The Year in Executive Q&A: 2017
We asked 51 Arkansas business leaders to weigh in on challenge and success throughout 2017.
View ArticleNeuro-Spine Center Sells In $7.5M Transaction (Real Deals)
Arkansas Neuro-Spine Center LLC, led by Dr. Alonzo Williams, sold its namesake project at 9101 Kanis Road. The buyers are Kanis Medical LLC, led by Drs. Christian Michaels and Richard Houk; and Central...
View ArticleArkansas Community Foundation Adds Lauren Morris (Movers & Shakers)
Lauren Morris has joined the Arkansas Community Foundation in Little Rock as affiliate program director.
View ArticleReal Estate Deals Total $2.4M
Recent real estate transactions include several apartments, land and a warehouse/office complex.
View ArticleElizabeth Ellis Switches to Stone Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Elizabeth Ellis of Pine Bluff has joined the White Hall branch of Stone Bank of Mountain View as a customer service representative.
View ArticleCapital Bank CEO Kyle Patton 'On Leave'
Insiders in the banking community say Tracy Duke may have replaced Kyle Patton as CEO of Capital Bank of Little Rock
View ArticleFNBC Bank Promotes Chad Hudson to Regional President
FNBC Bank of Ash Flat announced Tuesday the promotion of Chad Hudson of Mountain Home to regional president.
View ArticleAverage 30-year Mortgage Rates Slip to 3.95 Percent
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week, making it slightly more affordable to borrow for a home.
View ArticleAmericans Borrowed More Amid Solid Holiday Sales
U.S. consumer borrowing jumped 8.8 percent in November, the most in more than two years, a sign of growing confidence in the economy.
View ArticleForbes Ranks Home BancShares No. 1 on 'Best Banks' List
Forbes magazine this week ranked Home BancShares Inc. of Conway No. 1 on its annual list of "America's Best Banks."
View ArticleFederal Reserve Bank of St. Louis Announces Appointments
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced Wednesday several changes to its board of directors that were effective Jan. 1.
View ArticleChapel Ridge Purchase Tops $8.2 Million Mark (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Wilhoit Properties Inc. of Springfield, Missouri, bought the 172-unit apartment complex in North Little Rock with a deal backed with a 10-year loan of $6.6 million.
View Article30-year Mortgage Rates Rise to 3.99 Percent
The cost of borrowing money to buy a home rose slightly this week, but remains historically low.
View ArticleMaryland Holding Company to Acquire First State Bank
Capital Bancorp Inc. of Rockville, Maryland, recently announced that it will acquire Evergreen Bancshares Inc. of Tallahassee, Florida, and its subsidiary, First State Bank of Crossett.
View ArticleHoliday Gift for Retailers; Sales Up A Solid 0.4 Percent
Ebullient U.S. consumers shopped at the healthiest pace in more than a decade during the holiday season, a sign of burgeoning economic strength.
View ArticleJ.D. Lowery Takes Director Spot on Southern Economic Board (Movers & Shakers)
J.D. Lowery of Electric Cooperatives of Arkansas has been named state director for Arkansas on the board of directors of the Southern Economic Development Council of Atlanta.
View ArticleChip Blanchard on Community Banks Staying Centered at Home
Chip Blanchard, the president of First State Bank in Russellville, says that in local economies, community banks have “more skin in the game.”
View ArticleTime to Talk About Harassment (Barry Goldberg On Leadership)
The recent flood of women who have begun speaking out about behavior that ranges from inappropriate to criminal creates a lightning-rod topic for organizational leaders.
View ArticleLakewood Hills Hosts $12.7M Transaction (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Spring Capital in Philadelphia bought the 260-unit Lakewood Hills Apartments at 2400 McCain Blvd in North Little Rock.
View ArticleSimmons Continues Heartland Deconstruction
The countdown to folding Heartland Bank operations into Simmons bank is under the 60-day mark.
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