Arkansas Business

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Jan Cottingham

Stoic Brews Alternative, the state’s first gluten-free craft beer brewery, opened March 14 in Bentonville, and owners Rebecca Davitt and her husband, Jay, say the response has been far better than they had anticipated. Stoic Brews, at 410 SW A St., brews its beer using gluten-free grains to offer those suffering from conditions like celiac disease or who have gluten sensitivities a chance to enjoy beer once again. “I’ve had people cry,” Rebecca Davitt said.

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Mark Friedman

As other department stores are warning of tariff-related price increases, Dillard’s Inc. plans to “sacrifice profits to maintain market share,” Bill Dillard III, a senior vice president of the Little Rock department store chain, recently told a group of Arkansans. “From our standpoint, we’ve made a conscious decision.

5 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

Outside of the steel mills of northeast Arkansas, a different kind of construction is underway in the historic downtowns of Blytheville and Osceola. Residents are taking on the revival of the once-bustling areas, hoping to breathe life back into Mississippi County’s two largest population centers. According to Mallory Darby, vice president of economic development for Great River Economic Development Foundation, a resurgence of interest and investment has occurred over the past few years.

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | George Waldon

A 314,236-SF retail center in North Little Rock tipped the scales at $25.84 million. RCG-Little Rock PM LLC, an affiliate of Atlanta’s RCG Ventures, acquired McCain Plaza at 4200 E. McCain Blvd. from ARG MPLTRAR001 LLC, an affiliate of Global Net Lease in Newport, Rhode Island. The 28.35-acre development is helping secure a three-year funding agreement of $735 million from Truist Bank of Charlotte, North Carolina.

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

The Little Rock Technology Park is sparking new interest this year after facing a “slow” back half of 2024, according to Executive Director Brent Birch. The space is currently 77% occupied, a rate that Birch said has held “pretty steady” for the last couple of years. And this year, the Tech Park has seen more people calling, more tours and more companies “pulling the trigger” on renting.