Economics

The Arkansas Center for Forest Business was officially opened Sept. 29 in a ribbon cutting ceremony which featured Governor Asa Hutchinson as the keynote speaker. Located on the campus of the University of Arkansas in Monticello, the center is part…

We’ve gotten accustomed to being able to find the foods we want no matter the season. Does our picky toddler request strawberries in the dead of winter? No problem. Can we make a recipe that calls for butternut squash in…

The past year has seen the largest increase in grocery prices since 1979 at 13.5%. A recent survey by TradingPedia studied food prices in the United States – during these troubled times of inflation, an energy crisis and war in…

On Sept. 22, Fayetteville’s Subdivision Committee reportedly voted to recommend approval of large-scale development plans for a new hotel on what used to be the Farmers Cooperative site. Now, the Planning Commission gets to make the final decision. The hotel,…

Unions representing 60,000 rail workers across the country are reportedly preparing for a strike that will start on Thursday, Sept. 16, if demands concerning issues like pay, quality of life and sick leave are not met.   The strike comes…

The Arkansas Scholarship Lottery (ASL) is launching a new game in the state, with tickets on sale starting Sept. 18. The first drawing for the game, called LOTTO, will take place on Sept. 21, ASL Executive Director Eric Hagler announced.…

A recent study commissioned by phone service app TextNow has provided a closer look at how American consumers are coping with the worst inflation rates in 40 years. Here are some of the key takeaways and a summary of the…

Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association in Little Rock, has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In 2006, the St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils, to  provide…

Arkansas’ first and only Black-led venture capital firm, High Street Equity Partners, announced Aug. 22 an inaugural fund of $15 million to be invested in tech-driven companies run by female and Black, Indigenous, People of Color (BIPOC) entrepreneurs, both in…

On the last day of its inaugural VenCent Fintech Summit in Little Rock, The Venture Center presented its first-ever Finny Award to global business software company DocFox. The Finny, selected by popular vote, acknowledges a company helping banks economize through…