Newspapers are in a death spiral: More people are getting their news online, which would be fine if online advertising had similar value to print advertising. But it doesn't, not even close. read more >
The U.S. Small Business Administration is taking steps to revitalize central Arkansas through a $500,000 award to the Conductor, an organization that partners with the University of Central Arkansas and Startup Junkie Consulting. read more >
Households in the top fifth of income spent more than five times as much as households in the bottom fifth, $18,190 compared with $3,497. read more >
The unemployment rate in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area remains near a historical low, 3.5% in February. read more >
Deserve is not an economic concept; it's a marketing concept. It's a word that allows consumers to rationalize spending money on appealing nonessentials. read more >
Effective content's objective is not to just grab attention, but to hold it. Grabbing alone doesn't support the brand; it supports the ad. read more >
Ideas serve as the basis for every broad policy initiative, and Gov. Hutchinson's reorganization plan that reduces the number of state agencies from 42 to 15 is no exception. read more >
The Arkansas Delta Council, a nonprofit economic development organization still in formation, hopes to raise money and entice investors to a region that has been losing population, unevenly but inexorably, for half a century. read more >
Two-thirds of Arkansas' counties lost population between 2012 and 2017, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. read more >
The Mueller Report persuades me that Russian interference was not a joint venture with the campaign. Instead, it was something incrementally less despicable: criminal activity against Americans and our democracy by a hostile foreign government that Donald Trump's campaign knew about and welcomed. read more >
Europe is still on my bucket list, so I'll never see Notre Dame as she was before last Monday. But, as horrific as the flames looked against the Paris night, the dawn brought renewed hope that a landmark that is centuries older than our country can be restored. read more >
Southwest Airlines, based in Dallas, and American Airlines, based in Fort Worth, Texas, tied in 2018 in terms of domestic market share with each airline taking 17.8 percent of the market. read more >
An effective leader must be able to do both, respond to new ideas and integrate disruptive thinking. But how can that leader best recognize the better choice for their organization? read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate in March was 3.7%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. read more >
If we changed our law to eliminate the temptation to employ a legal fiction that has failed in court after court, perhaps cases such as the current one against Progressive Eldercare Services could be streamlined. read more >
Private-sector workers in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area earned an average of $861.50 each week as of February 2019. read more >
Total personal income in Arkansas jumped at an annual rate of 7.5% in the fourth quarter of 2018, outpacing the U.S. growth rate of 5.2%, according to the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis. read more >
Still feel average living on a combined annual income of $500,000? You may be overlooking some obvious gaps in budget. read more >
When you think about Nike, which phrases or messages come to mind? How about “His shoe broke”? That one came from Barack Obama, in a spontaneous moment while in the crowd watching a basketball game. read more >
Come May, money transmitters in Arkansas will need to comply with several new license requirements. read more >
Buying your dream home is a major milestone that takes a lifetime of planning. More than likely, it took much of your adulthood to amass the financial stability to afford it. read more >
Renewable energy and health care top the list of the fastest-growing jobs in the United States in 2016-26, as predicted by the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. read more >
Technically, the new tax law is working as designed: lower tax revenue offset by more borrowing, the benefit of which has flowed primarily to corporations and the wealthiest individuals. But politically, it's a bust. read more >
The problem's not that glass isn't recyclable. It is. The problem is that glass breaks. read more >
The major trends at this year's South by Southwest festival can be summed up in one word: authenticity. Each session addressed authenticity in unique ways. Three main themes emerged: empathy, influencers and social justice on social media. read more >
The vacancy rate for office space in northwest Arkansas hit an all-time low of 8.4 percent in the second half of 2018, down from 9.1 percent in the first half of 2018, according to Arvest Bank's latest Skyline Report. read more >
I have no intention of running for public office, but if I did, this would be my platform: a functional hook in every public restroom stall. read more >
The average price of a new single-family house in the United States reached $373,100 in January, according to the U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Department of Housing & Urban Development. read more >
I recently got a lesson in team dynamics when I least expected it — watching pickup basketball at the gym. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate in February was 3.8 percent, up one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month. read more >
