US 30-Year, Fixed-Rate Mortgage Rate Slips to 3.93 Percent
The rate on 30-year fixed-rate U.S. mortgages slipped to 3.93 percent this week.
View ArticleTop Online Stories of 2017: Fake Will Story Commanded the Clicks
Top web pieces at ArkansasBusiness.com ran the gamut from corruption to Tyson, property deals to zombies.
View ArticleStone Bank Hires Three from Heartland (Movers & Shakers)
Leslie Harp, Paula Gwin and Sarah Ort have joined Stone Bank in Little Rock.
View ArticleConsider Middle Managers in Growth Plans (Jim Karrh On Marketing)
Is middle management dead? As industry after industry has felt the effects of consolidation and disintermediation, the ranks of middle managers have, in many cases, dwindled.
View ArticleRuling Voids Jury Waivers, Sounds Alarm
The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that contractual waivers of the right to a jury trial are not enforceable, triggering concerns from attorneys and business leaders because just about...
View ArticleAgri Acreage Yields $11.7 Million Harvest (Real Deals)
Mt. Magazine Farms LLC of Monterey, Louisiana, bought the property from Carlton Farms LLC of Columbia, Illinois. Most of the acreage is about 10 miles south of Scott along Highway 161.
View ArticleTop 10 Arkansas Business Stories from 2017
These are the top 10 news stories that defined 2017 in Arkansas’ business world.
View ArticleArkansas Business Year in Review: Best & Worst of 2017
High times and low moments were both enjoyed by Arkansas readers in 2017.
View Article'The Owner Has a Lot of Card Games' - Best Quotes of 2017
They said it, we only quoted them. Here are some of the best things said in 2017.
View ArticleGood People of Business (Editorial)
May this time of the rolling year be a comfort to you, and may we all remember the business poor Marley forgot: charity, mercy, forbearance and benevolence
View ArticleA Detail-Oriented Holiday (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Merry Christmas to you all, with my very best wishes for a happy and prosperous 2018.
View ArticleArkansas Business Year in Review: Notable Deaths of 2017
Frank Broyles, Oaklawn’s Charles Cella, Arkansas journalist Roy Reed, Aromatique founder Patti Upton and Townsend Wolfe, who headed the Arkansas Arts Center from 1968-2002 were among the notable...
View ArticleHow Tax Bill Agreement Would Affect Businesses
The GOP tax agreement gives many small company owners breaks on their business income taxes and allows them to deduct a larger portion of their equipment purchases. But many owners are also losing the...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Exits Secondary Market Home Lending
Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock confirmed Tuesday that it will stop originating home loans for sale on the secondary market, a line of business that had "operated at essentially break-even."
View ArticleSPONSORED: Are Those New Tax Laws Under the Tree?
Learning the ins and outs and ups and downs of the late-year tax overhaul.
View ArticleFarmers Bank Sells Hope Building for $1.5M
Farmers Bank & Trust of Magnolia finalizes an agreement with the Hempstead County Quorum Court to sell its main bank building at 200 E. Third St. in downtown Hope for $1.5 million.
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2018: What to Know About Expanded Concealed Carry
Changes to Arkansas' concealed carry laws have left many employers with questions about what rights their employees have and whether non-employees are allowed to bring a concealed weapon onto a...
View ArticleUS Industries Can Start Counting Their Benefits From Tax Law
Craft breweries are raising a glass to the Republicans' new tax overhaul: It cuts the excise tax on beer. Retailers, long saddled with heavy tax bills, will get relief. So will some high-profile names...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2018: Data Security in the Workplace
Some important things for employers to think about regarding secure data in the workplace
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Creates New Bonus Plan for Employees
Bank of the Ozarks says its board of directors approved the creation of an annual cash-based incentive bonus plan for hourly employees and other employees not covered by existing bonus plans.
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