Affiliated Foods Case Nears End
It looks like one of the longest-running and largest bankruptcy cases in Arkansas is finally coming to an end.
View Article'Hold the Phone' (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Republicans make a big distinction between spending and cutting taxes, but it’s a distinction without a difference when the money has to be borrowed either way.
View ArticleNew Challenge for the Powell Fed: A Strengthening Economy
For the past year, Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell has expressed a wish for more rescue spending from Congress, better control of the viral pandemic and clear evidence of an improving economy. He's...
View ArticleArkansas January Unemployment Falls to 4.6%
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined three-tenths of a percentage point from 4.9% in December to 4.6% in January.
View ArticlePSC, FDIC Sign Off on Bank OZK's $6M Solar Array
Bank OZK of Little Rock gets approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to build a 4.8-megawatt solar power plant.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Mauborgne: Companies Must Lead, Not Follow Others
Business strategist Renée Mauborgne says a company must make an honest assessment of where it is as an organization and where it stands in the marketplace if it is to develop a road map to success.
View ArticleFed Expects to Keep Key Rate Near Zero Through 2023
The Federal Reserve foresees the economy accelerating quickly this year but still expects to keep its benchmark interest rate pinned near zero through 2023, despite concerns in financial markets about...
View ArticleCorporations Become Unlikely Financiers of Racial Equity
In the months since the police killing of George Floyd sparked a racial reckoning in the United States, American corporations have emerged as an unexpected leading source of funding for social justice.
View ArticleArkansas Banks Branches to Help With Vaccine Effort
At least seven Arkansas banks are participating in "Operation Vax Speed," an initiative between the Arkansas Bankers Association and the Arkansas Pharmacists Association to offer COVID-19 vaccines at...
View ArticleFirst Community Bank Starts Work on Little Rock Branch
First Community Bank of Batesville marks the start of construction of its third Little Rock location since entering the market in 2017.
View ArticlePowell: US Economy Gaining, But Recovery 'Far From Complete'
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his belief that while the U.S. economy has been steadily rebounding from the devastation caused by the pandemic recession, the recovery is far from...
View ArticleMortgage Refinancing Hits $2.6 Trillion in 2020
Mortgage rates hit historical lows last year, sending the level of mortgage refinancing activity in the United States to its highest annual total since 2003, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2020
The number of homes that sold for $1 million or more in Washington and Benton counties nearly doubled last year to 64.
View ArticlePulaski County's Most Expensive Homes of 2020
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County shattered records in 2020, with 44 homes sold for $1 million or more.
View ArticleAnderson, Irby Join Farmers Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Elizabeth Burns Anderson and Jordan Irby have been hired by Farmers Bank & Trust in Bryant.
View ArticleA Virtuous Cycle (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Recent days have underscored that there are really two American economies. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 33,000 for the first time, Congress is experimenting with direct cash...
View ArticleDeWitt First Set to Sell for $26.1M
The stockholders at DeWitt First Bankshares Corp. are looking at a $26.1 million payday in the pending sale to Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia.
View ArticleWest Little Rock Walgreens Sells for $6M
A pharmacy, undeveloped land, a rural store and a grand home produce this week’s lineup of seven-digit deals.
View ArticleA Virtuous Cycle (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Recent days have underscored that there are really two American economies. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 33,000 for the first time, Congress is experimenting with direct cash...
View ArticleNick Saban Is the Next Guest on the Business Forum Webcast
Nick Saban, head football coach for the University of Alabama, will lead the fourth webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business.
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