Arkansas' Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.5% in February
Arkansas’ unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.5% last month, according to a report Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services.
View ArticleSpringdale Warehouse Sells for $3M (NWA Real Deals)
Home to Gates Corp., the property on Laura Lane was bought for $2.95 million by Mathias Shopping Center Inc. The seller was Elder-Conway LLC, led by Chris Elder of Springdale.
View ArticleFed Projects Decade's Fastest-Growing Occupations
Employment in the United States is forecast to grow by 8.4 million jobs to 169.4 million jobs during the decade of 2018-28, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. Or it was; the report was...
View ArticleWebinar: Learn How to Protect Your Business From Cybersecurity Threats
PCA Technology Solutions President and CEO Ted Clouser will be the first featured guest on Insights, a new webinar series presented by Arkansas Business.
View ArticleFed to Try to Ease Flow of Credit with New Lending Facility
In its latest emergency action, the Federal Reserve is establishing a lending facility to try to ease the flow of short-term credit to banks and businesses as the economy grinds to a halt from the...
View ArticleSkyline Report: Office Vacancy Rate Dipped to Near Historic Low in 2019
The vacancy rate for office space in Benton and Washington counties was 8.5% in the second half of 2019, the second lowest vacancy rate since 2004, according to the latest Arvest Bank Skyline Report.
View ArticleArkansas Businesses Should Prepare Now to Apply for Federal Aid
Businesses can begin preparing now to apply for assistance under the federal rescue package signed last week by President Trump, but it will be about two weeks before they can turn in their paperwork.
View ArticleResource Guide: Financial Tools, Aid for Businesses Hurt by COVID-19
Arkansas Business is regularly updating this page with links and contact information for businesses affected by the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleInside New Retirement Provisions of the CARES Act (Commentary)
As part of the $2 trillion economic relief package signed into law on March 27, Congress relaxed certain restrictions and requirements on retirement funds. Here's what to know.
View ArticleStocks Fall, Cap Worst Quarter Since 2008
Stocks fell Tuesday to close out Wall Street’s worst quarter since the most harrowing days of the 2008 financial crisis.
View ArticleWaking Up in a New Army of the Unemployed
Thousands of Arkansans who lost their jobs as the COVID-19 disease outbreak shut down businesses are seeking unemployment aid.
View ArticleUA ASBTDC, NWA Council Partner to Help Organizations Affected by COVID-19
The University of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center and the Northwest Arkansas Council are partnering on a Small Business Emergency Assistance program to support small...
View ArticleCEO John O. Moore Says Pandemic Puts Projects on 'Pause' at Partners Bank
John O. Moore, CEO of Partners Bank in Helena, is still optimistic about 2020, although it hasn’t started off as planned.
View ArticlePandemic Pushing Banks Deeper Into Digital Realm
Banking officials in the state say the pandemic has driven home an unmistakable truth: Banks without a digital presence are at a drastic disadvantage.
View ArticleUnemployment Claims Soar to 3.28 Million
This chart highlights the dramatic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in the United States.
View ArticleArvest Bringing Bear State Bank Branch Back Out of Hibernation
A Conway bank branch that went dark in 2018 is on the drawing board to re-open in the coming weeks.
View ArticleBank Offers Go Viral In Pandemic
The rollout of temporary deals for business and consumer borrowers alike are all over the board as banks adjust their products to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleSimmons First Shrinks Branch Operations in Response to COVID-19
Simmons First National Corp. temporarily closed 53 branches throughout its eight-state footprint to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
View ArticleArkansas Banks Ready for Opportunity Amid Chaos
The three publicly traded financial companies headquartered in Arkansas were jolted last month by the global market uncertainty, but executives are looking past the daily market prices to the future...
View ArticleSolar Jobs on the Line, Insiders Fear
With the coronavirus pandemic wreaking economic havoc, former Lt. Gov. Bill Halter fears a long-awaited state ruling on solar power policy could threaten $125 million in projects by his firm alone.
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