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Markham & Shackleford LLC, led by Leonard Hasson and Hank Kelley, purchased the 55,766-SF Westchase Plaza and Slim Chickens restaurant at 301 N. Shackleford Road.

In every facet of 401(k) plans, fees are declining. There are three primary hands in the 401(k) cookie jar: recordkeepers/third-party administrators, investment funds and advisers.

Chris Johnson has been named market president in Little Rock for First Financial Bank of El Dorado in conjunction with the opening of the bank’s first Little Rock branch.

The central Arkansas industrial real estate market saw the total vacancy rate decline to 9.6 percent in the first quarter of 2017, compared with 11.1 percent in first-quarter 2016.

A 109-unit multifamily project in southwest Little Rock and a 73-room hotel in midtown Little Rock highlight a group of eleven recent multimillion-dollar transactions in Pulaski County.

Sixteen months after filing for Chapter 11, RWL Investments LLC of Little Rock is about to conclude its trip to bankruptcy court.

Poor allocation of available resources is epidemic among American households, which is not surprising since perpetuating the monthly payment mentality is a cornerstone of the American economy.

Tapping into Hot Springs thermal culture, the craft brewing industry in Spa City is hot.

Building a model through good research can help project success or failure.

Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress on Wednesday that the central bank expects to keep raising a key interest rate at a gradual pace and also plans to start trimming its massive bond holdings this year.

Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock announces record quarterly earnings of $90.5 million. The new high-water mark reflects a 66.2 percent increase from $54.5 million a year ago.

Long-term U.S. mortgage rates rose this week for the second straight week. The benchmark 30-year rate surpassed the significant 4 percent level for the first time since May.

The arrival of large-scale employers like Peco Foods Inc., Allegis Corp. and American Silica has brought an economic boom to rural communities in northeast Arkansas. But housing has struggled to keep pace with the influx of business and population.

First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville enters Conway for the first time, purchasing a vacant bank branch at Hogan Road and Prince Street.

The $2.3 million purchase of adjoining buildings set in motion a multproperty redevelopment in downtown Little Rock.

Bryan Fisher and Jason Warnick have been promoted and Bob Freeman has been hired at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville.

Lindsey Triplett has been hired as a communications specialist at Farm Credit of Western Arkansas in Russellville.

Over the years, the west side of the Prospect Building has served as a branch for financial institutions such as Little Rock’s Union National Bank and Worthen National Bank of Arkansas.

Theodore Roosevelt Malloch Jr.’s status as a historic footnote in One Bank & Trust’s troubled loan portfolio has been upgraded in the months since the presidential election.

The going-out-of-business sale for what is now known as Erdos At Home recently kicked off.

Westchase Plaza Visited By $4.8M Purchase (Real Deals)

Small-Business CEOs, Your 401(k) Plan Matters (Tim Quillin Expert Advice)

Chris Johnson to Head First Financial's Little Rock Market (Movers & Shakers)

Industrial Space Vacancy Rate Falls in Central Arkansas

Windamere, Markham House Lead Recent Seven-Digit Deals

RWL Investments Bankruptcy Winds Down

Financial Priorities (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

Hot Springs Sees Boom in Craft Beer Breweries

SPONSORED: Three Principles of Practical Business Planning

Yellen Tells Congress to Expect More Rate Hikes

Bank of the Ozarks 2Q Profit Up 66 Percent

Average US Mortgage Rates Rise; 30-Year at 4.03 Percent

As Business Grows in Walnut Ridge, Housing Struggles to Keep Up

First Arkansas Bank & Trust to Open Branch In Conway

Hall-Davidson Combo Brings in $2.3 Million (Real Deals)

Fisher, Warnick Take Tech Promotions (Movers & Shakers)

Lindsey Triplett Moves to Farm Credit of Western Arkansas (Movers & Shakers)

First Financial Puts Future in Prospect

Bad Debtor Of One Bank Resurfaces

Former I.O. Metro Pulls Out Last Stop