The former Resort Ford dealership, near Oaklawn Racing Casino Resort in Hot Springs, sold at auction last month for $902,000. Ken Blackmon, the new owner, said the property will either be leased or sold. read more >
The 8,825-SF, multistory Dromborg Castle in Fayetteville is no longer on the auction block, though it is still for sale. read more >
Neal Johnson has joined Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville to support the new contemporary art space The Momentary. Emily Neuman and Erin Anson Ellis have also joined the staff. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson makes appointments to state boards and commissions. read more >
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September. read more >
The $31 million Chancellor Hotel deal in Fayetteville now comes with a backstory that is the subject of breach-of-contract litigation in Washington County Circuit Court. read more >
James Inwood and Jake Whisenant have joined iProv LLC in Little Rock. read more >
Job growth strengthened in nearly all major industry sectors in June, with notable jumps in government, business services, education and health. read more >
Jacqueline Brightwell will succeed Les Christensen as director of the Bradbury Art Museum, Arkansas State University in Jonesboro announced Monday. read more >
Oaklawn became the first place in Arkansas to offer sports wagering Monday, when it opened ts newly remodeled Race & Sports Book in the north end of the casino. read more >
Construction financing is in hand, and groundbreaking for the 100-room Holiday Inn Express & Suites is planned for late July. read more >
Hazel Hernandez has been promoted to vice president of sales and marketing by the Fayetteville Advertising & Promotion Commission and Experience Fayetteville. read more >
Yang Luo-Branch, president of the Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses, says her organization seeks to bridge Arkansas and Asia. read more >
An Arkansas woman has been appointed to a full term on the commission that regulates hunting and fishing for the first time in state history. read more >
Mountain Home City Council voted 5-3 to approve the state's first downtown entertainment district where people will be allowed to drink alcohol while wandering around. read more >
Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport CEO Aaron Burkes said RFPs — request for proposals — were recently sent out for a new website that will be paired with a new, more aggressive marketing strategy read more >
Charity Myers has joined Oaklawn in Hot Springs as its new assistant director of marketing. read more >
An eternal battle over hog waste and the Buffalo does no one any good, and the long-term cost could easily be more than the $6.2 million price of settling the dispute. read more >
Insured losses stemming from natural disasters in the United States in 2018 totaled $52.3 billion, down from $78 billion in 2017. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate in May, at 3.6%, was unchanged from the previous month. read more >
