Biggest Deals of 2019 See Values Plummet 85%
The value of big deals in Arkansas plummeted 85% in 2019 compared with the previous year, dropping to $7.9 billion compared with a stratospheric $53.9 billion in 2018. read more >
Tagged: Mitch Bettis
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 >
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 >
Upside Down World (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
It’s almost like the Business Roundtable heard Olivia Farrell’s speech when she accepted the Little Rock Rotary Club’s Business & Professional Leader of the Year award in June and decided to get on board. 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 Equity Award Winner Windstream Learns From New Assessment
A “deeper dive” into gender equity, inclusivity and diversity was already underway at Windstream Holdings Inc. of Little Rock when the publicly traded telecommunications firm filled out the new “gender equity scorecard” that netted it the inaugural award. read more >
At Our Own Business, A Passing of the Torch
After blazing a four-decade trail for Arkansas women, helping build the Arkansas Times and then ABPG into two of the state’s biggest independent multimedia firms, Olivia Farrell is taking her dogs and going home. 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 >
Money in Journalism? Know Where to Look
A recent tweet posed a tough question to news veterans. If a promising young person asked, would you still recommend a journalism career? read more >
Want State Business? Stay on Israel’s Side
The Arkansas Times, which lost ad business with the University of Arkansas-Pulaski Technical College after rejecting pro-Israel language in an ad contract, is suing to neuter the state law requiring it. read more >
Nominate Now for the Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's most outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofit organizations for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. 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 >
Printing the Paper, and Avoiding Red Ink
Newspapers are trying different tactics, from layoffs to online subscriptions, to save a business model disrupted by the internet. read more >
Angele Forrest Named President of Junior Achievement of Arkansas
Angele Forrest has been named president of Junior Achievement of Arkansas, the statewide nonprofit that promotes financial literacy among young people. read more >
Jonesboro Business Leaders Talk Health Care, Manufacturing
Northeast Arkansas has experienced a "robust economic expansion" and "some optimism is in order," economist Michael Pakko told business leaders at the second annual Regional Economic Forecast in Jonesboro. read more >
Publisher Mitch Bettis: Honoring Heroes of Health Care
Arkansas Business regularly covers the topic of healthcare in Arkansas, and our team has worked for more than a year to craft a program that honors healthcare professionals who have committed their lives to serving others. read more >
Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame Announces Inaugural Inductees
The Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame on Monday announced its inaugural 11 inductees, including four historic figures and one organization. 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 >
NLR Chamber, ABPG Launch Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame
The North Little Rock Chamber of Commerce, in partnership with Arkansas Business Publishing Group of Little Rock, launched the Arkansas Women's Hall of Fame on Wednesday. read more >
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