Confidence Continues Slump in US Institutions
Americans’ confidence in the country’s major institutions remains low, lagging behind historical averages, according to the pollster Gallup. Confidence in two institutions — newspapers and organized...
View ArticleAllied Bank Not Alone on US List of Bank Failures
The September failure of the $66.3 million-asset Allied Bank of Mulberry marked the fifth lender in the nation to go under so far this year. Others are: The Woodbury Banking Co. of Woodbury, Georgia,...
View ArticlePinnacle, Central Bank Combo Builds Assets To $200M
There are a lot of moving parts to the acquisition equation in the pending merger of Pinnacle Bank of Rogers and Central Bank of Little Rock. A banking insider best-guess estimate pegs the valuation at...
View ArticleMalvern National Enters Walter Quinn Foreclosure
Another party has joined foreclosure litigation against Little Rock businessman Walter Quinn, his wife, Terry, and the Quinn Living Trust. Malvern National Bank entered the fray to stake its first...
View ArticleSpeculation Brimming Over Potential Sale of Acxiom Building
Have you heard talk that Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff is buying the Acxiom Corp. building in downtown Little Rock? We have. We also made official inquiries, which were met with neither...
View ArticleInVeritas Hires State Commissioner of Revenues
InVeritas of Little Rock announced Monday that State Commissioner of Revenues Tim Leathers would join them as vice president of consulting on Jan. 1. Leathers is also deputy director of the Arkansas...
View ArticleSurvey: Arkansas Consumers Planning Large Purchases
Arkansas consumers made large household purchases in the past six months and expect to make more now because they don't expect problems getting credit in the near future, according to the third...
View ArticleUS Court Blocks Overtime Expansion Pay Rule for 4M
LAS VEGAS — A federal court on Tuesday blocked implementation of a rule imposed by President Barack Obama's administration that would have made an estimated 4 million more higher-earning workers across...
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Business Equipment: Leases vs. Loans (Marcus Guinn Expert Advice)
Small-business owners often bring their consumer mindset to running their businesses, particularly in the early years of owning. In many regards this mindset is helpful because businesspeople can more...
View ArticleRainwater Holt & Sexton Add Two to Legal Team (Movers & Shakers)
Kirby McDonald has been hired as associate attorney in the intake department at Rainwater Holt & Sexton in Little Rock. McDonald is a graduate of the University of Arkansas School of Law at...
View ArticleJohn Curreri Named Regional Manager at Bank of Arkansas Mortgage (Movers &...
John Curreri has been promoted to regional manager at Bank of Arkansas Mortgage in Little Rock. Curreri will direct the growth and development of the Arkansas region for the division of BOKF, a...
View ArticleJacksonville Mobile Home Park Draws $2.6M Sale (Real Deals)
The sale of a Jacksonville mobile home park weighed in at $2.6 million. A group of out-of-state investors acquired Pine Meadow Mobile Home Park at 3000 John Harden Drive from Mas Verde Mobile Home...
View ArticleMean Wage in Arkansas $62K for Accountants and Auditors
The number of accountants and auditors in the United States totaled 1.2 million in May 2015, and their annual mean wage was $75,280, according to the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics. There were 5,680...
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Americans Trust CPAs (Jerry Spratt Commentary)
The American electorate has just selected a new president in one of the most interesting and important presidential campaigns in American history. Both of the major presidential candidates accused the...
View ArticleTruth in Lending (Editorial)
Black Friday isn’t what it used to be, but the arrival of the spending season prompts concern about a looming threat to Arkansas consumers: the return of the illegal loan sharks euphemistically known...
View ArticleGateway Bank Gearing Up for Growth
Gateway Bank, formerly know as the Bank of Rison, is in the process of raising $3 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. At the time of the Nov. 3 filing,...
View ArticleForeclosure Surprised Regions Building Owners
An attorney for the owners of the 30-story Regions Center in downtown Little Rock said recently that he had no indication that a foreclosure lawsuit was being filed against the property. “We were...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Tis’ The Season To Be A Great Accountant
I love what I do and my profession. I work with a great group of team members and we get the opportunity to share our lives with each other while working together in the process of serving our clients,...
View ArticleDelta Regional Authority, Governor Announce $26M in Investments
The Delta Regional Authority, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and their federal and local partners announced Monday nearly $26 million in new investments that will create or retain an estimated 650 jobs. The DRA...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Roots Run Deep at Landmark K. Hall & Sons
On any given day, K. Hall & Sons Produce buzzes with a steady stream of vehicles and pedestrians as greetings and banter fly around the deli counter, in the grocery aisles and at the registers....
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