Contracts to Buy US Homes Hit Highest Level Since April
WASHINGTON — More people signed contracts to buy U.S. homes last month as warm weather and rising confidence appeared to encourage consumers to look for houses. The National Association of Realtors...
View ArticleUS Economy Grew at 2.1 Percent Rate in 4Q
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy grew at a slightly faster rate in the fourth quarter than earlier estimates, as consumers powered economic momentum heading into 2017. The gross domestic product, the...
View ArticleUS Consumer Spending Up Tiny 0.1 Percent in February
WASHINGTON — U.S. consumers increased their spending at the weakest pace in six months, while the 12-month rise in consumer prices was the largest in nearly five years. Consumer spending edged up 0.1...
View ArticleJonathan Breedlove New Loan Officer for AgHeritage Branch in Dermott (Movers...
Jonathan Breedlove has joined AgHeritage Farm Credit Services as agriculture loan officer in the Dermott branch office. He previously worked as a sales representative at Arkansas Ag Co. See more of...
View ArticleBarron's Names Joey Small to Top Advisors List (Movers & Shakers)
Joey Small has been named to the list of America’s Top 1,200 Advisors: State-by-State, published by Barron’s magazine. He is a private wealth adviser at Ameriprise Financial in Little Rock. Alexandra...
View ArticleHardy Country Singer Gets $2.1 Million from Missouri Bank Over Lost Masters
A country singer/songwriter who lives in Hardy in north Arkansas recently received a $2.1 million jury award against a Missouri bank for selling the master recordings of his songs and his recording...
View ArticleK Lofts Construction Moving Again With Funding Agreement
A new lender and a new contractor are accompanying a restart of the dormant K Lofts project in downtown Little Rock. A subsidiary of Ardent Financial of Atlanta provided a one-year funding agreement of...
View ArticleShifting Labor Rules Keep Arkansas Attorneys Busy
Arkansas labor and employment attorneys are keeping an eye on challenges to the U.S. Department of Labor’s overtime rules as well as a bill that would amend the Minimum Wage Act in Arkansas. The Labor...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Think Twice Before Being Your Own Bookkeeper
Being a small business owner these days is tough. Entrepreneurs face challenges at every turn and it requires personal investment of time, talent and treasure to be successful. Not the least of these...
View ArticlePaul Kanneman Joins Simmons Bank as EVP, CIO (Movers & Shakers)
Paul Kanneman has joined Simmons Bank as executive vice president and chief information officer. In his role as CIO at Simmons, Kanneman’s duties will include management of information technology...
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Whose Facts Will They Believe? (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
Which numbers do you believe these days? Marketers, pollsters, meteorologists, economic forecasters and many other professionals face a rising tide of skepticism when they try to inform and persuade...
View ArticleUS Bank's Mike Richardson Shows Healthy Interest in Rising Rates
A Fulton County native, Richardson started at U.S. Bank in Mountain Home. He became district manager for the Little Rock area nine years ago before moving to Columbia, Missouri, to be a regional...
View ArticleArkansas Loosens Limits, Expands Crowdfunding Options
More Arkansas investors will soon have more options for putting their money to work. The Arkansas Legislature passed and Gov. Asa Hutchinson signed Act 668 in March to loosen some restrictions for...
View ArticleFeds Ask To Sell One Bank & Trust
A change of ownership is in motion for Little Rock’s One Bank & Trust. The U.S. government has asked for a court-ordered stock sale of controlling interest in the $305 million-asset bank.No date...
View ArticleThe Latest Chance for Pine Bluff (Editorial)
Twitter, with its 140-character limit, is not a good medium for detail or nuance, and in careless hands those short messages can result in a lot of wasted time. Especially Congressional time that could...
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Filling A Void in Education (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
State Rep. Andy Davis isn’t sure why his bill was able to get traction this year when similar bills in previous years did not, but he’s delighted that his Personal Finance & Job Readiness Act...
View ArticleGrief, Pain and the Fall of Turner Grain
Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. co-owner Jason Coleman said he was in no condition to run his company in the months leading to its collapse in August 2014. “I’ve had depression issues even up to years...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Names Matt Buchanan SVP (Movers & Shakers)
Matt Buchanan has joined Bank of the Ozarks as senior vice president and commercial lender, and he will work out of the bank’s headquarters office on Chenal Parkway at Rahling Road in Little Rock....
View ArticleSearcy Energy Lender Southeast Capital Quietly on the Rise
Jay Barber has quietly built a national business as an energy banker in Searcy, but he’s not completely hush-hush. The president and CEO of Southeast Capital & Finance won’t discuss rates or...
View ArticleBank Assets, Profits Up; Charters Dwindle on List of Largest Arkansas Banks
Out-of-state acquisitions by publicly traded banks pushed total assets reported by Arkansas charters up by almost 17 percent to more than $88 billion at year-end 2016. Net income reported by 101...
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