Established Arkansas Companies Seek Startup Mindset
Established Arkansas businesses say they must innovate to stay competitive in a rapidly changing world. Learning how to think like a startup is a means to that end. read more >
Tagged: Arkansas Business Publishing Group
On the Road Again: 'Be Pro Be Proud' Shows Off 2nd Mobile Workshop
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas unveils its second-generation “Be Pro Be Proud” mobile workshop, which will begin touring thanks to sponsorships that include $200,000 from Union Pacific Railroad. read more >
Olivia Farrell: Six-Legged Stool Approach Key to Success
From treating vendors as partners to hiring the best talent and serving the community, Olivia Farrell shared her "six-legged stool" approach to running a media company at the Rotary Club of Little Rock's weekly luncheon. read more >
Gender Equality Award to Debut at Arkansas Business of the Year
Twelve companies whose executives volunteered to test their own corporate practices against a new “Gender Equity Scorecard” developed by the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas and the Clinton School of Public Service will be recognized at next week’s Arkansas Business of the Year banquet. read more >
Mitch Bettis Buys Arkansas Business Publishing Group
Mitch Bettis, president of Arkansas Business Publishing Group of Little Rock, is purchasing the company from a limited partnership led by Olivia Myers Farrell, the two announced Monday. read more >
Sign on the Office Door: No Firearms, Please
If ever I hoped for news to be fake, it was on June 28, when headlines screamed that a gunman had shot up the Capital Gazette in Annapolis, Maryland. read more >
ABPG Wins 5 Awards for Excellence at AABP
Arkansas Business, ArkansasBusiness.com and Greenhead magazine received five awards for editorial excellence in 2017 at the Alliance of Area Business Publishers conference held in Washington last week. read more >
The Soaring Cost of Dead Trees
The term "dead tree media" casts print publications as fading relics, as doomed in the digital age as the pulverized trees they’re printed on. And those dead trees are now costing publishers more. read more >
Startups, Manufacturers Want City to Invest in Workforce Development
Conway-area employers need talent, and the community should tell young people that they can snag high-paying jobs without a college degree, business owners and educators said during the Outlook Conway event this week. read more >
Some Companies Say Dogs Make for a Lower-Stress Workplace
Having dogs at work sets a fun tone and reduces employee stress, three Arkansas companies that welcome them in their offices told Arkansas Business. read more >
Arkansas Business Hits Historical High for Paid Subscribers
Arkansas Business is ending February with the highest number of paid print subscribers in the publication’s 34-year history. read more >
Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame Inducts 10 for 2017 Class
The Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame on Friday announced ten inductees to its third class, which includes three posthumous honorees and one organization. read more >
Are 401(k) Costs Fair? Firms Can Analyze Fees
The suspicion that one’s 401(k) plan might be costing more in fees than necessary has taken root in the American consciousness. read more >
Update: Natural State Media to Buy the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal
The Northwest Arkansas Business Journal of Springdale will be acquired by the owners of Talk Business & Politics, the two publications announced Thursday. read more >
Arkansas Business Wins National Awards for Investigative Reporting, Scoop
Arkansas Business Senior Editor Mark Friedman was recognized Saturday with a gold award for investigative reporting for his expose of the class-action legal strategy for which John Goodson of Texarkana and 15 other attorneys will be sanctioned by a federal judge next week. read more >
Reminiscences Flow at CJRW Reunion
There were no mad men — or women — at a recent reunion of former CJRW employees. Just jovial colleagues drinking and laughing about old times. read more >
Inaugural Inductees Honored at Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
The new Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame inducted its first members, 11 women and one group, during a ceremony Thursday night at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. read more >
Women Share Stories, Strategies About Leading, Growing Ranks in Business
Women must have an expectation that their potential is limitless, and organizations must understand that diversity is key to powering success, three women business leaders said at a panel discussion Friday morning. Includes video. read more >
They Just Eat It Up (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Restaurant news drives online business. There is no other industry that can be counted on to generate so much instantaneous online traffic. read more >
Sing Their Praises (Editorial)
Women are caught in a double bind: Brag on themselves, and they may be seen as pushy. Fail to brag on themselves, and they may be seen as pushovers. That’s just one of the reasons that last week’s launch of the Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame by the North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Arkansas Business Publishing Group, is a welcome development. The Hall of Fame’s purpose is to recognize the many contributions of women in the state. read more >
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