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TEDx Coming Back to Little Rock (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
OK, I admit it. I am a TED junkie. I try to set some time aside each day to find content on the web that is challenging, enriching, novel and even controversial. The site that will most often suck me...
View ArticleMeet 20 In Their 20s: The New Influentials Class of 2016
As Arkansas Business writers were preparing last month’s well-received Business Icons features, we specifically asked some of the 10 to talk about what they were doing when they were in their 20s. I...
View ArticleAmericans Got Raise Last Year for First Time Since 2007
WASHINGTON — Americans finally got a raise last year after eight years of stagnating incomes. The typical U.S. household's income rose 5.2 percent in 2015 to $56,516, the Census Bureau said Tuesday....
View ArticleWalmart Canada to Extend Visa Ban to More Stores
Walmart Canada will stop accepting Visa Inc. cards at its 16 stores in the province of Manitoba starting on Oct. 24, a spokesman said on Wednesday, raising the stakes in a high-profile fee dispute....
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Thanks A Million, Wells Fargo (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
That rumble you felt on Sept. 8 was not another earthquake in Oklahoma. It was the heads of thousands of community bankers hitting their desks as soon as they heard that Wells Fargo had been fined $185...
View ArticleTowne Oaks Duo Draws $10 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
The sale of two Little Rock apartment projects weighed in at $10.08 million. Andmark Towne Oaks Apartments LLC, an affiliate of the AndMark real estate investment firm of Los Angeles, bought the...
View ArticleEducation a Cornerstone of Batesville's Strategic Plan
Phil Baldwin moved back to Arkansas from Atlanta in 2013, and he settled about 15 miles outside Batesville. Every morning as he drives to work as CEO of Citizens Bank, the teenagers, mainly girls, he...
View ArticleBatesville Impact Plan Living Up to Its Name
When Californian Don Weatherman arrived at Lyon College for the first time in 1983, he was told that Batesville had a population of about 10,000. More than three decades later, it still does. The...
View ArticlePhil Herrington Files Bankruptcy as Attorney for Oklahoma Development
Little Rock developer Philip Herrington recently filed a Chapter 11 reorganization for one of his developments in Oklahoma City. The twist in this case is that Herrington is acting as the attorney for...
View ArticleUniversity of Arkansas Announces $1B Fundraising Goal
FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas has announced the start of a fundraising campaign that officials hope will raise $1 billion. The university said in a news release that the money raised by...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Deferring Real Estate Tax Gains Can Be An Effective Tax Strategy
If you're considering selling commercial property or trading up on a second home, you should consider a like-kind exchange. A like-kind exchange under United States tax law, also known as a 1031...
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent
Arkansas' August unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9 percent, according to a report Tuesday by the state Department of Workforce Services. The report said the state's civilian labor force declined...
View ArticleArkansas Among 21 States Suing to Block Overtime Pay Expansion
LAS VEGAS - A coalition of 21 states sued the U.S. Department of Labor Tuesday over a new rule that would make about 4 million higher-earning workers eligible for overtime pay, slamming the measure as...
View ArticleSkyline Report: New Construction, Occupancy Strong in Northwest Arkansas
The vacancy rate on commercial property in northwest Arkansas is 12.7 percent, up from 12.4 percent in the second half of 2015, according to the Arvest Bank's Skyline Reports for the first six months...
View ArticleFed Keeps Key Rate Unchanged But Hints of Coming Hike
WASHINGTON — The Federal Reserve is keeping its key interest rate unchanged but signaling that it will likely raise rates before year's end. The Fed said in a statement ending its latest policy meeting...
View ArticleUnited Federal Credit Union Wins Top Honor at Best Places to Work Awards
Arkansas Business and the Best Companies Group on Wednesday honored 29 Arkansas companies with "Best Places to Work" awards, which honor firms that have exceptional workplace environments. Among the...
View ArticleDeveloper Brandon Woodrome Pleads Guilty to Fraud
Brandon Woodrome, a northwest Arkansas real estate developer, has pleaded guilty to one count each of bank fraud and wire fraud, according to Kenneth Elser, the U.S. Attorney for the Western District...
View ArticleToday's Bank Named Receiver for Undercapitalized Allied Bank
Allied Bank of Mulberry was closed late Friday afternoon by state and federal regulators, and its five branches will reopen for "normal business hours" as branches of Today's Bank of Huntsville. The...
View ArticleCommunity First Bancshares Price Tag Rises to $77M In Equity Deal
The potential value of the Community First Bancshares Inc. sale has climbed to more than $77 million since the deal was announced two months ago. Shares in publicly traded Equity Bancshares Inc. of...
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Wells Fargo’s Other Victims (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Last week in this space I wrote about what the egregious corporate behavior of Wells Fargo Bank does to innocent competitors in the banking industry, especially the little banks that must meet most of...
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