Dwain Hebda

A popular bumper sticker of the 1970s, spotted throughout rural areas, read, “Don’t complain about a farmer with your mouth full.” The same can be said about the trucking industry. Except in the latter’s case, the phrase doesn’t go far…

It’s good to be the Port of Little Rock these days. The business park announced April 20 it had reached an agreement with W&W|AFCO Steel, the largest steel fabricator in the country, to locate a production facility there, bringing $18.7…

The quality of a company isn’t accurately measured in times of plenty — as an old saying in the retail world goes, “You don’t impress anyone at Christmas.” The true measure of a firm, be it strategy, staying power or…

The insurance industry isn’t one known for rapid change, but a global pandemic has a way of altering even the most steadfast of business currents. After two years, insurance companies are still adjusting to the evolving marketplace as COVID continues…

Ask Richard Holbert what made sense about the decision to sell Little Rock aviation outfit Central Flying Service, and the second-generation president of the company responds with the folky candor for which he is well-known. “It makes sense, to me,…

Everywhere one looks throughout the stylish Little Rock headquarters of Arkansas Capital Corporation, the eras collide.  In the foyer hangs a massive wooden plaque studded with brass plates denoting the group’s leadership through the years while, over here, a framed…

In late February, virtually everyone in Arkansas was hunkered down to avoid glazed roads and the bracing bite of winter. But for many, even the weeklong sleet and cold could not quell their spring fever. Justin Cole, vice president and…

There’s a lot about the new $3 billion U.S. Steel plant, bound for Osceola in Arkansas’ Mississippi County, that’s just this side of surreal. The growing presence of steel, an industry that’s cropped up in this flat, open corner of…

In the pecking order of Main Street businesses, there is nothing more foundational to local ecosystems than the restaurant industry. There also are few industries as risky or volatile, as the past two years of pandemic America has demonstrated. And…

It’s something of a trick question to say that small business’ primary challenges are not COVID-related in the new year. After all, nearly everything concerning small business has in some way been affected by COVID, from staffing to inflation to…