Biden to Nominate Yellen, Highlight Diversity on Economic Team
President-elect Joe Biden announces his senior economic team, including his plans to nominate the first woman to head the Treasury Department.
View ArticleArvest Gives $10K to A-State Foundation
The Arkansas State University Foundation has received a $10,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation.
View ArticleFord, Williams Among Speakers at Next Arkansas Business Executive Leadership...
Westrock Group CEO and co-founder Scott Ford and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among the featured executives scheduled to speak during the spring 2021 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership...
View ArticleBlack River Tech Faculty Recognized (NEA Movers & Shakers)
Jessica Alphin and Shana Akers were honored as outstanding faculty members at Black River Technical College in Pocahontas during the recent Arkansas Community College Outstanding Faculty & Awards...
View ArticleBKD's Susan Davenport Calls 2020 One for the Books
Susan Davenport, Arkansas managing partner-elect of BKD CPAs & Advisors, says accounting outsourcing can be a good choice for small businesses.
View ArticleRed Dot Acquisition Tops $3.7M Mark (Real Deals)
An affiliate of the Red Dot chain bought 1-Stop Storage at 8000 N. Ashley Road, near North Little Rock.
View ArticleAccountants, Auditors in Arkansas Earn Below National Average
Accountants and auditors in Arkansas earned an average annual wage of $66,450 as of May 2019, the latest figures available. Nationwide, that figure was $79,520.
View ArticleHolliday Bankruptcy Hearing Begins Friday
Former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday listed $3.8 million in debts and $1.6 million in assets, according to his Oct. 1 filing in U.S. Bankruptcy Court.
View ArticleArkansas CFOs Gird For Chaos, With Skill and Luck
Seth Jensen, CFO for Slim Chickens, acknowledges a bit of good luck when it came to the restaurant chain's financial foundation when the COVID-19 pandemic arose.
View ArticleMerchant Cash Advances Draw Fire
Desperate businesses that turned to merchant cash advance companies for rescue found their lifeline shackled to high interest rates, hidden fees and long-term debt, several lawsuits claim.
View ArticleRolling Those Numbers: Winar Is Arkansas’ Cannabis CPA
Arkansas medical marijuana retailers have generated $190 million in sales since May 2019. Accounting for them is a challenge and an opportunity, professionals say.
View ArticleNationstar Settles with Regulators in Arkansas, Elsewhere Over Mortgage...
Nationstar Mortgage of Dallas will pay refunds and other redress approaching $90 million, including redress of $517,292 to 490 consumers in Arkansas, the state Securities Department says.
View ArticleSurvey: Business Economists See Full Recovery by End of 2021
The U.S. economy's growth is likely slowing as 2020 comes to a close, but a growing number of economists expect it to claw back to its pre-pandemic strength by the second half of next year as vaccines...
View ArticleSteve Forbes Interview Kicks Off New Webcast Series
Former presidential candidate and Forbes Media Chairman Steve Forbes will kick off a new webcast series presented by Arkansas Business next month featuring authors, entrepreneurs and key leaders in...
View ArticleClark Joins Union Bank in Mena (Movers & Shakers)
Tim Clark has been hired as vice president of lending at Union Bank in Mena.
View ArticleCornerstone Bank Changes Name
The pending name change of Cornerstone Bank in Eureka Springs is now official. The $401 million-asset lender became CS Bank on Nov. 18.
View ArticleCOVID Slows Regional HQ for Arvest
Development of Arvest Bank’s new central Oklahoma headquarters is flowing along a pandemic-delayed timetable.
View ArticleConstruction Pipeline Defies Slowdown
Construction executives in Arkansas said that, for the most part, project work has continued fairly normally considering the circumstances. And the prospects for future work appear to be fundamentally...
View ArticleJohnelle Hunt to Receive 'Legacy of Leadership' Honor
Billionaire businesswoman and philanthropist Johnelle Hunt will be recognized as the Legacy of Leadership Award winner as part of the 33rd Annual Arkansas Business of the Year ceremony.
View ArticleCleveland Firm Acquires Little Rock's Smith Capital Management
MAI Capital Management LLC of Cleveland has acquired Smith Capital Management Inc. of Little Rock.
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