Arkansas Business

Arkansas Business Publishing Group is a publisher of magazines and newspapers located in Little Rock, Arkansas, USA. They create a range of publications that cater to specific audiences throughout the state, including their well-known weekly business newspaper, Arkansas Business, which started in 1984. Other notable publications include the monthly magazine Little Rock Family and the monthly publication Little Rock Soirée, which focuses on fashion and philanthropy.

Local, Trade/B2B

English

Magazine

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#575733

United States

#129528

News and Media

#4657

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Waving the Flag (Hunter Field Editor's Note)

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Hunter Field

THIS IS AN OPINIONWe'd also like to hear yours. Tweet us @ArkBusiness or email us I awoke a week ago to the annual flood of emails promoting some of the year’s lowest prices “in celebration” of Memorial Day. Politicians, corporations, influencers and the like took to social media to signal to the rest of us how patriotic they are. A few still manage each year to commit the faux pas of wishing everyone a “happy” Memorial Day, our president among them this year.
Bentonville Tech Company Font Awesome Rolls Out Major Updates to Platform

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

Font Awesome, a Bentonville-based technology company, is coding new ways to make icons on websites, well, awesome. Already used on more than 200 million sites, the company is launching the newest version of its product this month, Font Awesome 7. Simply put, Font Awesome is a collection of icons — symbols like hearts, stars and shopping carts — that designers and developers can add to websites, apps and other projects.
Whataburger Sale Exceeds $3.6M (Real Deals)

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | George Waldon

A 2,580-SF fast-food eatery in Jacksonville tipped the scales at $3.61 million. Bitter Creek Land Co. LLC of Watford City, North Dakota, bought the Whataburger at 1815 N. First St. from WBJAXAR LLC, led by Rick Wilson. WBJAXAR acquired the former Hardee’s for $2 million in August 2024 from We’ll Call It 85 LLC of Miami. We’ll Call it 85 purchased the 0.74-acre development for $1.2 million in April 2022 from S&D Real Estate LLC, led by Liang Lin.
Data Center Drawbacks: The Hidden Environmental Costs

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

Though data centers can offer benefits, residents and environmental advocates point out there are multiple drawbacks to their establishment. A 2024 report from Gradient Corp., a risk science consulting firm out of Boston, found that residents often oppose data centers due to noise, greenhouse gas emissions, strain on local utilities, utility costs, loss of land and air quality issues.
State Seeks to Block Garland County Businessman From Discharging $850K in Investor Debts

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Mark Friedman

The Arkansas Securities Department wants to block a Garland County businessman from discharging debts owed to his companies’ investors, charging that he intentionally misled them and then gambled away some of the money. In November, Larry Joe Rucker filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy, which allows him to reorganize. Rucker listed his assets at just $28,685. His claims register summary in his bankruptcy case on Tuesday showed 52 claims totaling $849,610.
$1 Billion Data Center Projects Signal New Tech Era for Arkansas

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Kyle Massey

It has been Arkansas’ springtime for data centers since the state made luring tech hubs a priority in the recent legislative session. Huge data center projects have been announced since April in West Memphis, Conway and Little Rock. All are hailed as the biggest capital investments ever in their cities. And they have reaped major incentives while promising a construction boom and up to 50 high-value permanent jobs at each site.
State Approves Standard Lithium's 2.5% Royalty Rate Proposal

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Kyle Massey

The push to produce commercial lithium from Arkansas’ underground brines took a big step forward Wednesday when regulators set a royalty rate for landowners. The Arkansas Oil & Gas Commission unanimously set a 2.5% royalty for mineral rights holders, disappointing many who had hoped for a bigger percentage. The ruling, which came during a four-hour hearing at Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia, favored Standard Lithium.
Arkansas Startup Turns Poultry Waste Into Carbon-Negative Fertilizer

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

Fayetteville-based Carbon Chicken Project LLC co-founders Jody Hardin and Richard Ims hope to make poultry farming more sustainable by turning chicken litter into gold, at least as far as plants are concerned. The company — currently in its first round of venture capital fundraising — plans to turn chicken house waste into a carbon-negative fertilizer and soil conditioner.
Bird Flu Outbreaks Continue to Disrupt U.S. Egg Supply & Prices

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

The average price of a dozen Grade A eggs at the supermarket dropped nearly 18% in April, the first monthly drop in price since October, but consumer egg prices still remain historically high. According to the U.S. Department of Labor’s Bureau of Labor Statistics, the average price of a dozen eggs was $5.12 nationally, down $1.11 from a record high in March. Compared with April 2024, egg prices have increased 79%. Egg prices have become an important economic metric nationally and a political issue.
Getting to Know Team Barnaby

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Jan Cottingham

The Barnaby Group, founded by Mary Olive and John Stephens, has made some big moves lately, so I visited with the Little Rock hospitality group’s daily operating partners — Greg Baber, David Hesselbein and Wes Mickel — to get some further insight into the company’s origins and its plans. For those who need a reminder, the Barnaby Group is the company behind George’s restaurant at 5510 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock’s Heights neighborhood, which many readers remember as the former Cafe Prego.