Simmons First 3Q Net Income Up 8 Percent
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Wednesday reported third-quarter net income of $23.4 million, up 8 percent from the same quarter last year. The company also reported diluted earnings per...
View ArticleReport: Arkansas Medical Pot Plan Costs More Than It Raises
LITTLE ROCK - Competing proposals to legalize medical marijuana in Arkansas would cost the state more to administer than they would create in new tax revenue, state finance officials said Thursday,...
View ArticleBear State Financial 3Q Earnings Up 47 Percent
Bear State Financial Inc. of Little Rock on Thursday reported third-quarter earnings of $4.7 million, up 47 percent from the same time last year. The company, which passed the $2 billion asset mark...
View ArticleVenture Center Announces New Dates for FinTech Accelerator
The Venture Center of Little Rock on Friday announced that dates for its 2017 FinTech Accelerator have changed. The center said the dates changed so that the participants can engage more with senior...
View ArticleNatalie Ghidotti on If There's an Overlap Between Skills and Generation Gaps
Natalie Ghidotti is the CEO and principal of Ghidotti Communications of Little Rock. Ghidotti, a graduate of Texas Christian University, founded Ghidotti Communications, a public relations consulting...
View ArticleGurdon Girding for More Bank Competition
The competitive field of banks in southern Clark County could triple in the near future. Bank of Delight (Pike County) has opened a branch in Gurdon, and Southern Bancorp Bank of Arkadelphia intends to...
View ArticlePlanned Bank Buy Not First Time for Pinnacle, Central to Consider Merger
The proposed sale of Pinnacle Bancshares Inc. marks a second go-around of sorts for Central Bank of Little Rock. Back in 2009, the $81 million-asset lender intended to merge with Pinnacle Bank of...
View Article$2.8 Million Transaction Visits LR’s Legacy Hotel (Real Deals)
A historic hotel in downtown Little Rock tipped the scales at $2.85 million. SHG Management LLC, led by Kishan Patel, bought the 86-room Legacy Hotel at 625 W. Capitol Ave. The seller is Southern...
View ArticleEmployers Seek Hires With Soft Abilities Like Attitude, Teamwork
The job applicant had a brilliant resume and precisely the technical skills the company wanted. But when her interviewer asked how she handles conflicts with co-workers, the surefire prospect lost her...
View ArticleNo Surprise: Higher Pay Helps Attract, Retain Employees
In order to remain competitive with other retailers, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced early last year that it was going to start paying its workers at least $9 an hour and raise the minimum to $10 this...
View ArticleEmployment, Earnings Tied to Education Credentials
Unsurprisingly, the more education a worker has the likelier she is to have a job and the higher her earnings are, although a professional degree — physician, lawyer — means both a lower unemployment...
View ArticleA Holiday Proposal (Editorial)
“Let all who read this know: The day on which Americans go to the polls to elect their president is hereafter to be a federal, state and local holiday, to be observed by private businesses and...
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Signs of the Times (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Some months back, several standing banners appeared in the offices of Arkansas Business Publishing Group — quotes from JFK, Vince Lombardi and the like. At first I dismissed them as the kind of rah-rah...
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Online Recruitment Works If Done Correctly, Experts Say
It seems to be a common complaint: Online employee recruitment efforts produce lots of resumes but few great prospects. PC Magazine reported last month that the percentage of new hires coming from job...
View ArticleAllied Auction Saw More Banks Bid; Chambers Garnishes Golden's Last Paycheck
Bank-owned real estate gave Today’s Bank of Huntsville a winning edge in the regulatory-mandated sale of Allied Bank of Mulberry (Crawford County). Today’s bid 77.24 percent of the book value of...
View ArticleFed's James Bullard: Only One Rate Hike Needed Now
James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, says one hike to a key interest rate is all that's needed right now. Bullard's comments, delivered yesterday at the University of...
View ArticleRoss Family Gives $1M to Baptist Preparatory School
Mark and Dianne Ross have given $1 million to The Baptist Preparatory School of Little Rock, officials said Tuesday. The money will go toward the private school's capital campaign, which aims to pay...
View ArticleBart Hester Proposes $105M Income Tax Cut
LITTLE ROCK - An Arkansas lawmaker says he'll file legislation next year to cut income taxes by $105 million, a move he says would benefit nearly 600,000 taxpayers in the state. Republican Sen. Bart...
View ArticleTwo Financial Centre Sold for $11.3M
Two Financial Centre at 10825 Financial Centre Parkway in west Little Rock sold for $11.3 million to local investment group Two Financial Centre Holding Co., the Kelley family and the Flake family. The...
View ArticleArvest-Central Arkansas CEO Jim Cargill on the Difference Between Service and...
Jim Cargill is a fourth-generation banker who began his career at his family’s bank in Lewisville. Cargill has been with Arvest for more than 30 years, where he is currently president & CEO of...
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