Construction Spending Flat in May
U.S. construction spending was flat in May with homebuilding falling again, even as buyers face climbing prices and a shortage of available properties on the market.
View ArticleHealthy Economic Growth Expected in Midwest, Plains States
The economy will likely continue growing at a healthy pace over the next few months in nine Midwest and Plains states, according to a monthly survey of business leaders released Monday.
View ArticleArkansas Ends Fiscal Year with $15M Surplus
Arkansas finance officials say the state ended its fiscal year with a $15.7 million surplus after a boost in sales tax collections over the past two months helped restore most of the budget cuts...
View ArticleLittle Rock Ranks 9th of 14 on Economic Report Card
The Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway Metropolitan Statistical Area ranked ninth out of 14 MSAs in the region, according to the Fourth Annual Metropolitan Little Rock Economic Report Card.
View ArticleWestchase Plaza Visited By $4.8M Purchase (Real Deals)
Markham & Shackleford LLC, led by Leonard Hasson and Hank Kelley, purchased the 55,766-SF Westchase Plaza and Slim Chickens restaurant at 301 N. Shackleford Road.
View ArticleCrye-Leike Adds Agents to Bryant, NLR Branches (Movers & Shakers)
Richard Warner and Rob Levecchia have become affiliated with the Crye-Leike offices in Bryant and North Little Rock respectively.
View ArticleChris Johnson to Head First Financial's Little Rock Market (Movers & Shakers)
Chris Johnson has been named market president in Little Rock for First Financial Bank of El Dorado in conjunction with the opening of the bank’s first Little Rock branch.
View ArticleMayor Pat McCabe on Moving Hot Springs Full Steam Ahead
Pat McCabe was appointed mayor by the Hot Springs Board of Directors in April after the resignation of Mayor Ruth Carney in March.
View ArticleIndustrial Space Vacancy Rate Falls in Central Arkansas
The central Arkansas industrial real estate market saw the total vacancy rate decline to 9.6 percent in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 11.1 percent in first-quarter 2016.
View ArticlePlans for Bathhouse Hotel, Outdoor Spas, Bike Trails Percolate in Hot Springs
News is bubbling up in Hot Springs, where Mayor Pat McCabe and his wife, Ellen, are planning a boutique hotel in the Hale Bathhouse and the city is brainstorming on what to do with the site of the old...
View ArticleWindamere, Markham House Lead Recent Seven-Digit Deals
A 109-unit multifamily project in southwest Little Rock and a 73-room hotel in midtown Little Rock highlight a group of eleven recent multimillion-dollar transactions in Pulaski County.
View ArticleWith Ducks In Row, Little Siberia Land Deal Closes
George Dunklin Jr., former chairman of Ducks Unlimited and owner of the Five Oaks Hunting Lodge, acquired the property earlier this year through Little Siberia LLC.
View ArticleRWL Investments Bankruptcy Winds Down
Sixteen months after filing for Chapter 11, RWL Investments LLC of Little Rock is about to conclude its trip to bankruptcy court.
View ArticlePurchase Offer Calls on Allcorp Bankruptcy
A new investment group of Texans makes a $2.3M pitch to buy Community State Bank of Bradley (Lafayette County).
View ArticleHot Springs Sees Boom in Craft Beer Breweries
Tapping into Hot Springs thermal culture, the craft brewing industry in Spa City is hot.
View ArticleUpdate: Arlington Hotel Sold to Little Rock Group
The Arlington Resort Hotel & Spa on Monday announced that it has been acquired by Sky Capital Group LP of Little Rock.
View ArticleGroup Touts Renovated Holiday Inn in Downtown Little Rock
InterContinental Hotels Group recently announced the completion of a $4 million renovation of its 150-room Holiday Inn-Presidential Downtown Little Rock location at 600 Interstate 30.
View ArticleHutchinson Appoints Stan Jones to Arkansas Game and Fish Commission
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday appointed Stan Jones of Walnut Ridge to the Arkansas Game and Fish Commission.
View ArticleDick's Sporting Goods Coming Soon to McCain Plaza
Dick's Sporting Goods is set to open in Spring 2018 at the McCain Plaza Shopping Center at McCain Boulevard and U.S. Highway 67 in North Little Rock.
View ArticleIs LR at Tipping Point After Shooting? PR Voices Weigh In
Arkansas media and public relations professionals fear that negative perceptions of the capital city are reaching a critical mass after the mass shooting at the Power Ultra Lounge downtown.
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