BKD's Susan Davenport Calls 2020 One for the Books
Susan Davenport, Arkansas managing partner-elect of BKD CPAs & Advisors, says accounting outsourcing can be a good choice for small businesses.
View ArticleRed Dot Acquisition Tops $3.7M Mark (Real Deals)
An affiliate of the Red Dot chain bought 1-Stop Storage at 8000 N. Ashley Road, near North Little Rock.
View ArticleAccountants, Auditors in Arkansas Earn Below National Average
Accountants and auditors in Arkansas earned an average annual wage of $66,450 as of May 2019, the latest figures available. Nationwide, that figure was $79,520.
View ArticleHolliday Bankruptcy Meeting Begins Friday
Former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday listed $3.8 million in debts and $1.6 million in assets, according to his Oct. 1 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
View ArticleArkansas CFOs Gird For Chaos, With Skill and Luck
Seth Jensen, CFO for Slim Chickens, acknowledges a bit of good luck when it came to the restaurant chain's financial foundation when the COVID-19 pandemic arose.
View ArticleMerchant Cash Advances Draw Fire
Desperate businesses that turned to merchant cash advance companies for rescue found their lifeline shackled to high interest rates, hidden fees and long-term debt, several lawsuits claim.
View ArticleRolling Those Numbers: Winar Is Arkansas’ Cannabis CPA
Arkansas medical marijuana retailers have generated $190 million in sales since May 2019. Accounting for them is a challenge and an opportunity, professionals say.
View ArticleNationstar Settles with Regulators in Arkansas, Elsewhere Over Mortgage...
Nationstar Mortgage of Dallas will pay refunds and other redress approaching $90 million, including redress of $517,292 to 490 consumers in Arkansas, the state Securities Department says.
View ArticleSurvey: Business Economists See Full Recovery by End of 2021
The U.S. economy's growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number of economists expect it to claw back to its pre-pandemic strength by the second half of next year as vaccines...
View ArticleSteve Forbes Interview Kicks Off New Webcast Series
Former presidential candidate and Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes will kick off a new webcast series presented by Arkansas Business next month featuring authors, entrepreneurs and key leaders in...
View ArticleClark Joins Union Bank in Mena (Movers & Shakers)
Tim Clark has been hired as vice president of lending at Union Bank in Mena.
View ArticleCornerstone Bank Changes Name
The pending name change of Cornerstone Bank in Eureka Springs is now official. The $401 million-asset lender became CS Bank on Nov. 18.
View ArticleCOVID Slows Regional HQ for Arvest
Development of Arvest Bank’s new central Oklahoma headquarters is flowing along a pandemic-delayed timetable.
View ArticleConstruction Pipeline Defies Slowdown
Construction executives in Arkansas said that, for the most part, project work has continued fairly normally considering the circumstances. And the prospects for future work appear to be fundamentally...
View ArticleJohnelle Hunt to Receive 'Legacy of Leadership' Honor
Billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist Johnelle Hunt will be recognized as the Legacy of Leadership Award winner as part of the 33rd Annual Arkansas Business of the Year ceremony.
View ArticleCleveland Firm Acquires Little Rock's Smith Capital Management
MAI Capital Management LLC of Cleveland has acquired Smith Capital Management Inc. of Little Rock.
View ArticleState Chamber, AIA Announce 2021 Officers
The Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce and Associated Industries of Arkansas Inc. announced their 2021 officers and directors last week.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 6.2%
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate was 6.2% in November, unchanged from October, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday.
View ArticleArkansas Business Reader's Choice Best of Biz 2020 (Advertising Section)
The companies appearing on this list were selected by the thousands of busy employees, employers, executives, movers and shakers whose occupations lead them to use the services listed. In other words,...
View ArticleCooke, Brandon Named to Helena Health Board (Movers & Shakers)
Stephanie Cooke and Jimmy Lou Brandon have been appointed to the board of the Helena Health Foundation.
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