Jerry Bullard Named CEO of First Financial Bank of El Dorado
Jerry Bullard, COO of First Financial Bank of El Dorado, has succeeded Steve Cameron as CEO of the lender, the bank said Thursday.
View ArticleP.F. Chang's Confirms Credit, Debit Card Breach
P.F. Chang's confirmed Friday that data from credit and debit cards used at its restaurants was stolen. The company learned about the security breach on Tuesday from the U.S. Secret Service and began...
View ArticleFederal Tax Credits Help Our House Build Center
Our House Inc.'s $5 million Children's Center that opened June 7 was paid for with help from New Markets Tax Credits.
View ArticleChateau West Moves In $2.8 Million Sale (Real Deals)
The sale of a 141-unit apartment complex in south Little Rock weighed in at $2.86 million. A carwash in downtown Little Rock is under new ownership after a $491,000 sale. And a 1,744-SF office building...
View ArticleSimmons' Susan Smith Recognized by National Association of Corporate Directors
Susan F. Smith, executive vice president of corporate strategy and performance and corporate board secretary of Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, Susan Smith was recently named a National...
View ArticlePay Tops $1 Million For Seven on Highest-paid Nonprofit Employees List
Seven nonprofit employees in Arkansas who earned more than $1 million in the 2012 tax year are either medical doctors or hospital administrators, as are the vast majority of the 262 nonprofit employees...
View ArticleFed Sharply Cuts Forecast for US Economic Growth
The Federal Reserve has sharply cut its forecast for U.S. growth this year, reflecting a shrinking economy last quarter caused mostly by harsh weather.
View ArticleBank-Owned Property Draws $3.9M Buyer (Real Deals)
A 49,100-SF office building in west Little Rock weighed in at $3.9 million. A four-building, 22,912-SF office project in west Little Rock changed hands in a nearly $1.66 million transaction. And a...
View ArticleDon McDonald of Merrill Lynch Honored as Top Financial Adviser by Financial...
Don McDonald was recently named one of the 2014 Top 400 Financial Advisers by the Financial Times. The honor is given to financial advisers who show excellence as professionals for high net-worth clients.
View ArticleKevin Huchingson of Colliers on What Makes Commercial Real Estate in Arkansas...
Kevin Huchingson is president and CEO of Colliers International Arkansas, a commercial and residential real estate services firm. He's been a principal there since 1997 and has led Arkansas' Colliers...
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents the 40 Under Forty Class of 2014
This week, Arkansas Business presents its 21st class of 40 Under 40 honorees. This year's honorees represent our state's geography — Pine Bluff, England, Jonesboro, Conway, Fort Smith, Rogers — and the...
View ArticleBurgundy Book: Slight Economic Improvement in Arkansas
According to a May survey of business leaders in the state, the near-term outlook for the Little Rock zone improved slightly. Roughly two-thirds of those surveyed expect economic conditions in 2014 to...
View ArticleTestimony: Arvest Bank Was Jim Bolt's Biggest Victim
The Fayetteville bank had to make good on a guarantee it issued when Bolt fraudulently claimed $1.9 million in assets held as unclaimed by the state of California, an FBI agent testified Monday.
View ArticleJim Bolt: 100 Months 'Essentially a Life Sentence'
U.S. District Judge Timothy Brooks of Fayetteville threw the book at the career criminal because "there's a high likelihood that Mr. Bolt will recidivate."
View ArticleChris Bagley Named President, COO of BancorpSouth
Chris Bagley, a 31-year veteran of the banking industry, has been named BancorpSouth's new president and chief operating officer.
View ArticleNLR Acreage Acquisition Approaches $2.7 Million (Real Deals)
More than 420 acres on the eastern edge of North Little Rock changed hands in a transaction valued at $2.69 million. The sale of two Citgo convenience stores added up to a $1.4 million combo deal. And...
View ArticleJim Bolt Criminal Saga Reveals ‘A Certain Amount Of Genius'
A federal judge sentenced James W. Bolt to a sentence 29 months longer than standard sentencing guidelines. It was an acknowledgement that the only way to keep Bolt from breaking the law was to keep...
View ArticleHelp Card Offers Funeral Financing
The Help Card in Springdale and Continental Computer Corp. in Jonesboro have joined forces to provide a processing component to the Directors Assistant program, a service for funeral directors.
View ArticleFed Industry Councils Play Key Role (Mark A. Bentley Commentary)
Last year I was invited to become a member of one of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis' four industry councils. The councils are made up of business leaders in four key industry sectors: real...
View ArticleFirst Arkansas Bank & Trust Also Absorbing Bank Branches
Larry Wilson, CEO of First Arkansas, confirms his bank's purchase of old Simmons branch in Jacksonville. And he threw in a couple more for good measure: the former Metropolitan branches at the...
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