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $12.7 million, up 16% from $10.9 million in the same quarter last year. read more >
Walmart Reports Rare Earnings Miss to End the Year
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville reports disappointing fourth-quarter profits and sales after a sluggish and shortened holiday shopping season. read more >
Legal Marijuana Sales Arrive at Little Rock’s Harvest House
Harvest House of Cannabis, Little Rock’s first medical marijuana outlet, has opened at 900 Rodney Parham Road, culminating a three-year path to a retail cannabis market in Pulaski County. read more >
Biggest Deals of 2019 See Values Plummet 85%
The value of big deals in Arkansas plummeted 85% in 2019 compared with the previous year, dropping to $7.9 billion compared with a stratospheric $53.9 billion in 2018. read more >
Shackleford Crossings' $10.5M Sale Underlines Retail Woes
2019 was the end of the line for Atlanta investment firm Invesco’s ownership at Shackleford Crossings. After eight years, it decided to cut its losses and sell its remaining stake in the west Little Rock retail center. read more >
Income Growth in Central Arkansas Lags Nation’s
While the unemployment rate remains low in central Arkansas, income growth in the region has lagged behind that of the rest of the United States, notes the Metroplan report “Metro Trends: Economic Review and Outlook.” read more >
Ridgecrest Apartments Draw $7.2M Transaction (Real Deals)
Ridgecrest LRAR LLC of Encino, California, sold its namesake project at 1900 and 2000 Reservoir Road to AM Capital Four LLC of Irvine, California. read more >
Cobb: Rapha HQ Makes Bentonville 'Nucleus' of Arkansas Cycling
Cycling lifestyle brand Rapha of London, England, will relocate its North American headquarters to Bentonville from Portland on March 1. read more >
UA Accounting Department to be Named for William Dillard
The accounting department at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will be named the William Dillard Department of Accounting. read more >
Harvest House of Cannabis of Little Rock Gets State Clearance to Open
A Little Rock medical marijuana dispensary, Harvest House of Cannabis, has been cleared by the state to open, the Arkansas Department of Finance & Administration announces. read more >
Gunman Dead, 2 Officers Hurt in Shooting at Forrest City Walmart
Two police officers were wounded and a gunman was killed Monday morning in an exchange of gunfire at a Walmart store in Forrest City in eastern Arkansas, authorities said. read more >
Recent Real Estate Deals Total $1.76M
The $985,000 sale of a gas station led the most recent round of real estate transactions. read more >
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