Resource Guide: Financial Tools, Aid for Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
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Little Rock Approves Land Sale to Amazon in City's Port
Little Rock city leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved the $3.2 million sale of land in the Little Rock Port to an entity backed by Amazon, which plans to put a distribution center there. read more >
Report: COVID-19 Increases Uncertainty, Risks for State's Agriculture Industry
The state's agriculture industry and rural areas may be hit hard by significant COVID-19 disruption in the supply chain, labor and government services, according to a report by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. read more >
Foundation Offers Grants to Women-Owned Businesses Affected by Virus
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas launches Women Owned, an assistance fund for women-owned small businesses experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Liquor Industry Hopes Governor Won't Let Delivery Go Dry
The coronavirus pandemic will likely cause permanent changes in how businesses in Arkansas operate. One of those may be alcoholic beverage retailers. read more >
Diagram of Responsibility (Craig Douglass On Consumers)
The dynamic needs of the community are where brands — pervasive, well-known, preferred — come into play. read more >
Business as Usual for Arkansas Truckers
Nothing much has changed for Gary Mars and his colleagues during the coronavirus pandemic, except for a greater difficulty in finding somewhere they can go to the bathroom. read more >
Unemployment Claims Soar to 3.28 Million
This chart highlights the dramatic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in the United States. read more >
Sources: Amazon Coming to the Port of Little Rock
The online retailer is in the process of building an approximately 3 million-SF center at the port, sources told Arkansas Business. The building is expected to have four levels, each being about 850,000 SF. read more >
Survey: US Manufacturing Slides in March
American manufacturing slide in March, dragged down by economic fallout from the coronavirus outbreak. read more >
Arkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork. read more >
Fed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was released months before the coronavirus pandemic caused widespread job losses. read more >
Preston: Arkansas Ready to Serve Employers, Workers
Arkansas Commerce Secretary Mike Preston says the COVID-19 pandemic is an “unprecedented” challenge to the state’s economy, but the state is in a good position to cushion the blow to businesses and employees. read more >
Arkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in February
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
Murphy Oil CEO Gets Presumptive COVID-19 Diagnosis, Takes Medical Leave
Murphy Oil Corp. announced Thursday that President and CEO Roger Jenkins has, pending test results, a presumptive diagnosis of COVID-19. read more >
Jonesboro Rallies Diverse Economy To Battle Pandemic Pressures
“Just like communities all across the United States, we’re certainly not immune to the challenges that the COVID virus presented,” Mark Young of Jonesboro Unlimited told Arkansas Business. read more >
J.B. Hunt To Pay Employees Bonus
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell said it would pay a $500 bonus for drivers and field personnel for their work during the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Virus Diaries: DJ’s Auto Repair Lays Off 2 in Sherwood, Expands Services
Two people have already been laid off in the midst of a 40% decline in revenue at DJ’s Auto Repair shop in Sherwood, a victim of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Arkansas Business Presents 2020 40 Under 40 Honorees
Arkansas Business announces the 40 honorees in this year's 40 Under 40 class, which honors people in business, nonprofits and government making a significant impact. read more >
Pulaski County's Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
Last year, 32 luxury homes in Pulaski County sold for $1 million or more, up from 30 in 2018. read more >
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