Applications For 2017 FinTech Accelerator Now Open
Startups can now apply through Oct. 31 to participate in the Venture Center’s 2017 FinTech Accelerator, which has been extended until 2018 to the tune of $2 million. Apply here. The program is being...
View ArticleTourism Department, Arvest Unveil Specialty Debit Cards
The Arkansas Department of Parks & Tourism and Arvest Bank have collaborated on eight limited-edition debit cards that showcase some of the state's most scenic and popular attractions. Jim Cargill,...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Small Business Loans: What Do Banks Want To See?
Starting a small business is no easy feat for a multitude of reasons, and one of the largest hurdles for many entrepreneurs is securing funding. The 2016 Kauffman Index of Startup Activity is a...
View ArticleUA System Board Gives Final OK to $160M Stadium Expansion
The University of Arkansas System board of trustees on Thursday gave final approval to a $160 million expansion of Donald W. Reynolds Razorback Stadium in Fayetteville. The board voted to approve $120...
View ArticleSells Agency Lands 2 Local Developments, Indiana Bank
Three new clients have hired the Sells Agency of Little Rock to lead their research and marketing efforts, including two local residential developments and an Indiana bank that is one of the oldest...
View ArticleSimmons First Completes Acquisition of Tennessee Bank
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff said Friday that it has completed its previously announced acquisition of Citizens National Bank of Athens, Tennessee. The deal, announced in May, was...
View ArticleThree Advance in Generations Bank's Northwest Market (Movers & Shakers)
Joe Ruddell has been promoted to northwest Arkansas regional president of Generations Bank, and Bryn Bagwell has been hired as president of the Fayetteville market. Ruddell previously worked at Arvest...
View ArticleMcCain Plaza Transaction Surpasses $23 Million Mark (Real Deals)
A 296,000-SF retail project in North Little Rock tipped the scales at $23.15 million. TPP 303 NLR Plaza LLC, an affiliate of TriGate Capital LLC of Dallas, bought McCain Plaza at 4200 E. McCain Blvd....
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TEDx Coming Back to Little Rock (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
OK, I admit it. I am a TED junkie. I try to set some time aside each day to find content on the web that is challenging, enriching, novel and even controversial. The site that will most often suck me...
View ArticleMeet 20 In Their 20s: The New Influentials Class of 2016
As Arkansas Business writers were preparing last month’s well-received Business Icons features, we specifically asked some of the 10 to talk about what they were doing when they were in their 20s. I...
View ArticleAmericans Got Raise Last Year for First Time Since 2007
WASHINGTON — Americans finally got a raise last year after eight years of stagnating incomes. The typical U.S. household's income rose 5.2 percent in 2015 to $56,516, the Census Bureau said Tuesday....
View ArticleWalmart Canada to Extend Visa Ban to More Stores
Walmart Canada will stop accepting Visa Inc. cards at its 16 stores in the province of Manitoba starting on Oct. 24, a spokesman said on Wednesday, raising the stakes in a high-profile fee dispute....
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Thanks A Million, Wells Fargo (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
That rumble you felt on Sept. 8 was not another earthquake in Oklahoma. It was the heads of thousands of community bankers hitting their desks as soon as they heard that Wells Fargo had been fined $185...
View ArticleTowne Oaks Duo Draws $10 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
The sale of two Little Rock apartment projects weighed in at $10.08 million. Andmark Towne Oaks Apartments LLC, an affiliate of the AndMark real estate investment firm of Los Angeles, bought the...
View ArticleEducation a Cornerstone of Batesville's Strategic Plan
Phil Baldwin moved back to Arkansas from Atlanta in 2013, and he settled about 15 miles outside Batesville. Every morning as he drives to work as CEO of Citizens Bank, the teenagers, mainly girls, he...
View ArticleBatesville Impact Plan Living Up to Its Name
When Californian Don Weatherman arrived at Lyon College for the first time in 1983, he was told that Batesville had a population of about 10,000. More than three decades later, it still does. The...
View ArticlePhil Herrington Files Bankruptcy as Attorney for Oklahoma Development
Little Rock developer Philip Herrington recently filed a Chapter 11 reorganization for one of his developments in Oklahoma City. The twist in this case is that Herrington is acting as the attorney for...
View ArticleUniversity of Arkansas Announces $1B Fundraising Goal
FAYETTEVILLE - The University of Arkansas has announced the start of a fundraising campaign that officials hope will raise $1 billion. The university said in a news release that the money raised by...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Deferring Real Estate Tax Gains Can Be An Effective Tax Strategy
If you're considering selling commercial property or trading up on a second home, you should consider a like-kind exchange. A like-kind exchange under United States tax law, also known as a 1031...
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Unchanged at 3.9 Percent
Arkansas' August unemployment rate was unchanged at 3.9 percent, according to a report Tuesday by the state Department of Workforce Services. The report said the state's civilian labor force declined...
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