First Financial Bank Branching Out to Little Rock
El Dorado’s First Financial Bank is no stranger to the Little Rock market. The $901 million-asset lender has operated a mortgage production office in the capital city since 1984. After more than 32...
View Article$4.8M Sale Visits Rogers Warehouse (NWA Real Deals)
A Van Buren investment group bought a 268,000-SF office-warehouse in Rogers for $4.8 million. Breeden Robinson LLC, led by Larry Breeden, bought the facility from Superior Industries International...
View ArticleRegions Center Ownership Comprised of 32 Companies
The owners of the 30-story Regions Center in downtown Little Rock have filed a more detailed account of their debts and assets for the building in their Chapter 11 reorganization case. The total debt...
View ArticleBaptist Health Exec Faces Foreclosure on Conway Ranch, Restaurant
Trouble is brewing for Joanie White-Wagoner, administrator and vice president at the new $150 million Baptist Health Medical Center-Conway. She and her husband, Darren Wagoner, are facing foreclosure...
View ArticleTrumps Signs Order to Cut Regulations on Business
WASHINGTON - President Donald Trump signed an order on Monday that will seek to dramatically pare back federal regulations by requiring agencies to cut two existing regulations for every new rule...
View ArticleUS Pending Home Sales Increased in December
WASHINGTON — More Americans signed contracts to buy homes in December. The increase possibly reflects more people scrambling to purchase homes as mortgage rates have been rising and increasing the...
View ArticleMomentum Jonesboro on Pace to Grow Jobs in Key Sectors
Momentum Jonesboro, the economic development fundraising plan targeting job growth in northeast Arkansas, is on pace to reach its $3.7 million goal in May, as officials hoped. But the city isn't...
View ArticleUnemployment in Arkansas MSAs Down From 2015
December unemployment was down in Arkansas from a year ago, according to Bureau of Labor Department figures released Wednesday. The bureau reported overall unemployment in Arkansas at 3.8 percent, down...
View ArticleHeartland Bank Sees $7.9M Loss in 2016
Heartland Bank of Little Rock recorded a nearly $7.9 million loss for 2016. The lion's share of that loss occurred in the fourth quarter. "In the last quarter, we took an additional provision to our...
View ArticleWorkers Contributing More to, Borrowing Less from 401(k)s
NEW YORK — A rare double shot of encouraging news on retirement savings: Workers are contributing more to their 401(k) accounts, and they're taking out fewer loans from them. So says Fidelity, which...
View ArticleTrump Takes First Step to Scale Back Financial Regulations
WASHINGTON — President Donald Trump is taking his first steps aimed at scaling back financial services regulations, and the Republican-run Congress cast a vote early Friday signaling that it's eager to...
View ArticleCitizens Bank, Blair & Stroud Make Promotions in Batesville (Movers & Shakers)
Karen Shaw and Pam Jones have been promoted to executive vice presidents at Citizens Bank of Batesville. Shaw will serve as chief financial officer and Jones will serve as the senior loan operations...
View ArticleStonehaven Purchase Surpasses $7.1 Million (Real Deals)
The sale of a 60-unit assisted living project in Maumelle weighed in at $7.15 million. CHG Senior Living RE Stonehaven LLC, an affiliate of Cornerstone Healthcare Group of Dallas, purchased Stonehaven...
View ArticleHeartland Endures Another Ugly 4Q
Heartland Bank of Little Rock recorded a nearly $7.9 million loss for 2016. The lion’s share of that loss occurred in the fourth quarter. “In the last quarter, we took an additional provision to our...
View ArticleHerrington Bankruptcy Case Ends
Little Rock developer Philip Herrington’s Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization has been dismissed. Herrington said in a filing in December that he “believes dismissal is in the best interest of...
View ArticleWalton Foundation Contributes $750K to Delta Business Loans
The Walton Family Foundation announced Monday that it is partnering with Southern Bancorp Community Partners to promote economic development in the Delta with a $750,000 investment. The money will be...
View ArticleTeletech in Sherwood Aims to Hire for 90 Positions
Teletech Holdings Inc. of Denver said Tuesday that it is hosting hiring events in Sherwood this month aiming to fill 90 new positions. The publicly traded customer service provider (Nasdaq: TTEC) said...
View ArticleHoganTaylor Accounting Firm Names New Partners
HoganTaylor LLP, a public accounting firm in Oklahoma and Arkansas, announced Monday that it has named Dan Bomhoff, John Cooper, Jeff Koweno and Bret Little as partners. Bomhoff, of Oklahoma City,...
View ArticlePakko: State Housing Numbers Continue Upward Trend
December home sales and prices were up in Arkansas compared to the previous year, shutting the books on 2016 and continuing to reflect the state's recovery from the housing market collapse of 2006-2007...
View ArticleComfort Inn & Suites Transaction Checks In at $3.9M (Real Deals)
A 70-room hotel in North Little Rock tipped the scales at $3.9 million. Andy & Andrew Hotel Investments LLC, led by Ashok Desai, purchased the Comfort Inn & Suites at 3915 McCain Park Drive....
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