Arkansas Business Looks Back at Notable Deaths of 2015
January Miller Williams, 84, a Hoxie native considered one of the foremost contemporary poets in the United States, died Jan. 1. Williams, founder of the University of Arkansas Press and a long-time...
View Article‘We Were All Going To Get Rich': Arkansas Business' Best Quotes of 2015
“A favored haunt of politicians, bond daddies and cocaine whores.” — An Arkansas businessman fondly describing the 1980s environment at Buster’s Bar & Restaurant, Little Rock’s original “fern bar”...
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents The Best & Worst of 2015
Best Investigative Journalist Working for Free That’s Matt Campbell, operator of the political and legal blog the Blue Hog Report. There’s no doubt it’s left-leaning, but there’s also no doubt it’s...
View ArticleAllens Inc. Cited by USDA for Unpaid Produce
You may have missed this item from The Produce News, a trade magazine that covers the produce industry: Bankrupt Allens Inc. of Siloam Springs has been cited by the U.S. Department of Agriculture for...
View ArticleBuying Sprees of Arkansas Banks Tops List of Top 10 Arkansas Business Stories...
The acquisition trail was well traveled by Arkansas lenders in 2015, with the most prominent destinations for new deals lying in Georgia, Florida and Missouri. Little Rock’s Bank of the Ozarks Inc. led...
View ArticleAsa Hutchinson on Economic Qualities That Make Arkansas an 'Easy Sell'
Asa Hutchinson, a Republican, was sworn in as the 46th governor of Arkansas in January after defeating Democrat Mike Ross in 2014. Hutchinson earned a bachelor’s degree in accounting in 1972 from Bob...
View ArticleBurgundy Book: Manufacturing Struggles, Retail Construction Strong
According to a November survey of business contacts, 48 percent expect that economic conditions in 2016 will be somewhat better than in 2015, while only 14 percent of contacts expect economic...
View ArticleDefying Fed Hike, 30-Year Mortgage Rate Slips to 3.96 Percent
WASHINGTON — What Fed rate hike? One week after the Federal Reserve raised short-term interest rates from record lows, the average on a 30-year fixed-rate mortgage went the other way: It dipped to 3.96...
View ArticleNo Daily Report, Morning Roundup on Friday
Arkansas Business will not send the Daily Report and Morning Roundup on Friday, Christmas Day. The Daily Report and Morning Roundup will return Monday. Arkansas Business Publishing Group offices are...
View Article2015: The Year in Executive Q&A
Dear Readers, Last week Arkansas Business subscribers received the Book of Lists, in which we compile most of the business lists that we published throughout 2015. Lists like that — the biggest law...
View ArticleArkansas Revenue Above Forecast, Below Last Year in December
LITTLE ROCK - State finance officials say higher than expected corporate and individual income tax collections last month kept Arkansas revenue above forecast, but below the previous year's figures....
View ArticleHutchinson to Ring Opening Bell at Stock Exchange
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas Gov. Asa Hutchinson is ringing the opening bell at the New York Stock Exchange next week. The exchange announced that the Republican governor will ring the bell Monday morning...
View ArticleMarty Sellars Assumes CEO Role at FNBC Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Marty Sellars was promoted to CEO and president of FNBC Bank of Ash Flat effective Jan. 1. He succeeded Martin Carpenter, who retired after 30 years as CEO. Sellars has worked for FNBC for 42 years and...
View ArticleCentennial Bank Acquires Former John Rogers Properties in Auction
Did you know that Centennial Bank of Conway recovered four North Little Rock properties formerly owned by alleged fraudster John Rogers and his ex-wife, Angelica? The bank took ownership in the wake of...
View ArticleAnother OneFinancial Asset Eyed by Johnelle Hunt's BHL
You might recall that Johnelle Hunt is seeking to collect on a Sept. 18 default judgment of $14.7 million against the parent company of Little Rock’s One Bank & Trust. Her BHL Financing LLC is...
View ArticleCrittenden County Hopes to Build New $21M Hospital
If Crittenden County voters approve a tax measure on March 1, an approximately $21 million hospital will be built to replace the bankrupt Crittenden Regional Hospital, which has been closed since...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks to Buy WLR Land for New Headquarters
Bank of the Ozarks has put about 44 acres under contract for a new corporate headquarters campus in west Little Rock. First-phase construction of a 180,000-SF building is expected to begin late this...
View ArticleHeartland Foundation Gives $105K to Nonprofits
The Heartland Foundation of Little Rock, the charitable outlet of Heartland Bank, contributed $105,000 to 13 nonprofits in 2015. According to Rick O'Brien, the bank's president and CEO, the bank's...
View ArticleUS Chamber of Commerce Sees Many Risks For 2016
WASHINGTON — America's most influential business lobby says American businesses are facing numerous risks and few upsides as they enter 2016. Thomas Donohue is president and CEO of the United States...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Reports Record 4Q Net Income
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock on Thursday announced record fourth-quarter net income of $51.5 million, up 48 percent from the same quarter last year. The publicly traded company (Nasdaq: OZRK)...
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