Hardings' Cache Restaurant a Clarion Call for Good Times in River Market
Cache co-owners Rush Harding and his son Payne are determined to be ready for their restaurant's opening in the River Market, housed in the nearly-completed Arcade Building.
View ArticleConsolidation Likely for Arvest Overlap With National Bank Branches
Arvest Bank has made no official announcement of its plans for consolidating the seven branches acquired in the recent purchase of North Little Rock's National Bank of Arkansas and letters won't be...
View ArticleStocks, Scotch, Bitcoins and Bubbles: Is Fed Policy Causing Prices to Soar?
The Federal Reserve's super-low interest-rate policies have inflated a slew of dangerous asset bubbles. Or so critics say.
View ArticleAmid Economic Improvement, Investors Await Wednesday's Fed Decision on Stimulus
Investors are waiting to see whether one of Ben Bernanke's final acts as chairman of the Federal Reserve will be to announce a pullback in the Fed's bond purchases. The purchases have been intended to...
View ArticleUS Home Construction Hits Highest Pace in 5 Years
U.S. builders broke ground on homes at the fastest pace in more than five years, strong evidence that the housing recovery is accelerating despite higher mortgage rates.
View ArticleVirgil Miller Joins Arvest Bank Group
Arvest Bank says Virgil Miller, most recently Community Reinvestment Act director for Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock, has joined Arvest as its CRA director.
View ArticleDavid Howell Probate Case Ends With Whimper
A convoluted probate case that started with a bombshell revelation more than 11 years ago concluded with a whimper Wednesday morning. Pulaski County Probate Judge Mary McGowan approved, with no...
View ArticleFed to Reduce Bond Purchases by $10B in January
The Federal Reserve says it will reduce its $85 billion a month in bond purchases by $10 billion starting in January, citing a stronger U.S. job market. And it says it will take further steps to reduce...
View ArticleArkansas Reaches Settlement With Mortgage Servicer
The state of Arkansas has reached a settlement with Ocwen Financial Corp. over allegations of misconduct involving Ocwen's mortgage-servicing practices.
View ArticleUS Economy Expands at 4.1 Percent Rate, Fastest Since 2011
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 4.1 percent annual rate from July through September, the fastest pace since late 2011 and significantly higher than previously believed. Much of the upward revision...
View ArticleTrigger Alerts: The Best & Worst of 2013
There was good news and there was bad news in Arkansas in 2013. And in case you've forgotten the details, Arkansas Business has compiled some of the staff's favorite moments.
View ArticleThings That Matter: The Best Quotes of 2013
Conflicts, like the one between Stehens Inc. and Securities Commissioner Heath Abshure, and stress, as Scooter Stuart was under before his death, can lead to memorable comments.
View ArticleArkansas Business' Spotlight 2013: Notable Deaths
Doyle Rogers Sr., Alexa Dillard, Cal Ledbetter, Pat Summerall and Stephen LaFrance Sr. were among 18 business leaders and notable professionals who died in 2013.
View ArticleFDIC Points Finger at Accounting Firm for Missed Opportunities in Kevin Lewis...
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. is blaming BKD LLP, the Springfield, Mo., accounting firm with a large Little Rock office, for allowing Kevin Lewis' fraud to go undetected long enough to destroy...
View ArticleScott Acreage Highlight Trio of Lonoke County Million-Dollar Deals
A trio of Lonoke County properties all drew seven-digit deals. Leading the pack was an agri transaction totaling $5.1 million.
View ArticleMatt Lile Wipes Hands of Dry Cleaners
One of the legal issues surrounding John Mathis “Matt” Lile III, former Little Rock chef and president of the defunct Cosmopolitan Life Insurance Co., has been resolved.
View ArticleFormer Stuart Home in Pleasant Valley Belongs to New Owners
A house forfeited to One Bank & Trust by Hunter Stuart now has new owners in Pleasant Valley.
View ArticleParamount Transaction Adds Up to $3.6 Million (Real Deals)
Former Alltel office building in west Little Rock was bought in 1994 for $3.3 million.
View ArticleGov. Mike Beebe on His Fiscal Forecast for '15, What He'll Say to His Successor
Mike Beebe was elected governor in 2006 after having served 20 years in the state Senate and a four-year term as state attorney general. Beebe won re-election to his second, and final, term in 2010....
View ArticleBanner Year in Arkansas: The Top 10 Business Stories of 2013
Readers were kept on their toes in 2013: Bank companies blurred lines by merging, Democrats felt the hangover of the 2012 elections while the GOP continued dancing with the stars. Some developers got...
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