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Three-year-old Bella Hurst inspired her mother to start a home-cooked meal delivery service that led to a $5,000 cash prize this week, funds that will support Bella's Kitchen and Wellness as it expands to create lunch meals for a Little Rock middle school.

Two of downtown Little Rock's signature buildings -- aging towers at least a half-century old -- are taking on new owners and inspiring hope that the city's central business district could be in for a resurgence.

Arkansas appears to be holding its own in initiatives to expand broadband availability across the state -- though in one recent analysis that means remaining near the bottom of the nation in high-speed internet availability, coverage and pricing.

Cars are parked along both sides of the street as I pull up in front of a nondescript building in the Riverdale neighborhood of Little Rock. I quickly discover why.

WASHINGTON -- Surrounded by reporters at a Washington, D.C., hotel weeks ago, Gov. Asa Hutchinson didn't mince words when asked about Donald Trump.

WASHINGTON -- Surrounded by reporters at a Washington, D.C., hotel weeks ago, Gov. Asa Hutchinson didn't mince words when asked about Donald Trump.

Central Arkansas economic development officials are doubling down on their support for entrepreneurial efforts in the region. The Spark! accelerator initiative will have two sessions this year for small businesses in the Little Rock metro area.

The Little Rock Technology Park board resumes work on the second phase of its development this week unencumbered by debt for the first time.

I smiled when I saw the headline in the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Business & Farm section back in November.

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Park Plaza mall has been sold to Deutsche Bank Trust Co. Americas for $100,000, according to a report from KTHV.The bank gained control of