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.

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English

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#575733

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#129528

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#4657

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Growing Pains Signal Success at XNA

4 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

Nothing says success like continued construction, right? Anyone who has flown out of — or, like me, picked someone up at — Northwest Arkansas National Airport knows all about the ongoing construction at the airport, best known as XNA. The airport is redoing its terminal to accommodate the remarkable increase in business it has seen since it opened in 1998. All the construction can lead to some headaches, of course.
XNA Soars To a Record 1.14 Million Enplanements

4 days ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

Northwest Arkansas National Airport celebrated a record year in 2024 and hopes to build on that success even during the uncertain economic environment of 2025. The airport, best known as XNA for its location identifier, surpassed 1 million annual enplanements in 2024 for the first time since it opened in 1998. The 1.14 million enplanements — a key metric that records how many passengers board a plane at the airport — was a 15.5% increase from 991,489 in 2023.
Arkansas Students and Construction Leaders Unite to Tackle Workforce Shortage

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

Construction industry leaders and high school students from across Arkansas have gathered at the Hot Springs Convention Center for a SkillsUSA Conference Tuesday and Wednesday, aiming to address a looming workforce crisis in the construction industry. The National Center for Construction Education and Research projects that 41% of the construction workforce will retire by 2031.
CHI St. Vincent and UnitedHealthcare Resolve Reimbursement Dispute

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Mark Friedman

CHI St. Vincent, one of the largest health care providers in the state, has reached a multiyear agreement with UnitedHealthcare, ending an impasse over reimbursement rates that threatened to leave the insurance carriers’ customers out of CHI’s network. The agreement went into effect April 9 and allows patients to maintain in-network access to all CHI St. Vincent services across existing contracted products, including UnitedHealthcare and Medicare Advantage, CHI said in a news release Tuesday.
Baptist Health Reports $15.7M Operating Loss for 2024

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Mark Friedman

Baptist Health of Little Rock reported an operating loss of $15.7 million in 2024, as the state’s largest health care system saw expenses rise and pandemic relief funding end.
Arkansas Universities Look to Raffles to Support NIL Initiatives

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Marty Cook

It may not be much, but officials at Arkansas universities are hopeful that a new Arkansas law can provide some extra money for their athletes. Act 305, signed by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders in March, allows for the state’s universities to hold 50-50 raffles at sporting events with 50% of the proceeds going to the raffle winner and the remaining half going to the university’s NIL coffers. Arkansas joined several other states — including Missouri, Kentucky and Florida — to allow such raffles.
Arkansas ACCESS Law Overhauls College Admissions, Scholarships & Funding

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Chloe McGehee

Arkansas’ higher education admissions, scholarships and funding are getting a refresh. Signed into law by Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders on March 18, Arkansas ACCESS, a legislative overhaul of the state’s higher education system, aims to transform how Arkansas colleges and universities operate.
Arkansas Universities Promote Debt-Free Degrees with Innovative Scholarship Stacking

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Kyle Massey

Arkansas Tech University senior Mandy Hughes grew up knowing the burden of her mother’s student debt, so she made sure that when she graduates next month, she won’t have any. She and thousands of other young Arkansans have seized on new and innovative programs that help them navigate college without piling up debt. “I was raised by a single mom who went to school to go into the medical field, and she is still paying off her student debt,” Hughes said in a telephone interview.
Ridge Road Village Tops $6.2M (Real Deals)

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | George Waldon

An 80-unit seniors living project in North Little Rock tipped the scales at $6.23 million. Ridge Road Village Propco LLC of Knoxville, Tennessee, purchased its namesake complex at 4748 Ridge Road. The seller is 4748 Ridge Road LLC, an affiliate of New York’s Dwight Capital in Sunny Isles Beach, Florida. Ridge Road Village assumed a December 2016 mortgage of $6.3 million held by Dwight Capital.
Murphy USA Adds 32 Stores in 2024, Plans 50 More in 2025

1 week ago | arkansasbusiness.com | Kyle Massey

When publicly traded companies issue their proxy statements each year, they open a revealing window on ownership, governance and top pay structures. Murphy USA’s proxy last month was a good example. The El Dorado-based gasoline and convenience retailer added 32 new stores in 2024, bringing its total of Murphy USA and QuickChek locations up to 1,601 in 27 states.