IberiaBank Names Presidents for Northeast, Northwest Arkansas
IberiaBank on Tuesday named presidents for its markets in northeast and northwest Arkansas.
View ArticleTreasurer Brings 'Smart Women Smart Money' Conference to State
State Treasurer Dennis Milligan and the State Financial Officers Foundation are bringing "Smart Women Smart Money," a national women’s financial education conference, to Arkansas next month.
View ArticleRetirement Projects Equal $7.8M Transaction (Real Deals)
Affiliates of Read Property Group of New York purchased Senior Residences projects in Sherwood and Jacksonville for $3.52 million from affiliates of Wenson & Associates of Bee Cave, Texas.
View ArticleBeardsley Gains Spot on National Municipal Board (Movers & Shakers)
Scott Beardsley, executive managing director of Crews & Associates in Little Rock, has been elected to the board of directors of the National Association of Municipal Advisors.
View ArticleChanges to Uniform Money Services Act Coming in May (Vic Lance Commentary)
Come May, money transmitters in Arkansas will need to comply with several new license requirements.
View ArticlePRSA Puts LR Firms in Silver Lineup
Mike Sells of the Sells Agency pointed out that three Little Rock firms are among 92 nationwide finalists for Silver Anvil Awards from the Public Relations Society of America.
View ArticleUA's CBER to Host Quarterly Business Analysis on May 16
The Center for Business and Economic Research at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will present its regular Quarterly Business Analysis on May 16 in Fayetteville.
View ArticleBank of America Raising Hourly Minimum Wage to $20
Bank of America plans to raise its starting pay to $20 an hour over a two-year period, the bank said Tuesday, starting with a hike next month.
View ArticleGovernor Signs Trio of Tax Reform Bills
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has signed a series of bills that change state tax codes, including one to require out-of-state internet sellers to collect sales tax from in-state buyers.
View ArticleState Lawmakers Give Initial OK to $5.7B Budget Bills
Arkansas lawmakers have given initial approval to legislation that outlines the state's proposed $5.7 billion budget for the coming year as they prepare to wrap up this year's session.
View ArticleUS Long-Term Mortgage Rates Rise
U.S. long-term mortgage rates rose moderately this week, remaining at historically low levels that can lure potential purchasers in the spring homebuying season.
View ArticleTommy May Joins ALS Association's Board
The ALS Association announced Thursday that J. Thomas “Tommy" May is one of four men joining its national board of trustees.
View ArticleLaTricia Hill-Chandler Ready to Lead Arvest's Diversity Programs (Movers &...
LaTricia Hill-Chandler has joined Arvest Bank in Little Rock as its diversity and inclusion officer.
View ArticleIberiaBank's Greg Smithers Says Arkansas Markets Especially Competitive
Greg Smithers, the regional president of IberiaBank, says he’s amazed by the level of competition in the banking industry in Arkansas.
View Article$10.5M Sale Brings New Owners to Landings (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Maxus Properties of North Kansas City, Missouri, sold the The Landings at Rock Creek at 13200 Chenal Parkway to companies based out of Midland, Texas.
View ArticleCommunity Bankers Tap Accelerator for New Tech
Community banks lack the financial and human capital of their larger counterparts to invest in research and development, but they need new technologies all the same. Partnerships with financial...
View ArticleCentral Arkansas Average Weekly Earnings on Rise
Private-sector workers in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area earned an average of $861.50 each week as of February 2019.
View ArticleSpringdale Hopes Opportunity Strikes
Daniel Hintz knows about revitalizing a city’s downtown area and believes a new federal tax program could be just the ticket for Springdale’s budding efforts.
View ArticleCitizens Sweeps In Former Simmons Execs
Seven commercial lending and treasury management professionals have left Simmons Bank to help Citizens Bank of Batesville beef up its Little Rock operations.
View Article$21M Judgment Follows Collapse of Heartland Bank Deal
In late 2015, Suneet Singal thought he had a great deal with Heartland Bank of Little Rock.
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