State and local laws and ordinances can be vexing for small business owners who find they have a list of requirements to comply with while trying to run their companies. And small companies can find compliance more difficult because they don’t have employees whose job is to keep abreast of new requirements. 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 >
Dr. Ronald Sismondo Jr. has joined Jonesboro Orthopaedics & Sports Medicine, specializing in orthopedic surgery. read more >
Brad Baine of Paragould has been hired as the new vice president of academic affairs at Black River Technical College in Pocahontas. read more >
Bring a good work ethic and strong “resiliency muscles” to any job. That’s the advice Laura Landreaux, president and CEO of Entergy Arkansas, offered in an interview Wednesday at the Little Rock Regional Chamber’s Women’s Business Luncheon. read more >
Trade policy has been a “shock” to the economy, and uncertainty over it is rising sharply, Kevin Kliesen of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis said Thursday at the Little Rock Regional Economic Briefing. read more >
For centuries, the Arkansas Delta and other river floodplains have been bountiful sources of food and habitat for migrating ducks. Greentree reservoirs on public and private land are a crucial component of this habitat. read more >
A surge in assets under management by registered investment advisory firms in North Little Rock, Fayetteville and Little Rock has shaken up this year’s list of money managers in Arkansas. read more >
A statewide campaign is calling on Arkansas women to take control of their futures by changing how they think about retirement. read more >
Bill Sowell, a registered investment adviser in North Little Rock, embraces a legal obligation to put clients’ financial interests first. And he’s frustrated that the requirement doesn’t apply to everyone across the investing industry. read more >
In the second quarter of 2019, Americans held $107.13 trillion in total wealth, with sharp distinctions based on the wealth percentile in which they find themselves. read more >
Normally, as we approach year-end, I look for emerging ideas, books or other resources for organizational leaders. Most of those ideas are practical, if a little bit of a stretch. 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 >
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 >
Forrest City’s Armor Bank and Little Rock’s Encore Bank have entered the Jonesboro market with loan production offices in advance of plans to open full-service locations. read more >
Grain Management of Washington, together with E. Ritter and Co., announced Friday that it has completed its acquisition of a majority stake in Ritter Communications. read more >
