Bruised Lender Makes Showing Atop Best ROAs
An eclectic group emerged from the first quarter as top-performing lenders based in Arkansas. Measured by return on assets, the group of 10 represented large and small banks sprinkled around the state...
View ArticleNo Timetable for Plea Deal in Dennis Smiley Jr. Case
Whispers admitted it was going out on a limb by predicting in April that a plea deal for Arvest Bank's former Benton County market president Dennis Smiley Jr. was likely within a couple of weeks.
View ArticleThe Value of Humility (Editorial)
Interviewing our 40 Under 40 honorees remains for the Arkansas Business staff an interesting and often uplifting assignment despite years of experience. Reading the stories of so many productive people...
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents the 40 Under 40 Class of 2015
This week's Arkansas Business is dedicated to our 22nd class of 40 Under 40 honorees, those young leaders of business, government and nonprofits that our internal selection team believes readers need...
View ArticleEagle Bank To Make New Nest in Saline County
Eagle Bank eased into the Conway market last year by opening a loan-production office and then converting it to a full-service branch. Now the Little Rock bank is planning the same kind of assault on...
View ArticleBryan Burks Named VP of Advancement at Harding
Burks currently is dean of the Paul R. Carter College of Business Administration at Harding. His appointment becomes effective July 15. He will direct Harding's advancement efforts and lead a team of...
View ArticleBear State to Buy Missouri Bank for $70M
Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock, the publicly traded holding company for Bear State Bank, announced Monday that it will pay $70 million for a bank in Springfield, Missouri.
View ArticleNumber of Women-Owned Arkansas Businesses Rises
The number of women-owned businesses in Arkansas has increased by 73 percent since 1997, according to the fifth annual State of Women-Owned Business Report.
View ArticleArvest Survey: Arkansans Making Major Household Purchases
Arkansas consumers have more student loans but are carefully paying bills and making large purchases, according to the third installment of the spring 2015 Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey. The survey...
View ArticleHome Ownership in Arkansas (Scott McElmurry Commentary)
For several generations, owning a home has represented the biggest investment most people make, and it's at the top of the list of items that define the “American Dream.” Conventional wisdom has held...
View ArticleDenver Firm Pays $6M For Westgate Center (Real Deals)
The sale of a 53,000-SF retail center in Little Rock weighed in at $6 million. A 43,798-SF retail building is undergoing redevelopment as a warehouse after a $1.2 million deal. And a 12,175-SF...
View ArticleChurch Buys Adjacent Site For $405,000 (NWA Real Deals)
St. Paul's Episcopal Church of Fayetteville bought the building that housed the law firm of Estes, Gramling & Estes at 19 Dickson St.
View ArticleSlideshow: 40 Under 40 Honorees Recognized At Luncheon
The 2015 class of Arkansas Business' 40 Under 40 were honored at a luncheon at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock on Wednesday. Each honoree gave a brief acceptance speech and answered questions such...
View ArticleAcme Files New Suit Against Chambers in Branch Tussle
Acme Holding Co., the parent company of the $107 million-asset Allied Bank of Mulberry, recently opened a new front in the ongoing financial dispute with its lead creditor.
View ArticleDiane Gilleland on the 'Dramatic Change' of a Diverse Board of Directors
Diane Gilleland, an adjunct professor at UALR and an independent director for Navient Corp., talks to Arkansas Business about how the company worked to achieve more diversity on its board of directors.
View ArticleNew Construction Boosts Conway on Business Index
New home construction boosted Conway to near the top of the Arkansas Tech Business Index for April 2015.
View ArticleWhat's Next After Export-Import Bank Charter Expires at Midnight?
Congress failed to renew the bank's charter because of opposition from Republicans who say it amounts to corporate welfare. However, the shutdown may end up being only temporary.
View ArticleHutchinson Announces State Board Appointments
Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the latest round of appointments to state boards, panels and committees.
View ArticleDean Jane Wayland on Keeping UALR's College of Business in the Mix
Before being named dean, Jane Wayland was interim dean of the UALR College of Business for two years. She also has served as associate dean of graduate studies and chairwoman of the Marketing &...
View ArticleWoodland Heights Sells In $13.9M Transaction (Real Deals)
A 142-unit independent living center in Little Rock tipped the scales at $13.9 million. A nearly 1,150-acre farm in southeast Pulaski County weighed in at $2.25 million. And a 3,708-SF...
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