Arkansas Reporters on Covering Disasters, Staying Human
Plunging into disaster zones and telling the story is a job as old as journalism, but it’s perilous in body and spirit, so reporters should tread carefully. read more >
Tagged: Transportation
Fare Awareness Pushed in Effort to Promote XNA
The Northwest Arkansas Council’s new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
Arkansas Mulls Spending $3.6B on Road Improvement Projects
The Arkansas Department of Transportation is proposing spending $3.6 billion on 31 capital and congestion relief projects, including nearly $500 million over 20 years to widen sections of Interstate 40. read more >
Stephens Plans Parking Lot in Downtown Little Rock
A planned parking redevelopment would remove three office buildings from Louisiana Street in Little Rock. read more >
Uber Suit Offers Peek Into Gig Economy
Attorney Chris Burks knows the gig economy can be a boon for independent contractors. But the flip side is that employers can have too much of an upper hand. read more >
Lawyer: Ignoring NLRB Action Risks Lawsuits, Investigation
Private-sector employers in Arkansas need to be aware of what the National Labor Relations Board is doing, because not knowing exposes them to litigation from employees or former employees and to costly disruptions that can come from NLRB investigations. read more >
Serial Entrepreneur Jamie Davidson Tries New Line of Work
Jamie Davidson, the Little Rock businessman who sold his Strong Suit Clothing company two years ago, has found his next startup: Tic Toc Auto. read more >
John Allison, Marcy Doderer Headline Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy
Emerging leaders from business, nonprofit and policy sectors can again learn from some of the most successful and recognizable names in Arkansas as part of the Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Bryan Malinowski Named Interim Leader for Clinton National Airport
Little Rock Municipal Airport Commission names Bryan K. Malinowski as interim executive director of the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport. read more >
Pair of SWLR Apartment Properties Sell for $11.5M
Apartments in southwest Little Rock lead off this week’s installment of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Millennial Incomes: Median Hits $69,000 in 2017
Median incomes of U.S. households are rising again, and “those headed by a Millennial (someone age 22 to 37) now earn more than young adult households did at nearly any time in the past 50 years,” according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
Have Tools, Will Travel: Arkansan Featured in Ad
Rocky Hyatt can easily tell you why he talks up Channellock pliers; he’s not as sure why the Pennsylvania toolmaker chose him for an ad campaign. read more >
And Now: Good News (Editorial)
We have suggested to Michael Pakko, the state economic forecaster, that the volume of Movers & Shakers landing in our queue be considered an economic indicator. By that indication, Arkansas’ economy is humming. read more >
AEDC Helping Companies Combat Cybercrime
The Arkansas Economic Development Commission is coordinating cybersecurity assessments and providing cybersecurity training to help employers square off against cybercrime, because falling prey to it can cause them to fold or lose big bucks. read more >
Presenting the 40 Under 40 Class of 2019: An Annual List of Rising Stars
Meet 40 impressive young business and community leaders of Arkansas who will give you confidence that our state will be in good hands for decades to some. read more >
Doug Voss Reappointed to ATA Board
Doug Voss, Ph.D., professor of logistics and supply chain management at the University of Central Arkansas' College of Business, has been reappointed to the Arkansas Trucking Association Board of Directors. read more >
Arkansas River Nears Crest in West Arkansas; More Rainfall Looms
The Arkansas River neared a historic crest Wednesday in Arkansas' second-largest city, but officials said the levee system was "performing admirably" from the rush of water coming downstream from rain-soaked Oklahoma and Kansas. read more >
Acquisitions Alter List of 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
Harps Delivers Another Positive Year
Kim Eskew, CEO of Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale, wants his company to be in a position to handle whatever happens in the grocery sector. read more >
Walter Hussman Risks Business 'In Order to Save It'
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Publisher Walter Hussman Jr. talks about replacing newspapers with iPads, why he's not selling his flagship and who his real competitors are. read more >
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