Becky Gillette

Benton County recently landed on the top of the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics list for the largest average weekly percent wage growth—15.5 percent—among 369 counties in the U.S. The BLS said the largest contribution to the gains in Benton …

Mark Abernathy had a storied career as a restaurateur in Little Rock, including owning and operating two of Little Rock’s most popular restaurants, the Loca Luna bistro and the Red Door, before selling them in August. Previously, he owned Juanita’s, …

Three years after the establishment of the city of Little Rock’s Office of Diversity, Equity and Inclusion, the results are evident. The city has seen increased cross-departmental collaboration, improved access to public information, more shared decision making, and a boost …

It can be sobering to see national rankings like a recent one that listed Arkansas as the state whose residents have the highest food insecurity rates in the nation. The flip side of that is Arkansans from all income levels …

Bradley Chambless, the current chair of the Arkansas Bankers Association, greatly enjoyed being a trial lawyer for 10 years, including working on complicated intellectual property lawsuits. He said he never dreamed of being a banker, but after his first son …

Early August saw a major decline in the stock market that initially caused great concern — only to be eclipsed a few days later with the largest one-day gains seen since 2022. Financial advisors told Arkansas Money & Politics they …

Ryan Flynn, CEO of Network Services Group, started working for the company by cleaning offices as his first job while in high school. “Network Services Group has been my primary place of employment my entire life,” said Flynn, whose father, …

A major factor behind the divide between internet access in rural regions compared to urban areas has been the expense of providing high-speed internet in areas where customers are widely spread out. The state’s first internet service provider, Aristotle Unified …

The nursing shortage did not start or end with the COVID-19 pandemic, and it is not a lack of interest that is the primary cause of why not enough new nurses are being educated to replace those who have left …

Pictured above: Rice harvesting in the Arkansas Delta. (Photo courtesy of UA Division of Agriculture) Agricultural row-crop and grain-production land has seen strong appreciation over the past several years, particularly with large, highly efficient and improved farms in areas of …