Solar Jobs on the Line, Insiders Fear
With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking economic havoc, former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter fears a long-awaited state ruling on solar power policy could threaten $125 million in projects by his firm alone. read more >
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Arkansas Banks Ready for Opportunity Amid Chaos
The three publicly traded financial companies headquartered in Arkansas were jolted last month by the global market uncertainty, but executives are looking past the daily market prices to the future opportunities that could shake out of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
Predictable Outlook For Dillard’s: Bleak
Analysts predict grim quarter for the Little Rock department store chain. read more >
After 43 Years, RAO Video Nears 'The End'
RAO Video, a 43-year fixture on Main Street in Little Rock, is going down as one of the first and last outlets in an American industry driven and eventually killed by technology. read more >
In Coronavirus Outbreak, Arkansas Businesses Fight for Their Future
The voices of small-business owners in Arkansas betray their anxiety, even anguish approaching grief, as they fight for their future — and a future for their employees — in a world upended by a deadly pandemic. 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 >
Turning the Osborne House Into the Roberts Residence
To many, the former site of traffic-snarling Christmas light displays on Cantrell Road will always be the Osborne home, but the estimated 12,000-SF abode now belongs to Mike and Judy Roberts. 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 >
Northwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2019
The same Fayetteville house was the most expensive home sold in northwest Arkansas in 2019 and in 2018. read more >
A Woman's Place: Cannabis Industry Promotes Female Ownership
Feminine hands are everywhere in the medical marijuana and hemp industries, up and running in the state for less than a year. Their roles range from co-owning $10 million cultivation centers to staffing dispensary counters as budtenders. read more >
Now We’re Cooking With Grass: CannaCook Offers Cannabis Recipes
Rogers couple Chelsie and Chris Miles have created CannaCook.com, a platform for patients who use medical marijuana. read more >
Prospect of Full Marijuana Legalization Stirs Passions
Both the supporters and the opponents of legalizing recreational marijuana in Arkansas say they’re thinking of the children. read more >
Hussman Heir Taking Reins of Democrat-Gazette Newsroom
Eliza Gaines gets ready to take over for retiring Managing Editor David Bailey and seizing the reins as the paper plots a quick return to profitability. read more >
Direct Care: Women Partner in Clinic That’s Personal
The direct primary care model and the similar concierge medicine, which accepts insurance, are growing nationwide. read more >
Women Helping Women: NWA Groups Are Networking
Woman-Run, an initiative that brings together business leaders and prospective businesswomen for networking and informative events, is but just one channel in a growing network of female professionals. read more >
Eureka Springs Puts Entertainment District to Test
Eureka Springs officials don’t expect many problems from the town’s implementation of an “entertainment district,” but they are also reserving the right to pull the plug if the experiment goes awry. read more >
Little Rock Tourism Looks Beyond Loss of ATA World Expo
Tourism chief Gretchen Hall admits that losing the ATA Martial Arts World Expo and its 20,000 attendees was a kick in the head for Little Rock, but the former collegiate athlete is absorbing the blow. read more >
New Hotels Chase Room Revenue Growth
The pulse of the Little Rock-North Little Rock hotel market is beating stronger than those of many hospitality markets around the nation, according to data compiled by a leading industry observer. read more >
$20M Matching Grant Starts Clock Ticking to Finish Delta Heritage Trail
A $20 million grant from the Walton Family Foundation promises to complete the Delta Heritage Trail. read more >
AETN, Now Arkansas PBS, Looks to Turn Corner
While pushing its traditional TV role into the digital age, Arkansas PBS, until recently the Arkansas Educational Television Network, is also at a crossroads of identity. read more >
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