Arvest Adds John Burgess to Board (Movers & Shakers)
John Burgess has joined the Arvest Bank board of directors in central Arkansas. Burgess serves on the board of advisers of the International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers. He...
View ArticleWLR Apartment Land Draws $2.5M Sale (Real Deals)
A future apartment site in west Little Rock weighed in at $2.5 million. Madison at Chenal LLC, led by Brandon Huffman and Graham Smith, bought the 5,000-SF office-warehouse at 15500 Kanis Road and an...
View ArticleTexas Bank Wants Walter Quinn's Riverview Home in Foreclosure
Prosperity Bank of El Campo launched a foreclosure action against Walter Quinn, seeking possession of the Little Rock businessman’s 7,490-SF home in the Riverview Point neighborhood. You might recall...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Which Political Party Does the Market Prefer?
By now the U.S. population has been inundated with political ads and the opinions of countless political analysts. We have been presented each candidate’s positions on issues such as national security,...
View ArticleMichael Heald, Bradley Paul Acquitted in Bank Fraud Case
Former One Bank & Trust executives Michael Heald and Bradley Paul were acquitted Monday of charges related to a 2007 loan after a three-week trial in federal court in Little Rock. "I'm happy to...
View ArticleSurvey: 42 Percent of Arkansans Expect Personal Financial Situation to...
Arkansans' expectations of their personal financial situations in the future have improved significantly since March, even if they say their personal finances have not changed much from a year ago,...
View ArticleReport: Arkansas Revenue Rebounds in October
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas finance officials say a boost in corporate and individual income tax collections helped the state's revenue rebound in October after three months of losses this fiscal year. The...
View ArticleIssue 3, Jobs for Arkansas: It's Local (Randy Zook Commentary)
"All politics is local." It's the often-repeated phrase used to illustrate that, even when weighing a broad policy issue, people care most about how it impacts them and their community. That sentiment...
View ArticlePhil Baldwin, Susan Miller Receive Lifetime Honors at CFO Awards
Phil Baldwin, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Batesville, and Susan M. Miller, a partner at BKD LLP of Little Rock, were honored with lifetime achievement awards at the Arkansas Business CFO of...
View ArticleWarren Stephens' Alotian Club to Host 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup
The Alotian Club, a private golf club owned by Little Rock financier Warren Stephens, will host the 23rd Arnold Palmer Cup in 2019. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will take place June 7-9....
View ArticleWebsites Put Banks at Risk Of Lawsuits
The Arkansas Bankers Association on Sept. 29 issued a warning to its members that a Pittsburgh law firm was firing off letters to banks accusing them of having websites that aren’t compliant with the...
View ArticleD1 Development Attracts $3.1 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
An 18,000-SF athletic training facility in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $3.1 million. Store Master Funding X LLC, an affiliate of the Store Capital real estate investment trust in Scottsdale,...
View ArticlePair Promoted at Robert Half (Movers & Shakers)
Stephanie Shine and Christopher Chunn have been promoted at Robert Half Finance & Accounting in Little Rock. Shine was promoted to director of permanent placement services and vice president. She...
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Presumed Innocence II (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Here’s something I wrote in this space in August: “When the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Little Rock is involved, the presumption of a defendant’s innocence must be more than theoretic, and confidence...
View ArticleLazenbys Face Loss Of Homes, Business
Centennial Bank of Conway is restarting its $2.6 million foreclosure action against Little Rock real estate investor Ron Lazenby. The lawsuit against Lazenby, his wife, Toni, and the Ronald Lazenby...
View ArticleLast Little Rock Allied Bank Branch Set To Close
Customers have been notified that the bank branch at 5701 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock will be closing in late January. That should come as a surprise to approximately no one. The location was the...
View ArticleBeebe, Brooks, Hubbard Join UAMS Foundation Fund Board
Seven new members have been elected to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Foundation Fund Board. The board, a subsidiary of the nonprofit University of Arkansas Foundation Inc., aims to...
View ArticleHome BancShares Announces $88.5M Florida Bank Buy
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway is expanding its Florida franchise in an $88.5 million transaction. The parent company of Centennial Bank today announced the purchase of Giant Holdings Inc., the parent...
View ArticleExecutive: Wal-Mart Aims to Add More Mobile Payment Options
CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is in talks with several mobile wallet companies to offer more payment options in its Wal-Mart Pay app, an executive at the world's largest retailer said, after signing...
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Medical Marijuana: A Fact of Life for Arkansas Employers (Stuart Jackson...
The election is over, and Arkansas is now the latest of many states to have a medical marijuana law on the books. Although the new amendment to the Arkansas Constitution is effective immediately, it...
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