The Pat Salmon & Sons group of companies, also known as Salmon Cos. of North Little Rock, was purchased effective July 1 by 10 Roads LLC, according to Jeff Boone, who remains as vice president of operations. read more >
Thirty years ago, Deltic Farm & Timber Co. was wading hip deep into an ambitious real estate venture two hours north of its El Dorado headquarters. read more >
Argenta’s one square mile has anchored some $500 million in downtown commercial projects in the past 20 years with the dedication of Argenta Plaza highlighting the latest development efforts. read more >
Industrial sites in Jefferson County and the Port of Little Rock are poised for development after being certified by Entergy Arkansas' team of economic developers. read more >
NAS Investment Solutions of Los Angeles has acquired the newly constructed 27,465-SF industrial office building at 2708 S. 48th St. in Springdale that is occupied by BNSF Logistics. read more >
The Smithsonian Air & Space Museum in Washington, D.C., will expand its She Can STEM Summer Camp to Thaden Field in Bentonville for two weeks next summer. read more >
Public agency administrators probably look forward to a visit from state auditors as much as everyone else looks forward to a trip to the dentist. read more >
Business leaders partner with educators in devising a flexible, unique program. read more >
Metro Little Rock schools have accelerated a plan to put all 13,000 public high school students in Pulaski County on career-themed paths. The effort also aims to recast public schools as magnets for central Arkansas economic development, not impediments. read more >
Arkansas exports surged again in 2018, with $6.5 billion in trade that spanned 170 countries and reflected 12% growth since 2008, according to a report released Thursday by World Trade Center Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas Business announces 35 businesses, nonprofits and executives from around the state as finalists for its 32nd Annual Business of the Year Awards. read more >
As the planet warms and storms, hurricanes, floods and wildfires intensify, backup power systems are an urgent new market in renewable energy. But take a lesson from windy, fiery California: Even if you have solar panels and sunshine, your home or business could stay dark. read more >
More than $8.5 million of new and pending utility improvement projects are underway in and around Helena-West Helena. Pieces of the infrastructure puzzle are moving into place to enhance local economic prospects as well as industrial recruitment. read more >
Kaplan Trucking Co. of Cleveland, Ohio, is planning an expansion into the Little Rock market. read more >
Arkansas’ Republican governor and the leaders of the state’s top lobbying groups have launched a campaign to keep a half-cent sales tax for road needs. read more >
FleetPride Inc. of Irving, Texas, bought Commercial Truck Services of Arkansas, which has heavy duty truck repair facilities in Little Rock and Conway. read more >
The Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission has appointed Bryan Malinowski executive director of Clinton National Airport. read more >
Northwest Arkansas has an enviable history of entrepreneurial success, but the region will have to embrace changes for continued long-term growth. read more >
TACenergy of Dallas, a division of The Arnold Companies, has acquired the U.S. wholesale petroleum distribution business of IPC of Santa Ana, California. Terms of the sale were not disclosed. read more >
An affiliate of Provident Investments of Birmingham, Alabama, acquired the 184-unit apartment project in Little Rock from LFC Properties LLC, led by Larry Williford. read more >
