US Home Price Gains Accelerate Amid Smaller Supply of Homes
U.S. home prices rose at a faster pace in November than the previous month as lower mortgage rates and a sharp drop in available properties have pushed would-be buyers to bid up home values.
View ArticleJob Growth Slowing But Economy Still Stable, Economists Say
Fears of a recession are subsiding in the United States and globally, but a slowdown in population growth is causing economies to likewise slowdown.
View ArticleFashion Leader Rebecca Minkoff to Headline Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium
Fashion industry leader Rebecca Minkoff will be the keynote speaker at this year's Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium in Little Rock.
View ArticleRelyance Adds Jennifer Ruhlman as SVP (Movers & Shakers)
Jennifer Ruhlman is the new senior vice president of retail banking at Relyance Bank for the Little Rock market.
View ArticleCEO Survey Signals War for Talent (Brad Cousins Commentary)
CEO optimism is not a new metric. It is tracked by businesses, economists and pundits as a barometer for decisions on investments in capital expenditures, employment and other expansion-related issues.
View ArticlePalisades at Chenal Valley Hosts $34.1M Transaction (Real Deals)
Nine limited liability companies affiliated with Canyon View Capital of Santa Cruz, California, purchased Palisades at Chenal Valley at 1501 Rahling Road from MAA Arkansas REIT LLC of Germantown,...
View ArticleCourt Ruling Cuts Off Lasiter Widow in Estate Fracas
A recent Pulaski Circuit Court judgment could serve to disinherit the widow of Little Rock businessman Michael Lasiter from much of her share of his estimated $50 million estate.
View ArticleSolar Businesses in Private Sector Ready to Bask
Private-sector corporations in Arkansas are taking the spotlight with multimillion-dollar solar power projects, with a goal of cutting costs.
View ArticleSimmons Bank Promotes Reggie Rose
Simmons Bank has promoted Reggie Rose to community executive for its Conway market.
View ArticleGary Golden Appointed to SAU Board
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Gary L. Golden of De Queen to the board of trustees of Southern Arkansas University.
View ArticleJ. Thomas May Awarded UA System President's Medal For Service
The University of Arkansas System President’s Medal for Service was recently awarded to J. Thomas May, former bank president and CEO of Simmons First National Corp. and current president of its...
View ArticleFour to Join Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
Four business leaders who have made contributions to the banking, construction, publishing and real estate industries will be inducted tonight into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame.
View ArticleShaw Advances at Citizens Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Helen Shaw has been promoted to vice president-corporate security officer and facilities manager of Citizens Bank in Batesville.
View ArticleEncore Bank Set to Make Northwest Move
From its Little Rock headquarters to Jonesboro and now Rogers, Encore Bank is in the process of establishing a northwest Arkansas office on the eighth floor of the Hunt Tower at 5100 W. J.B. Hunt Drive.
View ArticleNew Little Rock Branch for Citizens Bank in the Works
Batesville’s Citizens Bank is wading deeper into the Little Rock market with a second full-service branch. The $921 million-asset lender is establishing an office in the former One Bank & Trust...
View ArticleCredit Union Consolidation Stirs Little Rock Market
The recent merger of the $2.8 million-asset Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Federal Credit Union with Arkansas Federal Credit Union pared the number of credit unions with a presence in Little Rock to 18.
View ArticleLa Quinta Inn & Suites Attracts $7M Sale (Real Deals)
An affiliate of CorePoint Lodging of Irving, Texas, sold the 261-room hotel in downtown Little Rock to an affiliate of MD Hospitality Group of Chattanooga, Tennessee.
View ArticleFI Works Hopes to Leverage Its Participation in Accelerator
Software provider FI Works of Little Rock is gaining access to prospective customers and feedback from its participation in the second annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator now underway.
View ArticleBlockchain Backers Remain Poised for Big Breakout
Blockchain technology came to prominence as the digital platform for the cryptocurrency bitcoin, but true believers think its uses will eventually be universal.
View ArticleLittle Rock Tech Park Gains 2 New Board Members
The Little Rock Technology Park Authority announces the appointment of two new members to its board of directors.
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