It looks like something to celebrate: small businesses posting “Help Wanted” signs as the economy edges toward normalcy. Instead, businesses are having trouble filling the jobs, which in turn hurts their ability to keep up with demand for their products or services. read more >
A New York family-owned business filed a $15 million lawsuit last week against Walmart Inc. for allegedly refusing to pay for shipments of hand sanitizer it ordered. read more >
Apartments, an auto dealership, a retirement center site, dollar stores and two big homes form this week’s parade of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
A request for a native beer permit may give a little insight into a potential new business at 1101 W. Markham St. in downtown Little Rock: Shift Modern Cyclery. read more >
A 240-unit apartment project in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $16.67 million. read more >
Dr. Nasim Khan has joined CHI St. Vincent Little Rock Diagnostic Clinic. read more >
Victoria Watson and Stephanie Funk have joined McGraw Realtors to start a new office in Bentonville while Scott Nielson and Paul DeHart have been hired by the Crow Group in Morrilton. read more >
Newly vaccinated and armed with $1,400 stimulus checks, Americans went on a spending spree last month, buying new clothes and going out to eat again. read more >
Walmart and some institutional investors have joined the latest investment in Cruise, bumping the capital influx into the General Motors autonomous vehicle subsidiary from over $2 billion to $2.75 billion. read more >
A Federal Reserve survey finds that the economy rebounding in late February through early April, helped by billions of dollars in a new round of stimulus payments and the stepped-up rollout of coronavirus vaccines. read more >
Walmart Inc. of Bentonville is moving more workers to full time, with the goal of having two-thirds of its U.S. store hourly jobs be full time with more consistent work schedules by early next year. read more >
Arkansas Business is accepting nominations for its annual "20 In Their 20s" class of young professionals who are making a difference in their companies, organizations and communities. read more >
U.S. consumer prices increased a sharp 0.6% in March, the biggest uptick since 2012, while inflation over the past year jumped 2.6%. read more >
A Little Rock federal jury awards $115 million to a Texas company and its subsidiary that accused Walmart of taking its technology. read more >
It makes sense to examine whether the nature of word-of-mouth has been altered after most mouths have been behind masks during the past 12 months. read more >
Affiliates of Advanced Precision Group of Jackson, New Jersey, purchased a mixture of triplexes, duplexes and a single unit in the Village at the Gateway read more >
As McDonald's works on closing some of its locations within Walmart stores, the retailer is looking to put local businesses and others into place. read more >
The distribution of COVID-19 vaccines is fueling optimism that Americans will increasingly return to the ways they used to shop, travel and work before the pandemic. read more >
U.S. Rep. French Hill says he’ll introduce a bill next week to help more businesses qualify for the second round of Paycheck Protection Program loans. read more >
Target Corp. will spend a total of more than $2 billion at Black-owned businesses by 2025 as part of its effort to advance racial equity. read more >
