Employers are wise to promptly and thoroughly investigate all claims of harassment or inappropriate conduct.
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Sexual Harassment Claims: What Companies Can Do (Michelle Kaemmerling Commentary)
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IberiaBank to Pay $11.7M to Settle False Claims Act Case
A case originating from a whistleblower lawsuit filed in Arkansas has resulted in an $11.7 million settlement between IberiaBank Corp. and the U.S. Department of Justice, and two whistleblowers who worked for the bank in Little Rock will receive 20 percent of the recovery.
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Deborah Temple to Head Lending at Communities Unlimited (Movers & Shakers)
Deborah Temple has been named director of lending at Communities Unlimited Inc., a nonprofit community development financial institution in Little Rock.
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Citizens Bank Advances Two to Head Batesville Call Center (Movers & Shakers)
Bryan Wagner has been promoted to agri banking relationship manager by Regions Bank in Jonesboro. Brock Fletcher has been hired as a commercial banking relationship manager.
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Canopy Apartments Sale Tops $9.4 Million Mark (Real Deals)
An affiliate of DavisRE of Dallas bought the 240-unit apartment project in west Little Rock. The seller is Out In The Woods LLLP, led by James Jackson and Haskell Dickinson II.
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Education Construction Dots the State, Dominating Commercial Projects List
The tally of largest commercial projects in Arkansas reached $2 billion for the fourth consecutive year, powered in large part by education.
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Are Bank Holding Company Structures Still Beneficial? (Julie Stackhouse Expert Advice)
While the costs of maintaining a bank holding company form of ownership have been highlighted by those proposing to abandon it, numerous benefits exist.
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Arkansas Bank 'Moving Forward' on Servicing Medical Marijuana Industry
An Arkansas bank says it's moving forward with plans to provide accounts for the state's forthcoming medical marijuana businesses and customers.
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Fed Set to Raise Rates as Yellen Gives Final News Conference
Investors seem certain about this: The Federal Reserve is going to raise interest rates this week for the third time this year.
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Centennial Bank, Johnny Allison Donate $10M To A-State Athletics
The Arkansas State University board of trustees on Monday approved resolutions renaming the football field and naming a planned athletics operations center following donations of $5 million each by Centennial Bank and the family of Johnny Allison, chairman of Centennial's parent company, Home BancShares Inc. of Conway.
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Relyance Bank to Acquire Heartland Bank Branches
Relyance Bank of Pine Bluff said Wednesday that it will acquire Heartland Bank branches in Bryant, Fordyce and Sheridan and take on certain deposit accounts at Heartland locations in Little Rock.
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5 Things Small Business Owners Should Know About Tax Bills
Some small business owners may pay lower taxes under the Republican tax overhaul, but accountants and consultants will want to read the fine print carefully.
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Fed Rate Increase is 3rd This Year; Foresees 3 More in 2018
The Federal Reserve is raising its key interest rate for the third time this year and foresees three additional hikes in 2018, a vote of confidence that the U.S. economy remains on solid footing 8½ years after the end of the Great Recession.
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US 30-Year, Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate Slips to 3.93 Percent
The rate on 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgages slipped to 3.93 percent this week.
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Top Online Stories of 2017: Fake Will Story Commanded the Clicks
Top web pieces at ArkansasBusiness.com ran the gamut from corruption to Tyson, property deals to zombies.
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Stone Bank Hires Three from Heartland (Movers & Shakers)
Leslie Harp, Paula Gwin and Sarah Ort have joined Stone Bank in Little Rock.
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Consider Middle Managers in Growth Plans (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
Is middle management dead? As industry after industry has felt the effects of consolidation and disintermediation, the ranks of middle managers have, in many cases, dwindled.
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Ruling Voids Jury Waivers, Sounds Alarm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that contractual waivers of the right to a jury trial are not enforceable, triggering concerns from attorneys and business leaders because just about every commercial contract has a provision that contains that waiver.
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Agri Acreage Yields $11.7 Million Harvest (Real Deals)
Mt. Magazine Farms LLC of Monterey, Louisiana, bought the property from Carlton Farms LLC of Columbia, Illinois. Most of the acreage is about 10 miles south of Scott along Highway 161.
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Top 10 Arkansas Business Stories from 2017
These are the top 10 news stories that defined 2017 in Arkansas’ business world.
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