Accountant Stole Trust Plus $4M, Lawsuit Says
Accountant Edward M. Cooper Jr. occasionally asked for a few extra blank checks in case he made a mistake preparing payments for Roach Manufacturing Corp. in Trumann.
View ArticleHigher Standard: Will New Deduction Rules Hit Arkansas Tax Pros?
Doing your own taxes can be like changing your own motor oil, Little Rock CPA Brian Thompson says. Even if it’s simple, it can be a mess.
View ArticleYearly Median Wage of Arkansas Accountants, Auditors Falls Below U.S.
Accountants and auditors in Arkansas earned an annual median wage of $66,260 as of May 2017, the latest statistics available. That compares with an annual median wage of $77,920 nationally.
View ArticleAccounting Firm 'Merger Mania' Comes to Arkansas
Three major mergers involving Arkansas companies over the past year have shuffled this year’s list of largest accounting firms in Arkansas considerably.
View ArticleNo Word on Whether HomeBank Plans to Pass on Cannabis Banking
It’s been almost exactly a year since Whispers first reported that HomeBank had hooked up with a third-party vendor of cannabis banking services, Safe Harbor Services LLC, a subsidiary of Partner...
View ArticlePartners Bank Picked as New Name for HNB
The new management of the bank formerly known as Helena National Bank has settled on a new name following its conversion to a state charter in October
View ArticleSimmons Sues Soul of the South Investors
Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff sued to recover the a $1.4 million collection effort from the leading investors in the troubled Soul of the South venture.
View ArticleLittle Rock Voters Choose Frank Scott Jr. for Mayor
A banking executive and former highway commissioner won Tuesday's runoff for Little Rock mayor, becoming the first African-American elected to lead Arkansas' capital six decades after it was the center...
View ArticleJerome Powell: Fed Concerned About Rural Poverty
Federal Reserve Chairman Jerome Powell said Thursday that the U.S. economy overall is strong but many rural areas are falling farther behind.
View ArticleFirst Security Adds Three in Russellville (Movers & Shakers)
Rance Looney has accepted the position of senior vice president, lender, at First Security Bank in Russellville. Kristen Jeffery and Carolyn Hottinger are also new members of the team.
View ArticleLargest Commercial Projects in Arkansas Top $2.1B
This marks the fifth consecutive year that the roster of largest commercial construction projects in Arkansas topped $2 billion. The 2018 list consists of 160 projects around the state that represent a...
View ArticleSued for Malpractice, Vaughn-Michael Cordes Files for Bankruptcy
A Fayetteville attorney who was involved in an adoption case that resulted in a malpractice lawsuit against him has filed for Chapter 13 bankruptcy reorganization, listing potentially $1.9 million in...
View ArticleBear State's Matt Machen to Lead Enhanced Services at Arvest Bank
Arvest Bank of Fayetteville names Matt Machen regional executive of enhanced banking services.
View ArticleRett Hatcher Joins Gilmore Strategy Group
Gilmore Strategy Group of Little Rock, a political consulting and lobbying firm, adds Rett Hatcher as a partner in the firm.
View ArticleUS Wholesale Prices Rise 0.1 Percent, A Sign Inflation In Check
U.S. wholesale prices barely rose last month as a sharp decline in the cost of gas offset pricier freight trucking services and mobile phone plans.
View ArticleMediPays Rebrands Online Platform for Marijuana Businesses
MediPays of Little Rock has rebrands its full-service online banking platform for marijuana-related businesses with a new name, Abaca.
View ArticleWinrock Innovation Fund Get $576K from Commerce Department
The U.S. Department of Commerce awards a $576,302 grant to Winrock International's Innovation Fund, or I-Fund, through the Economic Development Administration's Regional Innovation Strategies program.
View ArticleJames Patton Hired at United Federal (Movers & Shakers)
James Patton has joined United Federal Credit Union’s Springdale branch as business service adviser.
View ArticleCelina Walker Joins Mitchell Williams in Rogers (Movers & Shakers)
Walker joins Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard’s business practice group, where she will serve as counsel to financial institutions, providing legal guidance on lending and transactional...
View ArticleCrossett Bank Waits for Regulators to Cross T's
The sale of First State Bank of Crossett to Capital Bancorp Inc. of Delhi, Louisiana, that was expected to close this year hasn’t.
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