Kim Kirkman has been named associate executive director of the American Studies Institute at Harding University in Searcy, replacing Bob Reely, who has held the position for 26 years.
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Kim Kirkman Moves Up at Harding's American Studies Insitute (Movers & Shakers)
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Concerns Voiced About Red Alert Proposal in John Rogers Case
The $28 million cash offer to acquire the photo archives and sports memorabilia assets once owned by John Rogers has drawn objections and cautionary filings.
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A Steno Pool Survivor (Linda Nelson Commentary)
We were in the old post office on Capitol Avenue, which is now a part of the federal court complex in downtown Little Rock. It was old and had radiators, windows that opened and manual typewriters and calculators. I was 18 and already married one year. I was a GS-3 (on a scale of GS-1 to GS-15) clerk-steno, meaning I actually knew shorthand and could read it back and could type with all fingers.
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Affiliated Foods Bankruptcy Case Lingers with U.S. Bank Lawsuit
Earlier this month, Affiliated Foods Southwest Inc. entered its seventh year in bankruptcy court. Affiliated Foods, once one of the state's largest private companies, reported $47.6 million in assets and $101.5 million in debt — $62.5 million of it unsecured — when it filed for bankruptcy on May 5, 2009.
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Justices Make It Easier to Sue over 401(k) Retirement Plans
The Supreme Court ruled unanimously Monday in favor of participants in employee retirement plans who object to companies' investment decisions that eat into retirement savings.
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Gleason: Record Loan Growth, Other Factors Boosted Bank of the Ozarks
Record growth in loans, unfunded loans and deposits helped return Bank of the Ozarks to its familiar road of record earnings. The company held its annual shareholders meeting Monday at the corporate headquarters in west Little Rock.
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GOP Conservatives Confident They Can Kill Ex-Im Bank
Conservatives dominating the GOP-controlled House say they are increasingly confident about killing a little-known federal agency that subsidizes overseas purchases of U.S. exports.
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Arkansas' Top Exporters Recognized, Officials Call for Ex-Im Bank Renewal
Arkansas small business owners and an official with the U.S. Export-Import Bank called for the bank charter's renewal.
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5 Global Banks Fined More Than $5B, to Plead Guilty to Market Rigging
A group of global banks will pay more than $5 billion in penalties and plead guilty to rigging the world's currency market.
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Arkansas Business Hall of Fame Seeks Nominations
The selection committee for the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame is now accepting nominations for the 2016 class of inductees.
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Vantage Point Apartments Attracts $11 Million Sale (Real Deals)
A 228-unit apartment complex in Little Rock's Riverdale area tipped the scales at $11 million.
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Big Companies, Big Revenue: 75 Largest Private Companies in Arkansas Worth $32.8B
The 75 largest private companies in Arkansas generated total revenue — self-reported and estimated — of $32.8 billion in their most recent fiscal years, up nearly 7 percent in a year.
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Familiar Face Leads Bank of the Ozarks In Carolinas
What began in 2001 as a one-woman loan production office in Charlotte, North Carolina, has blossomed into a leading franchise for Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks.
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Courtney Little Assumes Role as CareLink Chairman (Movers & Shakers)
Courtney Little, president of ACE Glass Construction in Little Rock, has been named chairman of the CareLink board of directors. He replaces Stacey Duckett, who died in March. Sandra Prater, owner of Prater Auto Sales in Jacksonville, is a newly elected board member.
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Contractor Lewis May Resolves One Lawsuit, Faces Others
Embattled Little Rock general contractor Lewis May agreed last week to pay a $3.38 million judgment.
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Farmland, Retail Property Highlight Recent Million-Dollar Deals in Lonoke County
Farmland in south-central Lonoke County and a 6.7-acre office-retail development in Cabot compose our tandem of million-dollar transactions.
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Wal-Mart Closes on Land for New Fayetteville Store (NWA Real Deals)
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. closed on a 6.1-acre property in south Fayetteville where the company plans to build a Neighborhood Market.
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Future of Allied Bank Could Be Decided by June Ruling in Acme Case
Three of the largest creditors of Acme Holding Co. recently submitted briefs in support of converting the bank holding company's Chapter 11 reorganization to Chapter 7 liquidation.
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Arkansas Unemployment Rate Rises to 5.7 Percent in April
Arkansas' unemployment rate ticked up one-tenth of percentage point from March, coming in at 5.7 percent in April, according to a report Wednesday by the state Department of Workforce Servics.
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Big Changes Coming to Closing Process (Patrick W. Curry Commentary)
On Aug. 1, the way lenders, real estate agents and title companies work together will change completely. If you're not prepared for the upcoming changes, you'll run the risk of delayed closings, lost trust with customers or other challenges brought by new federal regulations.
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