Clinton House Museum Looks for Options
The Clinton House Museum has 15 months to find a new funding model after the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotions Commission voted 6-0 to end its funding on the facility at the end of the year. read more >
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Saracen Casino Chef Todd Gold on Running 8 Restaurants, Accepting A New Challenge
Chef Todd Gold, director the food and beverage department at the Saracen Casino Resort in Pine Bluff, talks about his new job and the challenges of overseeing eight restaurants and a staff of 300. read more >
Nominate Now for the 33rd Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
SPONSORED: AGFC Helps Private Landowners Achieve Conservation Goals
While thousands take to the Arkansas woods and fields and wetlands each year, they have access to a limited number of public acres. Only about 10% of the land in Arkansas is public, the rest is privately owned. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Increases to 7.4% in August
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate increased to 7.4% in August from 7.1% in July, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday. read more >
Update: Stuttgart Cancels Wings Over the Prairie Festival
The Stuttgart Chamber of Commerce says organizers have canceled the Wings Over the Prairie festival, an annual event that draws thousands of people to the city's downtown. read more >
COVID-19 Danger Continues to Drive Joblessness in US
The number of Americans applying for unemployment benefits fell last week to 860,000, a historically high number of people that illustrates the broad economic damage still taking place nine months after the first case of COVID-19 was detected in the U.S. read more >
Walton Foundation Honors Don Munro With $800K Donation
The Walton Family Charitable Support Foundation Board gives $800,000 to the Don Munro Building Community Endowment at the Arkansas Community Foundation. read more >
Little Rock A&P Tax Collections Plunge
By now you’ve heard that the Little Rock Convention & Visitors Bureau has cut 39 positions — 35 full time and four part time. A look at the accompanying chart will give you a good idea why. read more >
Toombs Named Director of Johnny Cash, Tenant Farmers Properties (Movers & Shakers)
Penny Toombs has been appointed as the new director of two of Arkansas State University’s heritage sites: the Johnny Cash Boyhood Home and the Southern Tenant Farmers Museum. read more >
Most Feedback Is Just Noise (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Is it any wonder that the phrase “May I provide you with some feedback?” sets up an emotional loop almost guaranteed to grate on nerves and create stress? read more >
The Haywood Boutique Hotel Opens in El Dorado
Newmark Moses Tucker Partners of Little Rock announces the opening of The Haywood, a $15 million, 70-room boutique hotel at 210 S. Washington Ave. in El Dorado that the firm developed with local investors. read more >
Steuart Walton Places Great Value on Pandemic Leadership, Outdoor Recreation
Steuart Walton, Sam Walton’s grandson, heads the state’s pandemic recovery task force and discusses the virus, the response and the criticism. read more >
Bed & Breakfast Goes Bankrupt
The Inn at Mountain View is another victim of COVID-19. read more >
Charity Challenge: Nonprofits Forced to Adjust to COVID-19
Easterseals Arkansas had auction items and flowers arrayed at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock last March, all set for its annual Fashion Event. But an invisible threat was rising. read more >
Central Arkansas Population Stands at 750,000
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area now has a population of about 750,000, according to a report by Metroplan, the planning agency for Faulkner, Lonoke, Pulaski and Saline counties. read more >
The 2020 20 In Their 20's: The Future Looks Bright From Here
From Rogers to Jonesboro to Benton and McCrory, there is bright young talent across our state. For the 11th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and community service. read more >
Economic Recovery Stalls As Consumers Signal Caution
Consumer spending accounts for about 70% of the U.S. gross domestic product, making it the single most important factor in recovering from one of the worst recessions on record. Spending plunged an unprecedented 12.9% in April, as stores and restaurants across the country closed and consumers sheltered at home. read more >
Fed's 'Beige Book' Finds Widespread Pessimism About Economic Future
The latest Federal Reserve survey of U.S. economic activity found generally modest gains in August but also pessimism about the future given the threats posed by the coronavirus. read more >
Arkansas Business Announces 'Best Places to Work' Honorees, Online Event
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an interactive online ceremony in November. read more >
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