Little Rock teachers will strike for one day this week over an Arkansas panel's decision to strip their collective bargaining power and complaints about state control of the 23,000-student district. read more >
Arkansas Lighting of Van Buren, going back to the earth’s basic light source, the sun, will soon be fully powered by solar energy, the company announced last week. read more >
Former White House Press Secretary Sarah Sanders and her husband Bryan have purchased a home in Little Rock's Pleasant Valley neighborhood for $600,000. read more >
Red River Auto Group of Heber Springs, along with two partners, bought Excel Ford of Cabot on Oct. 21 for an undisclosed amount from Excel Ford Lincoln of Carthage, Texas. read more >
Rather than continue to add more hot air to the BRT debate, let’s embrace the reality that corporations can, and should, focus on both what’s best for shareholders and the larger community. read more >
The Fay Jones School of Architecture and Design at the University of Arkansas received $3 million in donations for forestry-related projects. read more >
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announces that long-time company executive Randy Sims has retired. read more >
Maumelle Towne Centre sold for $3.2 million to 12M Commercial LLC. read more >
This week's real estate transactions include offices, convenience stores and a former bank branch. read more >
Danny Games knows a good industrial site when he sees one, and as Entergy Arkansas' director of business and economic development, he and his team have identified one on 121 acres near Maumelle High School. read more >
Dale Bartlett, a co-owner of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc., was sentenced Saturday to five years in the state prison after a jury found him guilty of one felony count of writing a hot check. read more >
Hub International Ltd. of Chicago has purchased Stevens-Dell & Associates Insurance of Little Rock, Stevens-Dell's president confirmed on Monday. 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 >
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences has seen much improvement in its financial vital signs. It has also ended its practice of handling complex fertility treatments. read more >
Residential lots in Conway, a store and warehouse in North Little Rock and an office-warehouse in Little Rock form this week’s quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
A Little Rock firefighter recently scored a legal victory against the state’s largest hospital system over how it bills patients injured by the actions of others. 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 >
The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette is on its last legs as a printed daily newspaper, but those legs may have strength enough to carry the business into a new digital era. read more >
Every technological advance comes with some unintended consequences. read more >
Christians tired of dealing with insurance companies and unwilling to pay fines for opting out of the health insurance mandate of the Affordable Care Act found a ready option in health care cost-sharing ministries. read more >
