Little Rock

Officials met in Little Rock to discuss the housing crisis facing Arkansas. They covered aging homes and shortages of affordable units across the state, and floated cutting land requirements for building to lower home costs. The discussion matters because housing costs and supply affect where people across Arkansas can afford to live.

BSR Real Estate Investment Trust, based in Little Rock, has filed to list its shares on the New York Stock Exchange. The filing was reported on October 1, 2026, and the summary gives no listing date or share price. If completed, the listing would make shares of a Little Rock company available on a major national exchange.

Gloria Ray Karlmark, one of the Little Rock Nine, is releasing a biography co-written with Elisabeth Åsbrink in 2027. The book covers the year of integration at Central High School and the deep roots of American racism. It is timed for the 70th anniversary of the historic integration.

Hurts Donuts will close its downtown Little Rock location on October 8, the chain announced. The last week runs on shortened hours of 5 a.m. to 11 p.m., and a Hot Springs opening is next. Customers who visit the downtown shop have until that date to stop in.