Harper Takes New VP Role at FNBC Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Jessica Harper has joined FNBC Bank in Ash Flat as vice president of treasury management services, a newly formed division for the $540 million commercial lending bank.
View ArticleRose Named to Board of Conway Corp. (Movers & Shakers)
Reggie Rose was recently elected to a seven-year term on the Conway Corp. board of directors.
View ArticleGolden Corral, Twin Peaks Tandem Buy Tallies $6.3M (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Spirit Realty Capital in Dallas purchased the 12,258-SF Golden Corral at 5001 Warden Road in North Little Rock for $3.58 million and the 6,971-SF Twin Peaks at 10 Shackleford Drive in...
View ArticleBank OZK Sets New Move-in Date
A new target date has been scheduled for Bank OZK staffers to begin moving into the new corporate headquarters in west Little Rock.
View ArticleSimmons Bank Sells Banks, Departs Denver Metro
Simmons Bank’s exodus from Colorado will conclude with a $9 million transaction.
View ArticleHome BancShares Vote on Pay Signals Dissatisfaction
Several changes at Conway’s Home BancShares Inc. followed a rumble of dissatisfaction from shareholders at its annual meeting on April 16.
View ArticleDenial of PPP Loan Makes Matters Worse for Dancor Transit
Dan Bearden thought that getting a COVID-19 relief loan would be just the lifeline Dancor Transit needed to survive bankruptcy reorganization. But the U.S. Small Business Administration denied the PPP...
View ArticleTruckers Seeking Bankruptcy Amid COVID-19 ‘Cataclysm’
Dan Bearden’s Van Buren trucking company had been struggling with soaring insurance rates and falling freight prices since last year. Then the pandemic struck like a meteor.
View ArticleReceiver Appointed in Quapaw House Case
A receiver was appointed last week to take control of the troubled Quapaw House Inc. of Hot Springs.
View ArticleApril Tax Collections Show Virus' Toll in Arkansas
State tax officials say Arkansas' April net available general revenue was $537.3 million, down 28.5% from the same month last year and 49.4% above forecast.
View ArticleState Will Take 'Ready for Business' Applications Tuesday, Wednesday
The "Arkansas Ready for Business" grant program is set to go live and take applications from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday.
View ArticleRecent Real Estate Deals Total $2.3M
The $833,347 sale of a bank branch in North Little Rock led the most recent round of real estate transactions.
View ArticleWehco Holds Off Newspaper Cuts After Landing Payroll Protection Loans
Wehco Media Inc. of Little Rock receives a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan, allowing it to stave off voluntary furloughs, salary cuts and reductions in hours, not to mention possible layoffs.
View ArticleWhat Employers Should Know About the Families First Coronavirus Response Act...
A look at the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act and things employers must know when applying it to their workforce.
View ArticleHathaway Group's Stuart Mackey Predicts Faster Recovery from Recession Than '08
Stuart Mackey, the Hathaway Group’s EVP, says working from home will never completely replace traditional office settings.
View ArticleThe Waiting Is the Hardest Part (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
We may never live in a post-COVID world, just as we have not achieved a post-influenza world, but pandemic conditions will eventually end and a new normal will emerge.
View ArticleNorman Clifton Mines Property for Hidden Value
From battered autos to bruised real estate, North Little Rock businessman Norman Clifton has made a lifelong career out of the reclamation business.
View ArticleCompanies Can Register Now for Best Places to Work Program
Registration for Arkansas Business’ annual Best Places to Work program is now open.
View ArticleArkansas Women's Hall of Fame to Induct 6 Women, 1 Organization
The Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame has announced the seven women and one organization that will be inducted as its sixth annual class for their significant contributions to the state.
View ArticleFed's Powell Warns of Possible Sustained Recession From Pandemic
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-lasting economic...
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