SPONSORED: Budgeting, Forecasting, Planning Set Successful Businesses Apart
Winging it is no way to run your business. You've got too much at stake. Even a small change in your cash flow can cost you tens of thousands. Proper business planning is an essential tool for...
View ArticleHow Fed Hike Will Affect US Consumers and Overseas Economies
WASHINGTON — Credit card holders will soon pay more. So will people with adjustable-rate mortgages or home equity lines of credit. But most would-be home buyers needn't worry. And auto loan rates won't...
View ArticleFerstl Named to St. Louis Fed's Real Estate Council
James T. Ferstl of Little Rock has been named to the Real Estate Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, the bank announced Thursday. Ferstl is the president of Ferstl Valuation...
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Pulaski County’s Most Expensive Home Sales of 2016
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County jumped in 2016 to a number not seen since Arkansas Business began tracking them in 2004. Last year, 29 homes sold for $1 million or more, up from 20 in 2015....
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Northwest Arkansas' Most Expensive Home Sales of 2016
The number of seven-figure homes sold in Washington and Benton counties almost tripled in 2016 compared with the previous year. Twenty-seven homes in the two counties sold for $1 million or more in...
View ArticleWells Fargo Complains of Delays in Regions Center Bankruptcy
The main creditor in the Chapter 11 bankruptcy reorganization involving the 30-story Regions Center in downtown Little Rock has accused the building’s owners of dragging their feet. The owners’...
View ArticleKeller Williams Market Pro Climbs to No. 2 on List of Top Residential Real...
The top 10 residential real estate agencies in Arkansas didn’t change in 2016, but there was some shuffling of position as eight of the 10 reported higher sales volume than in 2015. Memphis-based...
View ArticleLawsuit Against Stone Bank Changes Venue
If at first you don’t succeed in federal court, take your case to state court. That’s what the former chairman and one-time largest shareholder of Mountain View’s Stone Bank has done in Pulaski County...
View ArticleIndependent Community Bankers of America Rank Top Arkansas Performers
Four of the leading banks in Arkansas were recognized this spring as top-performing lenders. The measuring stick used by the Independent Community Bankers of America: three-year average return on...
View ArticleInvestigations Of Dallas Firm Hit Bank Deal
Government scrutiny of Harbor Portfolio Advisors of Dallas has contributed more baggage to weigh down a would-be sale of Arkansas’ smallest bank. Two of the three prospective buyers of an 87.3 percent...
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More CHOICE for Arkansas (Rep. French Hill Commentary)
Community banks did not cause the 2008 housing and economic crisis. However, due to the regulatory creation of the Dodd-Frank Wall Street Reform Act — Washington’s response to the crisis — small...
View ArticleVideo: A Conversation On Leadership with Jon Harrison
Arkansas Business' "Foundations" interview series continues with Jon Harrison, owner of VIP2 of Little Rock, a consultancy that helps businesses and other organizations through leadership training...
View ArticleSam Selig Joins Entegrity in Little Rock (Movers & Shakers)
Sam Selig has been hired as director of operations in the water division at Entegrity's Little Rock corporate headquarters. He was previously vice president at Instrument & Supply Inc. Erik...
View ArticleRidgecrest Apartments Visited by $5M Transaction (Real Deals)
A 222-unit apartment project in west Little Rock weighed in at $5.15 million. Ridgecrest LRAR LLC of Encino, California, acquired its namesake complex at 1900-2000 Reservoir Road from Tri-5 LLC, an...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Completes Corporate Restructuring
Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock said Tuesday that it has completed a corporate reorganization that merged Bank of the Ozarks Inc., the bank's parent holding company, with its bank, which continues as...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Simplifying The Tax Code Without Overhauling The System
This is an updated version of a previously published article. As the owner of a CPA practice, I’m always interested in the daily detail and I take the time to communicate with my staff on ways to...
View ArticleHarps Foods Sells Site It Bought in December (NWA Real Deals)
Harps Food Stores Inc. of Springdale sold its Price Cutter Food Warehouse in Springdale a few months after buying it. Harps sold the 48,450-SF facility for $2.1 million to P10B LLC of Springdale, which...
View ArticleAverage US Mortgage Rates Flat to Lower; 30-Year at New Low
WASHINGTON — Long-term U.S. mortgage rates were unchanged to lower this week, as the benchmark 30-year rate reached a new low for the year. Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday the 30-year...
View ArticleBank Department Names John W. Ahlen IV Deputy Bank Commissioner
John W. Ahlen IV, bank chief counsel for the Arkansas State Bank Department, has been named deputy bank commissioner, effective July 2. He will replace Luther Guinn, who is retiring on Friday. As...
View ArticleStephens Inc. Capitalism Series Features a Familiar Face, Jack Stephens
Stephens Inc., which launched a multimedia series in May dedicated to bolstering the image of capitalism, is focusing on one of its own — Jack Stephens — in its latest short film in the series.
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