Market Street Plaza Sold for $4.1M
This week’s parade of nine million-dollar real estate transactions kicks off with a retail center in west Little Rock.
View Article2020 Brought Feast, Famine to Private Companies
Data collected for this week’s list of private companies illustrated the uneven and sometimes counterintuitive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various industries.
View ArticleSPONSORED: Steve Cannon: The Best Leaders 'Are Present'
Steve Cannon,, a business CEO who graduated with honors from the United States Military Academy at West Point, thinks the best place for leaders to be is in the trenches with their troops.
View ArticleU.S. Existing Home Sales Fall Again As Prices Soar
Sales of previously-occupied homes fell for the fourth straight month in May as soaring prices and a limited number of available properties discouraged many would-be buyers.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 4.4%
Arkansas' unemployment rate remained unchanged at 4.4% from April to May.
View ArticleU.S Economy Up 6.4% in Q1 with Stronger Future Gains Expected
The U.S. economy grew at a solid 6.4% rate in the first three months of this year, setting the stage for what economists are forecasting could be the strongest year for the economy in possibly seven...
View ArticleDavis Advances at Riverside (Movers & Shakers)
Spencer Davis has been promoted to senior vice president of commercial and real estate lending at Riverside Bank in Little Rock.
View ArticleWheeler Hired at CourtAvenue (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Jeannine Wheeler has joined the new CourtAvenue office in Bentonville as chief financial officer.
View ArticleWomen Entrepreneurs: Cash Is King (Jeana Tacker Commentary)
Each struggling organization can likely point to multiple reasons for failing to keep the doors open, but far too often those struggles can be traced back to poor planning, especially as it relates to...
View ArticleCantrell West Building Surpasses $10.3M (Real Deals)
A local investment group buys the 55,304-SF office building in west Little Rock from Cantrell West Properties LLC, led by Thomas Vaughan Jr., and JPMS Properties LLC, led by Bryan Jeffrey.
View ArticleChampions Club Complex Sells for $10M (NWA Real Deals)
A Pennsylvania investor paid $10 million for the Champions Club student apartment complex in Fayetteville.
View ArticleHispanic Women Face Higher Unemployment Rates
Hispanic women continue to see a higher unemployment rate in May 2021 than Hispanic men, 7.4% compared with 6.7%.
View ArticleWomen’s Stunted Capital Blocks Better Economy
Arkansas is missing out on tax revenue, jobs, wealth building, new products and services that could improve lives, business diversity and community investment, all because women struggle to access...
View ArticleAuthor Brian Solis to Talk Tech on Next 'Business Forum' Webcast
Researcher Brian Solis, a global innovation evangelist at Salesforce and bestselling author, will lead the seventh webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business throughout 2021.
View ArticleU.S. Home Prices Jump at Fastest Pace in More Than 15 years
U.S. home prices soared in April at the fastest pace since 2005 as potential buyers bid up prices on a limited supply of available properties.
View ArticleConsumer Confidence Up in June, Highest Level Since Pandemic
U.S. consumer confidence rose for a fifth month in June to the highest level since the pandemic began last year.
View ArticleU.S. Home Contract Signings See Big Rebound in May
More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in May, a surprising rebound after months of cooling in the housing market, where lack of inventory has pushed prices to record levels.
View ArticleWinar Named Partner at Frost (Movers & Shakers)
Curtis Winar has been promoted to partner at Frost PLLC of Little Rock.
View ArticleFiling Seeks to Deny Bankruptcy Discharge for Holliday
The trustee in Jacob “Kade” Holliday’s bankruptcy case filed court papers last week to block the former Craighead County clerk from receiving a discharge on his debts.
View ArticleRepublic Bank Hires Jeff Starke as CIO
Republic Bank & Trust Co. of Louisville, Kentucky, has hired Bank OZK’s Jeff Starke to serve as an executive vice president and as its chief information officer.
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