Word-of-Mouth, Post-Pandemic (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
It makes sense to examine whether the nature of word-of-mouth has been altered after most mouths have been behind masks during the past 12 months. read more >
It makes sense to examine whether the nature of word-of-mouth has been altered after most mouths have been behind masks during the past 12 months. read more >
Adam Hart, president of Hart Construction in Searcy, always wanted to build things, and as a boy dreamed of driving a bulldozer. read more >
Walmart employees in several states are suing their employer, alleging they weren’t paid for the time they spent submitting to mandatory COVID-19 screenings before their shifts. read more >
The American Rescue Plan of 2021 seeks to help the United States recover from the economic downturn caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart’s sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
Grandon Kidd, owner of Pasta J’s in Bryant, discusses how his small business survived hardships from a lawsuit to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
At least seven Arkansas banks are participating in "Operation Vax Speed," an initiative between the Arkansas Bankers Association and the Arkansas Pharmacists Association to offer COVID-19 vaccines at bank branches throughout the state. read more >
Republicans make a big distinction between spending and cutting taxes, but it’s a distinction without a difference when the money has to be borrowed either way. read more >
The need for businesses to prioritize protection of confidential information and trade secrets and avoid accidental disclosure and misappropriation is at an all-time high. read more >
After stepping up during the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit Arkansas Capital Corp. sees “a banner year for loan volume” as lending activity gets busy. read more >
Terry Amstutz came to McGehee Hospital in January 2019 to help it turn around. So far, his efforts are working. read more >
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic — or possibly because of it — 2020 was the best year for business applications in the United States on record. read more >
Since the COVID-19 outbreak a year ago, researchers at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences have received nearly $38.8 million, primarily from state and federal sources, to help combat the disease. read more >
I participated in our Arkansas Business of the Year awards program on Wednesday and it was weird. I know it was weird because that was the word I kept hearing from other attendees. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused turmoil and operational adjustments in the business world, but real estate developers said the office market shouldn’t change much in northwest Arkansas. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic and its consequent unemployment have put stress on renters and apartment properties in the United States, the National Association of Realtors Research Group noted in its February 2021 “Commercial Market Insights” report, released March 1. read more >
A lab accused of botching COVID-19 tests has denied allegations of wrongdoing in court filings and has fired back with a counterclaim against the Illinois health care provider that brought the suit. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic sent hospitality tax collections in Arkansas plummeting last year, and the blow to some tourism bureaus in the state, which rely on the taxes for revenue, was even worse than those figures show. read more >
The Momentary opened to great fanfare in February 2020 in Bentonville, celebrating itself as the relaxed “living room” contemporary art satellite museum of the famed Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art. Then the COVID-19 pandemic hit. read more >
Some in the hospitality industry question the timing of raising the federal minimum to $15, fearing added burdens could halt recovery from the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
