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Systemic Racism, Your Business (Stephanie Jackson Commentary)

When the United States forced the end of slavery, it intentionally reconstructed a country that held fast to the ideals of Blacks being less than equal. It instituted codes, polices and laws that kept...

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Wilmington Apartments Hosts $8M Transaction (Real Deals)

An affiliate of RREAF Holdings of Dallas bought the 120-unit apartment complex at 617 Donovan Briley Blvd. in North Little Rock.

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Bankers Decry $22.4M Award in Fax Case

A $22.4 million judgment against Wells Fargo Bank tied to a case over unwanted faxes wasn’t based in reality, according to bankers’ associations.

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Fintech Firm Changes Name, Targets Spreadsheet Errors

Two weeks ago, Cobbler Technologies Inc. of Little Rock was listed as one of the 10 companies participating in this year’s online FIS Fintech Accelerator program, and it’s already changed its name.

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Park Plaza at Risk in Mall Foreclosure Era

Even before the coronavirus upended the world, malls were struggling to attract customers. Now the situation is worse.

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Apply Now for Arkansas Business' Executive Leadership Academy

Arkansas Business will host its first virtual Executive Leadership Academy this fall. Applications are now open and the deadline to apply for the program is July 31.

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Arkansas Capital Corp. Awarded $35M in New Markets Tax Credits

Arkansas Capital Corp. of Little Rock announced Wednesday that it has, once again, received $35 million in federal New Markets Tax Credits allocations.

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Get Tickets Now for Next Week's Live-Streamed 40 Under 40 Event

Arkansas Business is offering tickets now for its first live-streamed 40 Under 40 event, scheduled for 11:45 a.m. July 22.

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Home BancShares Calls 2Q 'Best' in 20 Years

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway reports what it calls the best quarter in its 20-year history, recording record revenue and net interest income while net income fell 13%.

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Little Rock Woman Arrested for Defrauding PPP

A Little Rock woman was arrested late Thursday for allegedly defrauding the Paycheck Protection Program out of nearly $2 million in loans.

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Federal Reserve Expands Lending Program to Nonprofit Groups

The Federal Reserve has opened one of its lending programs to nonprofit groups, including hospitals, educational institutions, and social service organizations.

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Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 8% in June

Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 8% in June from 9.6% in May, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday.

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As New Bankers Chair, Jon Harrell of Generations Lists Priorities

Jon Harrell, the CEO of Generations Bank, says the pandemic has allowed community banks to demonstrate their value.

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Nonperforming Loans Far Better Than 2009-10

In 2019, only 0.89% of the loans that banks in the United States held were nonperforming, a big improvement compared with the 5.3% of nonperforming loans in the aftermath of the financial crisis of...

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Arkansas Lenders Count the Cost of Grace

Arkansas bankers are wading into the numbers to gauge the health of their loan portfolios after extending an opening round of financial grace to customers.

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Quapaw House Insolvent, Former Receiver Says

Quapaw House Inc., the troubled Hot Springs drug and alcohol treatment provider, has no employees, no open locations and no receiver nowadays, a lawyer for the company says, though it does have more...

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HMS Pays $15.1M for Port Property

Industrial property in east Little Rock, convenience stores in west Little Rock and North Little Rock, duplexes in Faulkner County and more form this week’s conga line of million-dollar real estate...

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California Man Indicted for Pulling $2.4M Scam on ArDOT

At first glance, a construction company’s request in 2016 to change its direct deposit account information on file at the Arkansas Department of Transportation seemed legitimate.

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Arkansas Bankers Seize a National Moment

George Floyd’s death in May in Minneapolis set off protests against police brutality and racism nationwide, but it had an unforeseen effect on Arkansas banking.

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Simmons First Earned $58.8M in 2Q

Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, the holding company for Simmons Bank, on Tuesday reported second-quarter net income of $58.8 million, up 5.7% from the same period last year.

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