Venues across Northwest Arkansas are hosting watch parties throughout the 2022 FIFA World Cup, and Black Friday’s game between the U.S. Men’s National Team and England is sure to bring out soccer fans and interested spectators alike. There will be…
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Eats & Clean Streets Initiative Helps Businesses Combat Litter
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDid you know food packaging is second only to cigarette butts in littered items worldwide? For that reason, Keep Arkansas Beautiful has a new initiative, Eats & Clean Streets, to help Arkansas businesses join in on the fight to combat…
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Hill Station Hosts Watch Parties as USMNT Returns to FIFA World Cup
by Mak Millardby Mak MillardHill Station owner Daniel Bryant is turning his Hillcrest restaurant into a watch party headquarters for the 2022 FIFA World Cup, which kicked off on Nov. 20. Fans can head to the restaurant, now decked out in flags from each…
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Goodwill Coming to Riverdale Shopping Center in Little Rock
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGoodwill Industries of Arkansas (GIA) will open a new retail, donation and career services facility in Little Rock’s Riverdale Center. Located at 2516 Cantrell Road, the store’s grand opening is slated for Thursday, Dec. 8. “We are excited to bring…
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Walmart, Popable Helping Small Business Retailers Bounce Back
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffPopable, a pop-up shop marketplace platform that connects brands and spaces for short-term retail leasing, and Walmart, the largest national retail department store, have revealed that they have entered a strategic partnership to allow small businesses to rent retail space…
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Spotlight on Small Business: Bark Bar in Little Rock
True dog lovers wish they could bring their canine companions everywhere. Little Rock’s Bark Bar offers them the chance to enjoy creative eats and libations while their dogs enjoy their own gourmet treats and have the full run of the…
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Goodwill Industries of Arkansas Receives $750,000 From US DOJ
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGoodwill Industries of Arkansas (GIA) has been awarded the Second Chance Act Community-based Reentry Program Grant by the U.S. Department of Justice, amounting to $749,973. The money will be used to support Goodwill’s Transitional Employment Opportunity (TEO) program over a…
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South Fayetteville Gets Committee Approval for Hotel Plan
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffOn 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,…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Barakat Bespoke in Little Rock
Jenanne Filat reaches out to far-flung locales across the globe to create the tailor-made, exquisitely crafted suits offered in her River Market boutique, Barakat Bespoke. It was her Palestinian emigre father’s love of downtown Little Rock that inspired her to…
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SPOTLIGHT ON SMALL BUSINESS: Cafe Bossa Nova Brings a Taste of Brazil to Hillcrest
Marcio Veiga spent over 30 years enjoying the scent of clean clothes, as the owner of the Max Cleaners dry cleaning business. But since 2020, he’s been enjoying tastier aromas, as the head of the popular Brazilian restaurant Cafe Bossa…