Smith joins the chamber from the Arkadelphia Regional Economic Development Alliance and Area Chamber of Commerce, where she held roles in event coordination, marketing and communications, and member engagement. read more >
Marmic Fire & Safety purchased Absolute Fire Protection of Paragould and West Memphis Fire Extinguisher Co. read more >
Mangham, who joined the credit union in 2012 as a senior financial analyst, is now responsible for all financial functions including accounting, finance and card services. read more >
Johnson is the owner and CEO of D.I.M. Way LLC of North Little Rock, which is a pallet recycling/manufacturing company. read more >
You must invest time, resources and training in your business’ top performers. read more >
Minorities can take advantage of several Arkansas programs to help them launch and sustain new businesses. read more >
A bill to end affirmative action in education hiring and outlaw state goals for steering procurement contracts to minority- and women-owned businesses in Arkansas narrowly passed in the Senate before stalling in the House. read more >
Certified Pies of Little Rock will be moving from a curbside- and delivery-only restaurant to a 2,000-SF dine-in space, a culmination of a three-year plan that began during the worst of times: a pandemic. read more >
Entrepreneurs will develop business ideas for technology solutions in a number of sectors, including health, agriculture and education. read more >
Bruce Murphy, CEO of Arkansas Heart Hospital of Little Rock, won the Business Executive of the Year Award, and Thomas F. "Mack" McLarty was honored for a lifetime of leadership in business and government at the 35th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Orduña became executive director of The Venture Center, a nonprofit entrepreneurial support organization, in January. read more >
Last month, Chief U.S. District Judge Susan O. Hickey approved the settlement that called for Rod’s Pizza to pay the IRS $600,558 for back taxes. read more >
Layoffs remain historically low as the labor market continues to be largely unaffected by the Federal Reserve's interest rate hikes. read more >
The decline has been exacerbated by the pandemic, remote working and the rise in popularity of more casual workwear when people did return to the office. read more >
Job openings fell from 11.2 million in December but remained high by historical standards, the Labor Department reported Wednesday. Employers also hired more workers in January. But layoffs rose. read more >
In his new role, Pennington will conduct training and familiarize potential new and existing banks with SBA loan programs and offerings to ensure small businesses are able to access the money they need to start, grow and expand. read more >
The network, called Conductor Connect, is scheduled to launch March 14. read more >
Jamie McAfee of the Pine Bluff Country Club was named Proprietor of the Year. read more >
The Trumann School District sued Ace Signs of Arkansas LLC last year over allegations that the district paid more than $600,000 for a scoreboard that it says never worked through a single football season. read more >
