Author Patrick Lencioni to Lead Next 'Business Forum' Webcast
Author and organizational health guru Patrick Lencioni will lead the eighth webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business throughout 2021.
View ArticleSBA Opens Online Portal For PPP Forgiveness Apps
The U.S. Small Business Administration opens a portal allowing certain businesses that received PPP loans to apply directly for forgiveness.
View ArticleChoate Hired as SVP at OZK (Movers & Shakers)
Lile Choate has joined Bank OZK of Little Rock as senior vice president and personal trust officer.
View ArticleSan Antonio Spurs Encore Effort
Little Rock’s Encore Bank has its eyes on a branch deep in the heart of Texas at 711 Broadway in San Antonio.
View ArticleChase Begins in Little Rock
The largest bank in America officially entered the Arkansas market a few weeks ago when JPMorgan Chase Bank of Columbus, Ohio, opened its west Little Rock branch at 12900 Chenal Parkway.
View ArticleBodcaw Bank Joins East Texas Ranks
Bodcaw Bank of Stamps is making an interstate move to enter a new market. The $151 million-asset lender intends to set up shop at 3625 Richmond Road in Texarkana, Texas.
View ArticleFAB&T Banks on Devo
University of Arkansas basketball standout Davonte “Devo” Davis has been busy with his name, image and likeness sponsorships.
View ArticleSimmons Bank Taps TCF Exec to Lead Commercial Finance Unit
Simmons Bank announces a new commercial finance business unit, which will focus on equipment finance in business aviation, over-the-road trucking, franchise finance and marine financing.
View ArticleBullard: Robust Job Growth Supports Fed Tapering 'Soon'
Last week's monthly jobs report demonstrated the ongoing strength of the U.S. economy and underscored the need for the Federal Reserve to rein in its stimulus efforts, St. Louis Federal Reserve Bank...
View ArticleReport: Metro Little Rock Continues to Recover From Pandemic
The Little Rock metropolitan statistical area is struggling to emerge from the COVID-19 pandemic, as some aspects of economic life return to normal while others change for good.
View ArticleMcFadden Arrives at AgHeritage (Movers & Shakers)
Mike McFadden has been hired as an agricultural loan officer in the Lonoke branch of AgHeritage Farm Credit Services.
View ArticleInflation: Is This Time Different? (Chris Fleischmann Commentary)
Successful long-term investing requires a long memory. Today, many investors treat it as folklore.
View ArticleThe Name of the Game (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
For the first time, student-athletes can cash in in a big way on their athletic abilities.
View ArticleArkansas Business to Honor State's Top CFOs
Arkansas Business announces the 2021 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners.
View ArticleBancorpSouth Plans 40,000-SF Chenal Office
BancorpSouth Bank of Tupelo, Mississippi, and its subsidiary, BXS Insurance Inc., plan to build a four-story, 40,000-SF headquarters for its regional banking and insurance operations.
View ArticleHousing Construction Slumps 7% in July to 1.53M Units
Home construction fell a sharp 7% in July as homebuilders struggled to cope with a variety of headwinds.
View ArticleFed Discussed Pulling Back on Bond Purchases Later This Year
Federal Reserve officials last month discussed the idea of beginning to dial back their extraordinary support for the U.S. economy later this year, though they stopped short of a firm decision on a...
View ArticleRemix, Forge Community Loan Fund Launch Microloan Program
ReMix Ideas of Little Rock partners with Forge Community Loan Fund of Huntsville to pilot a microloan program for entrepreneurs in Arkansas.
View ArticleInc. Magazine Ranks 19 Arkansas Companies Among Fastest Growing
Inc. magazine has published its annual 5000 list of the country's fastest growing companies, and 19 companies in Arkansas made the cut.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 4.3% in July
Arkansas' unemployment rate declined one-tenth of a percentage point to 4.3% from June to July, according to a report released Friday by the state Division of Workforce Services.
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