At 20, Arkansas E-Government Draws Cheers
Back in 1997, when Facebook was years in the future and tweets were sounds made by birds, Bob Sanders and a team of six digital pioneers introduced e-government to Arkansas. A few Arkansans with...
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Too Much Too Much (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
The Atlantic published an interesting article online last week called “What in the World Is Causing the Retail Meltdown of 2017?” The subtitle to Derek Thompson’s well-researched report assures us that...
View ArticleAcxiom Returning to Conway Roots
Acxiom Corp. has narrowed its focus and is evolving into a different company, CEO Scott Howe says. “We’re becoming a different kind of Acxiom, with the best of the old but a lot of really new, exciting...
View ArticleNational Register Listings Light a Towering Inferno
Some downtown Little Rock property owners are surprised and upset that three public housing towers have been listed on the National Register of Historic Places despite being rejected by the state’s...
View ArticleHooters May Reappear in Little Rock
Stanley Conrad with Hooters of Arkansas has filed a new application with the state for a restaurant mixed drink permit for a location at 6 Bass Pro Drive in Little Rock. This would be a second central...
View ArticleTacos 4 Life Franchises Expanding Beyond Arkansas
Tacos 4 Life, the restaurant mini-chain based in Conway, appears poised to move beyond “mini-chain” status to plain “chain” status with its plans to open more locations in Arkansas, the hiring of a...
View ArticleGateway Property Sold for $3.5 Million
A retail building, a fast-food eatery and an undeveloped parcel generated multimillion-dollar transactions. • Gateway Village I LLC, led by Tommy Hodges, sold the 10,430-SF 6 Bass Pro Drive project for...
View ArticleVideo: Fitz Hill Talks Transparency in Leadership, Work at Scott Ford Center
Leaders should tell the truth, be transparent and communicate regularly with stakeholders during a crisis, says Fitz Hill, a former college football coach and college president, in Part 2 of Arkansas...
View ArticleReport: Commercial Real Estate Absorption Quickens in NWA
The effects of changing consumer shopping habits are starting to show up in northwest Arkansas commercial real estate trends, according to the latest Arvest Bank Skyline Report on real estate. The...
View ArticleUS Home Sales Shoot Up to 10-Year High
WASHINGTON — Americans purchased homes in March at the fastest pace in over a decade, a strong start to the traditional spring buying season. Sales of existing homes climbed 4.4 percent last month to a...
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The High Cost of Bad Moods (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Research in behavioral science is showing that there is a trend toward higher irritability in the workplace — especially in the United States — and it has been more pronounced over the last 24 months....
View Article$3.7M Buys Joyce Plaza In Fayetteville (NWA Real Deals)
A Rogers investor bought a 33,882-SF shopping center in Fayetteville for nearly $3.7 million. Zheng Lin LLC, led by Jian Fei Lin, bought Joyce Plaza at the northwest corner of Joyce Avenue and Steele...
View ArticleAcxiom Building Hosts $25 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
A 188,460-SF office building in downtown Little Rock weighed in at $25 million. Acxiom Corp. sold its 12-story headquarters and supporting five-story parking deck at 601 E. Third St. to Simmons Bank of...
View ArticleToday's Bank Expands Footprint with Van Buren Branch
Today’s Bank of Huntsville is adding a 10th branch to its network with a Van Buren location. The $181 million-asset lender is setting up shop in a former bank branch at 615 E. Pointer Trail previously...
View ArticleCourtni Champion Claims Exec Seat at Apartment Hunters (Movers & Shakers)
Courtni Champion has been promoted to leasing and relocation director at Apartment Hunters/Tuggle Services Inc. of Little Rock, where she was previously a leasing and relocation specialist. Champion is...
View ArticleHospitality Arrives Before Hotel at Arkansas State
Arkansas State University’s new hospitality management program has plenty of vacancies, partly because few students know about it: Officials are waiting for a $50 million billboard to point to. A-State...
View ArticleZin Wine Bar Set to Open WLR Location
An opening time frame has been set for Zin Wine Bar’s planned second location, at the Market Place Shopping Center at 11121 North Rodney Parham Road. Co-owner Troy Deal hopes to open Zin No. 2 by the...
View ArticleTexas Roadhouse Sets Stakes Deep in the Heart of Benton
Texas Roadhouse, the steakhouse restaurant company based in Louisville, Kentucky, is opening its new Benton location on July 17 and will begin hiring June 17. The 7,100 SF-store will be the company’s...
View ArticleFayetteville's Old Post Office On the Market
The Old Post Office building in the Fayetteville downtown square is for sale, and its star tenant is soon to be on the move. Fayetteville OPO LLC, led by Jim Huson, has placed the 13,500-SF building on...
View ArticleMeadowcrest Apartments Sold; Chinese Garment Affiliate Buys Fourche Dam Property
Apartments, an industrial project and a store in Little Rock along with a dental development in Bryant and a closed restaurant in Conway all topped the $1 million sales mark. • Meadowcrest Apartments...
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