Arkansas Business Year in Review: Best & Worst of 2016
Worst 1-2 Banking News The Lex Golden family steered a second bank holding company into bankruptcy court in July. The Chapter 11 filing for Allcorp Inc., parent company of Community State Bank in...
View ArticleFrom the Political to the Criminal: Top 10 Arkansas Business Stories of 2016
No. 1: Trump Triumphant In a presidential election like no other, Donald Trump proved all the naysayers wrong. He overcame 16 Republican primary opponents and Democrat Hillary Clinton, the first woman...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Bell Puts 'Complete' In Complete Consulting
When Chris Bell launched his business 10 years ago, he envisioned it as an accounting firm to compete with the ones he had worked for since college. However, when he quickly began to notice the gaps in...
View ArticleHeartland Bank, Stung in NY Bankruptcy, Enters Agreement With Federal Reserve
Heartland Bank of Little Rock and its holding company, Rock Bancshares Inc., have entered a written agreement with the Federal Reserve aimed at improving their "financial soundness" even as a prominent...
View ArticleFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Announces Appointments
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced Tuesday the following appointments, effective Jan. 1, to the board of directors for Little Rock and Memphis branches: R. Andrew Clyde, president and CEO...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Patience On Gains Could Lead To Better Returns
It's almost the end of the year and with the Dow Jones Industrial Average up almost 15 percent you may be thinking of taking some gains to put in your Christmas stocking. But before you hit the sell...
View ArticleBurgundy Book: Economic Outlook Better for 2017
Sixty-five percent of business contacts in the Little Rock zone expect local economic conditions to be better or somewhat better in 2017, according to the latest Burgundy Book. That's an increase of 17...
View ArticleLong-Term US Mortgage Rates Hit Highest Levels Since 2014
WASHINGTON — Long-term US mortgage rates climbed again this week, hitting the highest levels since 2014. Mortgage giant Freddie Mac said Thursday that the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans jumped to an...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2017: How Arkansas Employers Can Deal with Medical Marijuana
Editor's Note: This is the first of five articles this week by the labor and employment team at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings of Little Rock examining key trends for employers and the...
View ArticleGOP: Cut Taxes, Change Brackets; But What About Deficits
WASHINGTON — Congressional Republicans are planning a massive overhaul of the nation's tax system, a heavy political lift that could ultimately affect families at every income level and businesses of...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2017: With Overtime Rules On Hold, What's Next?
Editor's Note: This is the second of five articles this week by the labor and employment team at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings of Little Rock examining key trends for employers and the...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2017: New EEOC Forms Will Lead to More Scrutiny of Pay...
Editor's Note: This is the third of five articles this week by the labor and employment team at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings of Little Rock examining key trends for employers and the...
View ArticleGreat Expectations: Small Businesses Upbeat About 2017
NEW YORK — Donald Trump's election as president has made many small business owners more upbeat about 2017. Dean Bingham says he's cautiously optimistic because business picked up at his auto repair...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2017: 'Ban the Box' and Concerted Activity Under the NLRA
Editor's Note: This is the fourth of five articles this week by the labor and employment team at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings of Little Rock examining key trends for employers and the...
View ArticleLong-Term US Mortgage Rates Rise, Staying Near 2014 Highs
WASHINGTON — Long-term US mortgage rates ticked up again this week, staying at their highest levels since early 2014. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac on Thursday reported the rate on 30-year fixed-rate...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2017: LGBT Rights and Immigration Law Compliance
Editor's Note: This is the last of five articles this week by the labor and employment team at the law firm of Wright Lindsey Jennings of Little Rock examining key trends for employers and the...
View Article2016: 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 2016. Lists like that — the biggest law...
View ArticleUS Sen. Warren Seeks to Pull Pot Shops out of Banking Limbo
BOSTON — As marijuana shops sprout in states that have legalized the drug, they face a critical stumbling block — lack of access to the kind of routine banking services other businesses take for...
View ArticleLong-Term Mortgage Rates Fall, Breaking 9-Week Rise
WASHINGTON — After nine straight weeks of increases, long-term US mortgage rates fell this week. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the rate on 30-year fixed-rate loans declined to an average...
View ArticleCreek Capital Takes Over K Lofts Loan
A new player has entered the financial fray at the dormant K Lofts development in downtown Little Rock. Creek Capital Partners LLC of Fort Smith last month stepped to the front of the line of creditors...
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