Liberty Bank Looks to Lock Up Little Rock Land Owned by Bruce Burrow
Liberty Bank of Arkansas is targeting another of Jonesboro developer Bruce Burrow's Little Rock properties after he allegedly defaulted on a loan worth nearly $2 million.
View ArticlePine Bluff National Bank Now Called Relyance Bank
Pine Bluff National Bank last week unveiled a new corporate name: Relyance Bank.
View ArticleWalton College Business Analysis Luncheon Set for Wednesday
The Center for Business and Economic Research in the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas will host its Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon on Wednesday.
View ArticleTrials For Barber, 4 Co-Defendants Delayed
Trials for former northwest Arkansas real estate developer Brandon Barber and his four co-defendants have been delayed.
View ArticleFed Beige Book: Growth Modest in US
A Federal Reserve survey says economic growth increased throughout the United States from April through late-May, fueled by home construction, consumer spending and steady hiring.
View ArticleKathy Deck Sees Growth For Northwest Arkansas, As State and Nation Recover...
Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business and Economic Research at the University of Arkansas, offered her economic outlook for the state and nation during the Quarterly Business Analysis luncheon.
View ArticleRogers Attorney David Fisher Indicted As Part of Brandon Barber Case
A federal grand jury has indicted Rogers attorney David Fisher, 38, for conspiracy to commit bank fraud, adding him to an existing indictment that alleges misdeeds by former northwest Arkansas real...
View ArticleU.S. District Court Criminal Filings Mixed, Bankruptcies Decline
Criminal charges in the U.S. District Court's Western District of Arkansas climbed 7.1 percent for the 12-month period that ended March 31, 2012.
View Article$2.18 Million Land Deal Launches Chenal Curve Retail Development (Real Deals)
Development of a 23,000-SF retail center in west Little Rock is in motion after a $2.18 million land deal. Meanwhile, a new Kum & Go project is in the works after a $1.2 million land deal on the...
View ArticleWaterview Investors Shift Over the Years
Four of the original 15 investors in the Waterview Meadows residential development have gone by the wayside, and a new face joined the mix.
View ArticleFederal Judge Turns Down Deposition Request in Steve Standridge Case
U.S. District Judge Brian Miller, the third federal judge to take on the bank fraud case of former Mount Ida insurance agent Steve Standridge, has said no to Standridge's request to depose one of the...
View ArticleBanker, Civic Leader George Worthen Dies at 71
George Gordon Worthen, president of the Bank of Little Rock, a community leader and a member of a prominent Little Rock family, died Sunday at his Little Rock home. He was 71.
View ArticleFormer VA Hospital Federal Credit Union President Pleads Guilty to Embezzlement
The former president of the VA Hospital Federal Credit Union in Little Rock waived indictment and pleaded guilty Tuesday in U.S. District Court to a federal information charge of credit union...
View ArticleCensus: Rural US Loses Population for First Time
Rural America is losing population for the first time ever, largely because of waning interest among baby boomers in moving to far-flung locations for retirement and recreation, according to new census...
View ArticleBrandon Barber Faces Bond Revocation, Jail For Violating Pretrial Release Terms
Former northwest Arkansas developer Brandon Barber faces the revocation of his bond and jail time for allegedly violating the terms of his release pending trials on fraud and money laundering charges.
View ArticleUS Factory Output Rose 0.1 Percent in May
U.S. factories barely increased their output in May after two months of declines, a sign that manufacturing is providing little support for the economy.
View ArticleBond Revoked, Brandon Barber Goes To Jail
Brandon Barber will await his trials on fraud and money laundering charges from jail. Federal Magistrate Judge Erin Setser revoked Barber's bond on Friday during a hearing about the terms of Barber's...
View ArticleUpdate: Home BancShares To Buy Liberty Bank for $280 Million
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announced the signing of a definitive agreement worth $280 million for Liberty Bancshares Inc. of Jonesboro to merge into HOMB.
View ArticleJohnny Allison: Home BancShares, Liberty Deal Marks 'Day of History in Arkansas'
The purchase agreement to acquire Liberty Bancshares Inc. of Jonesboro by Home BancShares Inc. represents the largest in-state banking transaction in Arkansas history.
View ArticleVideo: Johnny Allison, Wallace Fowler on the Home BancShares, Liberty Deal
A quick video interview with Home BancShares Chairman Johnny Allison and Liberty Bank Chairman Wallace Fowler, who spoke to Arkansas Business at a news conference announcing their merger.
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