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North Little Rock Notebook

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 09:25:59 GMT

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Jobless claims looking vastly overcounted

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:44:04 GMT

Economic statistics were never designed to measure the sudden shutdown and restart of large segments of the U.S. economy. Still, if there is one question that the government seemingly should be able to answer, it is this: How many Americans are receiving unemployment benefits?

For newspaper, the world is local

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:41:39 GMT

HELENA-WEST HELENA -- Hard on the banks of the Mississippi River, the World still turns, one page at a time.

Get strict on theft, grocery stores urge

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:40:34 GMT

In 2003, Brian Beinlich stood before a judge in an Orange County courtroom, barely comprehending what had happened.

Sushi, craft beer bar chain opens 1st state site in Rogers Walmart

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:38:55 GMT

ROGERS -- Hissho Sushi and Craft Beer Bar, the chain's first location in Arkansas, is now open inside a Rogers Walmart Supercenter.

Working from home has lending institutions looking at bottom line

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:38:05 GMT

The work-from-home evolution that picked up momentum in the past decade is now a coronavirus-driven revolution.

Electric-bicycle firm races to catch up with demand

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:37:23 GMT

The pandemic has been kind to Dutch electric-bicycle company VanMoof BV.

Bankruptcy Watch

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:31:51 GMT

ALICIA Christopher S. Irvin, 15 County Road 527, Sept. 10, 2020, Chapter 7.

REAL ESTATE TRANSACTIONS

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:31:19 GMT

Pulaski County real estate transactions of $150,000 or more; deeds recorded August 17-August 21:

Building Permits

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:28:52 GMT

Building permits for the Little Rock metro area; projects valued at $75,000 or more:

Oil and Gas Report

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:25:14 GMT

The Arkansas Oil and Gas Commission last week issued one well completion but neither well completions nor drilling permits. By county, it was:

4 of 9 Atlantic City casinos now run by women

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:24:33 GMT

ATLANTIC CITY, N.J. -- Four of Atlantic City's nine casinos will be run by women, following the recent appointment of a veteran female executive to run the Tropicana.

Robot food servers on job in S. Korea

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:23:33 GMT

SEOUL, South Korea -- A burger shop in the South Korean capital is a bit different from typical fast-food restaurants: Its key workers are robots.

River towns

Sun, 20 Sep 2020 07:15:03 GMT

I've always liked river towns. I'm not talking about towns with a small stream flowing through the city limits. No, I'm talking about places with rivers large enough so a steamboat could dock, towns that owe their existence to the river, towns with ornate old houses whose original owners had the furnishings shipped up from New Orleans or down from St. Louis.

Arkansas' jobless rate inches up for August

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 09:37:24 GMT

Arkansas' unemployment rate rose to 7.4% in August, according to data from the Bureau of Labor Statistics, a rise of three-tenths of a percentage point from July, but lower than the national average.

U.S. to ban TikTok from app stores

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 07:02:23 GMT

The Trump administration said it is banning China's TikTok and WeChat from mobile app stores beginning Sunday, in a seemingly unprecedented move that will sharply raise tensions with Beijing.

Consumer sentiment posts rise

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:59:51 GMT

U.S. consumer sentiment increased more than expected in early September to a six-month high as Americans grew more upbeat about the economy's prospects.

Big craft brewer finds big partner

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:58:10 GMT

D.G. Yuengling & Son Brewing Co., the Pottsville, Pa.-based beer behemoth, has set its sights on becoming a national brand by forging a partnership with industry giant Molson Coors.

California reports fraud-inflated jobless claims

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:57:01 GMT

Scammers appear to have inflated jobless claims numbers in California by the hundreds of thousands in recent weeks, likely making national tallies of Americans on unemployment benefits look even worse than they already were.

Google Docs a great place to collect stuff and share it

Sat, 19 Sep 2020 06:55:59 GMT

I just started using Google Docs to collaborate. It's fun.