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Black Apple in Bentonville Registers First Sale

Its a 1,750-SF unit that sold for $600,000, or $342.85 per SF.

Familiar Names On Forbes Billionaires List

Jim Walton, at No. 15, is the highest-ranking listed billionaire with ties to the state.

Walmart Home Office Getting Remodel

The commercial alteration permit is valued at $5.08 million.

Pinnacle Bank Responds to Legal Complaint from Homebuilder

The legal action surrounds an undeveloped, 34-acre subdivision just north of Farmington called Windsor.

Sew Successful: Rogers Designer Sees Big Growth

Valere Rene Handbags & Totes owner Valere Gregory turns challenges into opportunity.

Rogers Architectural Firm Has Designs On Move to Bentonville

Burris Architecture was recently approved to build a 3,400-SF office building on Tiger Boulevard.

Polytech Plastic Molding Acquires Fort Smith Fabrication Company

The Prairie Grove company purchased Southern Cross Plastics recently. The terms of the deal were not disclosed.

DAS Acquisition Co. of St. Louis Enters Arkansas Market With Bentonville Office

DAS, which operates as USA Mortgage in St. Louis, is the largest mortgage lender in the city.

Designsteins Expands Prototype Services at New Headquarters

The marketing firm recently moved to the Pinnacle Heights building in Rogers and invested $200,000 in new equipment.

Realty EPIC Offers Flat Fees, Anonymous Listings

Veteran real estate agent Rob Florida disagrees with percentage-based fees and other aspects of the real estate industry, and it prompted him to create his own company.

4 Wheel Concepts Bound for Moberly Lane

Construction is nearing completion on the 9,043-SF building that will house the auto accessories retailer.

UA Developing Water Quality Tests With Technology from NOWDiagnostics

The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency is funding the project, the goal of which is to test water in developing countries throughout the world.

Primrose Retirement Communities Plans 98-Unit Facility in Rogers

The move marks the South Dakota-based companys entree into the Arkansas market.

Retired Fayetteville Attorney Chip Wright Dies at 73

A former partner at the Davis Law Firm, Wright died Feb. 27 at Washington Regional Medical Center.

CJRW at SXSW Day 3: From the trade show floor to losing the term ‘Millennials’

CJRW@SXSW: Day 3 Editor’s note: A team from Little Rock’s CJRW advertising agency is providing highlights of several conferences from SXSW to Talk Business & Politics. Day Three of SXSWi…

Manufacturing’s path to recovery

Although Arkansas’ travails in the manufacturing sector are well-known, several initiatives by state workforce and higher education officials and top employers are starting to gain traction in the highly competitive…

Dismang, Gillam expect tweaks to Governor’s budget, health care plans

Senate President Jonathan Dismang and Speaker of the House Jeremy Gillam say initial responses to the governor’s health care reforms and newly submitted budget may lead to tweaks versus radical…

CJRW at SXSW Day 2: The future will be personalized edition

CJRW@SXSW: Day 2 Editor’s note: A team from Little Rock’s CJRW advertising agency is providing highlights of several conferences from SXSW to Talk Business & Politics. Another day, another mind-bending…

Made in America: Lockheed Martin announces 1,000 worker voluntary layoff program, no jobs affected in Arkansas

Editor’s note: Each Sunday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Made In America,” a round-up of state and global manufacturing news. –––––––––––––– LOCKHEED MARTIN ANNOUNCES 1,000 WORKER VOLUNTARY LAYOFF PROGRAM, NO…

The Tourism Department’s new king of the mountain

It has been 30 years, but I vividly remember that interview in 1986. The student from the University of Missouri was an Arkansas native and had a knack for the…

Colliers | Arkansas to manage Regions Center; firm closes 2 major deals for $10.7M

Architect Reese Rowland honored with AIA Arkansas E. Fay Jones gold medal

Westerman’s SPEED Act accelerates to the Senate

Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ACME input now online, UAFS students receive SURF grants