Forrest City Bank Soon To Suit Up in New Name
A name change and new parent company are accompanying the pending acquisition of Forrest City Bank. Big Creek Bancshares Inc. of Moro (Lee County) staked a trademark claim on ArmorBank in connection...
View ArticleStock Worth $2.24M Buys Little River Bank
The acquisition of Little River Bancshares Inc. marks a departure from past means of exchange for First Community Bancshares Inc. of Batesville. “This is our first stock-swap transaction,” said Dale...
View ArticleSun Paper, McFadden Stories Grab Online Attention in 2016
Shandong Sun Paper Industry’s decision to put a $1.3 billion pulp mill in Clark County was the most viewed story on ArkansasBusiness.com this year. Arkansas Business had been tracking the company’s...
View ArticleDickens: Relevant 173 Years Later (Editorial)
“At this festive season of the year, Mr. Scrooge,” said the gentleman, taking up a pen, “it is more than usually desirable that we should make some slight provision for the Poor and destitute, who...
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What a Difference A Year Makes (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Arkansas Business Publishing Group shuts down between Christmas and New Year, so there’s always a reward for pushing on through. I don’t think I’ve ever been so eager for a year to end while...
View ArticleFirst Community Bank of Batesville To Open Little Rock Location
Six weeks ago, we told you that Batesville’s First Community Bank was looking to enter the Little Rock market and looking at a former Allied Bank location. Well, an $850,000 deal was struck to acquire...
View ArticleNotable Arkansas Deaths in 2016
The first day of 2016 saw the death of a political giant in Arkansas, Dale Bumpers, and in April, Ray Thornton, a respected politician, jurist and educator, died. Also passing during the year were a...
View Article‘He Wasn’t Unkind, but He Was a Crook’ - Best Quotes of 2016
“He wasn’t unkind, but he was a crook.”— David Hoffman of Santa Cruz, California, reflecting on his business dealings with accused serial fraudster John Rogers of North Little Rock “I always try to...
View ArticleArkansas 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...
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