Follow Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette - State Business, filter it, and define how you want to receive the news (via Email, RSS, Telegram, WhatsApp etc.) https://follow.it/nwaonline10 Wed, 04 Oct 2023 18:12:32 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ1yYdAoTfMRqCY3L745TL_ Governor renews,]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:19:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ1yYdAoTfMRqCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ1yYdAoTfMRiejEQ2Mq9rY Metropolitan Little Rock's commercial real estate is being affected by broad economic changes and pandemic-altered expectations of office work, but less so than in larger cities, a group of industry executives said Tuesday at the Rotary Club of Little Rock's weekly meeting.]]> Wed, 04 Oct 2023 09:16:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ1yYdAoTfMRiejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AYQF3tpYcK07pVjH6qdYdAk The 42nd annual Forbes 400 list of Richest Americans is out and overall, the rich are getting richer, with Walmart heir Alice Walton taking back the title of America’s richest woman and Elon Musk holding on to his No. 1 ranking.]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 18:30:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AYQF3tpYcK07pVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AapKwoM1J595CejEQ2Mq9rY Northwest Arkansas’ commercial vacancy rate rose to 6.4% in the first half of 2023 from 5.6% in the second half of 2022, with more than 500,000 square feet of new space added to the market, according to the latest Skyline Report.]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 17:37:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AapKwoM1J595CejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AYCCpfLx48yKZVjH6qdYdAk VisionCorps to start]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 09:09:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AYCCpfLx48yKZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZOc8EpTFSD6SlmFkX7M1Jw Dovetail NWA is returning to Northwest Arkansas for an all-day session Oct. 12, providing a networking opportunity to uplift and empower women in small business.]]> Tue, 03 Oct 2023 08:58:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZOc8EpTFSD6SlmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AY3w75rvAycTKCY3L745TL_ An Arkansas agricultural leader appeared before the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee last week to discuss foreign ownership of private American farmland.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 10:10:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AY3w75rvAycTKCY3L745TL_ https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AbOry7Hwliw2SejEQ2Mq9rY Summit Utilities Inc. is again sending out shutoff notices and charging late-fee penalties for ratepayers behind on their bills after nearly a full year of suspending the policies because of billing troubles experienced by hundreds of thousands of customers across the state.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:06:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AbOry7Hwliw2SejEQ2Mq9rY https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ9HrZ9GyBThsb1naedg1wr SILOAM SPRINGS -- For the owner and founder of Perisseia Coffeehouse, the old adage of good things coming in threes rings true.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:05:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ9HrZ9GyBThsb1naedg1wr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ9HrZ9GyBThilmFkX7M1Jw Six months after a tornado ripped up neighborhoods in Little Rock, North Little Rock, Sherwood and Jacksonville a good number of residents, insurance agents and construction crews remain tied up in rebuilding.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:04:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZ9HrZ9GyBThilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZfpl0GxWDlAZs0ohxaO6Yr Small-business owners, already pressured by inflation and swollen interest rates, are fearful a looming federal government shutdown will further erode growth opportunities and even their ability to survive.]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:02:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZfpl0GxWDlAZs0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZfpl0GxWDlAezdsCmHakzH BANKING]]> Sun, 01 Oct 2023 09:01:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AZfpl0GxWDlAezdsCmHakzH https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaSPFP44I29aF1cWWor9YPv WASHINGTON -- An Arkansas agricultural leader appeared before the U.S. Senate Agriculture, Nutrition and Forestry Committee last week to discuss foreign ownership of private American farmland.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 11:00:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaSPFP44I29aF1cWWor9YPv https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaNn3Is3DaK5ZVjH6qdYdAk A visitor walking into Elevate Bungee Fitness in Fayetteville will notice right away that it's not the usual gym or aerobics studio.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:52:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaNn3Is3DaK5ZVjH6qdYdAk https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2Aak-1wMttoaB5s0ohxaO6Yr The Arkansas Index, which tracks the largest public companies that call the state home, closed Friday at 854.92, ending the third quarter up 2.6% and booking a year-to-date gain of about 10%.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:50:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2Aak-1wMttoaB5s0ohxaO6Yr https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2Aak-1wMttoaB3n9ye8UNv30 Low water on the Mississippi River is going to be a problem for Arkansas farmers due to the impact on barge traffic just as they're finishing up the corn and rice harvest, agriculture experts say.]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:49:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2Aak-1wMttoaB3n9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2Aak-1wMttoaBylmFkX7M1Jw Awards honor state Latino businesses]]> Sat, 30 Sep 2023 08:44:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2Aak-1wMttoaBylmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaZ6A0UoSkJGnn9ye8UNv30 "We are powerful on our own, but we are so much more powerful when we are together," author and athlete Tunde Oyeneyin told attendees Thursday at an annual meeting for women in business.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:08:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaZ6A0UoSkJGnn9ye8UNv30 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaZ6A0UoSkJGilmFkX7M1Jw Wall Street ticked higher Thursday to trim its sharp loss for September after pressure squeezing it from the oil and bond markets relaxed a bit.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:05:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaZ6A0UoSkJGilmFkX7M1Jw https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaZ6A0UoSkJGuT5HJgy6HUf Crain Kia of Bentonville violated federal law by firing an employee who complained of racial discrimination, the Equal Employment Opportunity Commission said in a lawsuit filed Thursday.]]> Fri, 29 Sep 2023 09:03:00 +0200 https://api.follow.it/track-rss-story-click/v3/9aJ3jec_2AaZ6A0UoSkJGuT5HJgy6HUf