Millennials Rising as Biggest Share of Workforce
The millennial generation earlier this year passed Generation X to become the largest share of the U.S. workforce, the Pew Research Center says.
View ArticleConsumer Suits Against Collection Firms Growing
A growing number of Arkansas consumers, with the encouragement of plaintiffs' lawyers, are suing debt collection firms alleging the way the debt was collected violated the Fair Debt Collection...
View ArticleDuo of Million-Dollar Properties Highlight Recent Pulaski County Sales
A grand Little Rock home and a North Little Rock medical office provide our tandem of million-dollar transactions.
View ArticleSt. John's Troubles Continue with Chapter 11
In the bankruptcy filing, St. John's showed $8.5 million in debts and $3.03 million in assets.
View ArticleSnapshot: A Guide to John Rogers' Legal Problems
After federal agents came calling at his business and home on Jan. 28, 2014, John Rogers lost control of his chaotic financial world. The known claims against the photo archivist and sports memorabilia...
View ArticleHeartland Bank's Walter Quinn Building Loan Settlement with Texas Bank
Walter Quinn, a leading investor in Heartland Bank of Bryant, is working through some financial difficulties in Oklahoma.
View ArticleBank Documents Illuminate John Rogers' Dealings
Bank of Little Rock's position among creditors battered by the financial wheeling and dealing of John Rogers is uncertain. But the $203 million-asset lender was first in line to accuse Rogers of fraud...
View ArticleAllied Bank Properties Put Up On the Block
Allied Bank of Mulberry has retained the services of Little Rock's Blackmon Auctions to sell real estate collected mostly from borrowers on loans gone bad.
View ArticleGrowing Participation Means Longer List of Largest Trade & Professional Unions
The Arkansas Business list of the state's largest trade and professional associations is back after a four-year hiatus, complete with 15 new entries because of greater participation.
View ArticleSimmons Bank Names New VP Chris Dunn
Chris Dunn has joined Simmons First National Corp. as executive vice president for regulatory affairs and risk strategy.
View ArticleGrowth in US Services Firms Rises in June
U.S. service firms grew at a slightly faster pace in June, as business activity and new orders increased.
View ArticleFederal Prosecutors Sue Scooter Stuart's Estate, Family Trusts
The lawsuit is the latest in a cascade of civil and criminal cases alleging widespread and long-term fraud by Stuart and other executives of One Bank & Trust and its holding company.
View ArticleHome BancShares Names Brian S. Davis CFO
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announced that Brian S. Davis has been elected chief financial officer, treasurer and director of Home BancShares and its wholly owned subsidiary, Centennial Bank.
View ArticleOvertime Rule Big Change for Business (Missy Duke Commentary)
On June 30, the U.S. Department of Labor released a proposed rule that would increase the minimum salary for employees exempt under the “white-collar” exemptions of the Fair Labor Standards Act to $970...
View ArticleBank Name Bingo (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Consolidation came first, but it was really the financial crisis of 2008 — or, more specifically, the expensive regulatory fallout of the crisis — that created a rush to rename banks. In the current...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks' 2Q Profit Up 69 Percent
Net income at Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks Inc. rose 69.1 percent to $44.8 million during the second quarter. The company reported net income of $26.5 million for the same period a year ago.
View ArticleJudge OKs Plan for Craighead County Fair Association to Liquidate
A judge has approved a plan that requires the Craighead County Fair Association to liquidate remaining properties at old and new fairgrounds.
View ArticleBeige Book Finds Economic Growth in All Regions of Country
The U.S. economy was expanding in all regions of the country in the late spring, aided by strong sales of autos and other consumer goods.
View ArticleHome BancShares' 2Q Profit Up 19 Percent
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway reports record quarterly profit of $33.9 million, or 50 cents per share, up 19 percent from the same quarter last year.
View ArticleArkansas Business to Honor 2015 Best Places to Work at Sept. 16 Luncheon
Arkansas Business will honor its 2015 Best Places to Work in Arkansas at an awards luncheon Wednesday, Sept. 16.
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