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What Has COVID-19 Unmasked in Your Business? (Michael Collins Commentary)

As COVID-19 continues to impact our society, it’s easy for daily business obligations to blind owners to the importance of evaluating their operation in light of the ongoing social and economic...

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IMF Sees Sharp 4.4% Drop in Global Growth for 2020

The International Monetary Fund foresees a steep fall in international growth this year — the worst annual plunge since the Great Depression of the 1930s.

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Companies Show Off Fintech Ideas at Demo Day

FIS of Jacksonville, Florida, formed a new office this year to “further accelerate innovation and growth” for the company, CEO Gary Norcross announced Wednesday during the virtual 2020 FIS Fintech...

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Home BancShares 3Q Earnings Down 5%

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway reports third-quarter net income of $69.3 million, down about 5% from the same quarter last year.

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Carlson Leads New Guaranteed Rate Branch (Movers & Shakers)

Keith Carlson has been hired as the branch manager and vice president of mortgage lending for Guaranteed Rate’s new Little Rock office in the Markham Executive Center.

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First Community Bank Heads Westward in Little Rock

Batesville’s First Community Bank is looking to open its third Little Rock location since entering the market in 2017.

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Farmers Bank & Trust Preps for Bryant Branch

Magnolia’s Farmers Bank & Trust is about a month away from the launch of its full-service branch in Bryant.

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Bank HQ Relocations Go Intra-City, Inter-County

Two more state banks are in the process of establishing new addresses for their headquarters.

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Former Craighead County Clerk Lists Debts of $3.8M in Bankruptcy

Less than a month after former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday agreed to pay $1.4 million to the county to settle a civil lawsuit over allegations of embezzlement, the 32-year-old filed...

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BOA Invests in Southern Bancorp

Bank of America recently acquired about 5% of shares in Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock, worth about $5 million.

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Simmons First 3Q Earnings Down 19% But Beat Expectations

Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff reports third-quarter earnings of $65.9 million, down 19% from the same quarter last year.

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Arkansas Unemployment Decreases to 7.3% in September

Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined to 7.3% in September from 7.4% in August, the state Department of Workforce Services reported Friday.

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Webinar: Amuni Financial, Wilson+Miller Talk Stimulus, Retirement Planning

In the next Insights webinar from Arkansas Business, John Satterfield of Amuni Financial and Stan Miller of Wilson+Miller will discuss what effect COVID-19 stimulus funding could have on taxes and...

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Women Leaders Confront 'Imposter Syndrome,' Other Challenges at Jonesboro Summit

Women must support other women in their professional march forward, four panelists agreed during the Jonesboro Women’s Leadership Symposium, an online event hosted by Arkansas Business.

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Beige Book Finds Tepid Growth as US Economy Battles Pandemic

A Federal Reserve survey of business conditions around the country found that the U.S. economy grew at a “slight to modest” pace in September and early October, but also documented many areas of...

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Arvest CEO Elected to National Board

Kevin Sabin, president and CEO of Arvest Bank, was elected to the American Bankers Association’s board of directors on Tuesday during the organization’s virtual annual meeting.

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Bank OZK 3Q Profit Up 5%

Bank OZK of Little Rock reports third-quarter earnings of $109.3 million, up more than 5% from the same quarter last year.

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Report Says Women Face Barriers to Capital, Stifling Business Growth

Arkansas women entrepreneurs, and especially women of color entrepreneurs, face systemic barriers to accessing capital, according to a report by the Arkansas Asset Funders Network (AAFN).

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AgHeritage Hires Craig, Pieroni (Movers & Shakers)

Dalton Craig and John David have joined AgHeritage Farm Credit Services in Little Rock as credit analyst trainees.

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SPONSORED: How to Manage the Work From Home Revolution

Working from home appears to be with us for a while, at least until a vaccine is broadly available. So how do we make the best of it?

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