Warren Stephens Touts Capitalism to Rotarians
Stephens Inc. CEO Warren Stephens touts the merits of capitalism at the Rotary Large Club Conference in Little Rock.
View ArticleBear State Reports 4Q, Full-Year Earnings Ahead of Arvest Deal
Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock reports fourth-quarter earnings of $3.7 million or 10 cents per diluted share, down from $4.8 million or 13 cents per diluted in the same quarter last year.
View ArticleOne-Time Charges Cap Big 2017 for Home BancShares
Excluding expenses tied to mergers and a hurricane, Home BancShares Inc. of Conway finished 2017 with annual profit of more than $200 million and assets of more than $14 billion.
View ArticleSimmons First Declares Stock Split
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Thursday said its board of directors approved a two-for-one stock split in the form of a 100 percent stock dividend.
View ArticleBrock Joins McIlroy Keen Goodman; HoganTaylor Promotes Pair to Partner...
John Brock has joined McIlroy Keen Goodman in Little Rock as a staff accountant. Ginger Meister and Cale W. Turner have been made partners of the HoganTaylor public accounting firm.
View ArticleWomen-Owned Businesses: Arkansas Ranks 23rd in Growth
Arkansas had an estimated 80,400 women-owned businesses in 2017, employing 55,700 workers and generating sales of about $9.5 billion.
View ArticleWomen Get Foot in AEDC's Minority-Business Door
The Division of Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise has certified 13 women-owned businesses over three months.
View ArticleIt’s About Power (Editorial)
Setting clear boundaries and educating the workforce about those boundaries can help employers avoid costly legal claims.
View ArticleMust Be Present to Win (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
There’s a lot of truth in the observation that women tend to set higher standards for themselves — and it’s a darn good thing, because they will be held to higher standards.
View ArticleGender Diversity on Company Boards Accelerates in Arkansas
Since November 2014, the last time Arkansas Business measured the estrogen fueling the state’s publicly traded companies, the number of women directors has grown by more than 40 percent, and the number...
View ArticleVillage Ventures Realty Back in Bankruptcy
Just after Christmas, Village Ventures Realty of Hot Springs filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection — making it the third time since February 2016 that it has gone to bankruptcy court.
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Taco Bell Deals Ring Up Combined $3.8 Million
Fast-food outlets in Bryant and Conway, land on the western edge of Little Rock, foreclosed property in Lonoke County, an office-warehouse in North Little Rock and upscale residential lots in west...
View ArticleArkansas' December Unemployment Rate Steady at 3.7 Percent
Arkansas' December unemployment rate held steady at 3.7 percent.
View ArticleSimmons First Post 4Q Profit Decline But Assets Grow
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Monday reported a 30 percent decline in fourth-quarter net income, as merger expenses, a one-time tax adjustment and other factors ate into profit.
View ArticleUS Home Sales Tumbled 3.6 Percent in December
U.S. home sales slid 3.6 percent in December, as rising prices and a declining number of available properties stifled purchases.
View ArticleStephens Announces Next Film of Capitalism Series
Stephens Inc. of Little Rock announced Wednesday the continuation of its "This is Capitalism" film series with the premiere of "The Future of Capitalism."
View ArticleUS New Home Sales Tumbled 9.3 Percent in December
Americans cut back their purchases of new homes in December as harsh winter weather dampened demand.
View ArticleLittle Rock Warehouse Draws $4.5M Transaction (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Ligand Pharmaceuticals Inc. of San Diego, sold the Port Distribution Center at 6001 Lindsey Road to three buyers.
View ArticleGreystone Country Club in Cabot Takes New Angle of Approach
Greystone Country Club in Cabot has been brought back from the brink by two residents of the golf course community, but a few dozen more members are needed to restore its financial health.
View ArticleYour Virtual Staff Is Clocking In (Stephen Carlisle Expert Advice)
Businesses across the country have become increasingly flexible with regard to remote workers — those people who work from an off-site location on a project basis and aren’t part of the company’s...
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