US Retail Sales Fell in March, Second Straight Monthly Drop
WASHINGTON — Americans pulled back on their spending at auto dealers and restaurants in March, causing retail sales to drop despite signs of a healthy job market. Retail sales fell a seasonally...
View ArticleMedical Clinic Replaces Nichols Furniture After $3M Purchase (Real Deals)
Redevelopment of a 31,884-SF retail project in west Little Rock is in motion after a $3.03 million transaction. PTCOA Shackleford Clinic LLC, led by Dr. Meraj Siddiqui and Dr. Ronald Tilley, bought the...
View ArticleAt 20, Arkansas E-Government Draws Cheers
Back in 1997, when Facebook was years in the future and tweets were sounds made by birds, Bob Sanders and a team of six digital pioneers introduced e-government to Arkansas. A few Arkansans with...
View ArticleAcxiom Returning to Conway Roots
Acxiom Corp. has narrowed its focus and is evolving into a different company, CEO Scott Howe says. “We’re becoming a different kind of Acxiom, with the best of the old but a lot of really new, exciting...
View ArticleJudge Scraps Fake Will of Deepwater Horizon Survivor
A Ouachita County Circuit judge has thrown out the fake will allegedly created by a Camden real estate agent to make sure her daughter received the assets of a survivor of the Deepwater Horizon...
View ArticleArkansasGives Nets $6.1M for Nonprofits
The Arkansas Community Foundation on Monday announced certified results of the ArkansasGives program, a one-day online giving event held on April 6. A total of $6.1 million was collected for more than...
View ArticleSimmons Bank Names New VP, Assistant General Counsel
Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff on Monday named Henry A. "Rusty" Barham III its executive vice president for regulatory and consumer affairs and assistant general counsel. Barham has been in the banking...
View ArticleVideo: Fitz Hill Talks Transparency in Leadership, Work at Scott Ford Center
Leaders should tell the truth, be transparent and communicate regularly with stakeholders during a crisis, says Fitz Hill, a former college football coach and college president, in Part 2 of Arkansas...
View ArticleColvin to Lead Arvest Bank in Conway, Morrilton
Richard W. "Skip" Colvin has been named community bank president for Arvest Bank in Conway and Morrilton. "We are thrilled to have Skip join the Arvest family," Jim Cargill, president and CEO of Arvest...
View ArticleWells Fargo Scandal Weighs Heavily on Other Big Banks
DALLAS — It's the topic the banking industry can't avoid, even when people prefer not to mention it by name: Wells Fargo. Banking executives and consultants who normally focus on checking accounts and...
View ArticleBank of America Profits Jump, Helped by Interest Rates
NEW YORK — Bank of America's first quarter profits grew nearly 40 percent, the bank said Tuesday, helped by higher interest rates as well as a strong performance in its investment banking division. The...
View ArticleReport: Commercial Real Estate Absorption Quickens in NWA
The effects of changing consumer shopping habits are starting to show up in northwest Arkansas commercial real estate trends, according to the latest Arvest Bank Skyline Report on real estate. The...
View ArticleMajor Changes Coming to How Your Credit Score is Calculated
NEW YORK — The math behind your credit score is getting an overhaul, with changes big enough that they might alter the behavior of both cautious spenders as well as riskier borrowers. Most notably for...
View ArticleSimmons First 1Q Net Income Down 6 Percent
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Wednesday reported first-quarter net income of $22.1 million, down 6 percent from the same quarter last year. The company (Nasdaq: SFNC), which announced...
View ArticleAs Mergers Continue, Home BancShares Sees 1Q Profit Rise
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway on Thursday reported first-quarter profit of $46.9 million, up 13 percent from the same quarter last year, as the company closed two acquisitions and announced a third...
View ArticleBear State 1Q Profit Up 48 Percent
Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock reported Thursday first-quarter earnings of $4.9 million, up 48 percent from the same quarter last year. The company (Nasdaq: BSF) said diluted earnings per...
View ArticleUS Home Sales Shoot Up to 10-Year High
WASHINGTON — Americans purchased homes in March at the fastest pace in over a decade, a strong start to the traditional spring buying season. Sales of existing homes climbed 4.4 percent last month to a...
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The High Cost of Bad Moods (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
Research in behavioral science is showing that there is a trend toward higher irritability in the workplace — especially in the United States — and it has been more pronounced over the last 24 months....
View ArticleAcxiom Building Hosts $25 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
A 188,460-SF office building in downtown Little Rock weighed in at $25 million. Acxiom Corp. sold its 12-story headquarters and supporting five-story parking deck at 601 E. Third St. to Simmons Bank of...
View ArticleToday's Bank Expands Footprint with Van Buren Branch
Today’s Bank of Huntsville is adding a 10th branch to its network with a Van Buren location. The $181 million-asset lender is setting up shop in a former bank branch at 615 E. Pointer Trail previously...
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