Sherwood Pediatrics Plus Sold for $9.5M
A Sherwood developmental preschool, a North Little Rock hotel, farmland in Faulkner County, a real estate trade in Conway and residential acreage in Saline County combine for this week’s group of...
View ArticleManila Company Claims Assets of $100 in Bankruptcy
More details emerge in the case of Jim Ed Robins LLC of Manila, along with information about the personal bankruptcy filing of Jim Ed Robins, who listed many of the same debts as his namesake company.
View ArticleState Lawmakers Advance Bills on College Savings, Bank Loans to Farmers
A panel of the Arkansas House has approved a bill imposing limits on how and when people can raise challenges to farms that hold special permits to discharge liquid animal waste.
View ArticleFebruary Retail Sales Slip as Auto, Gas Purchases Fade
U.S. consumers spent less at auto dealers, gas stations and department stores in February, causing overall retail sales to slip 0.1 percent despite signs elsewhere of a robust economy and the tax cuts...
View ArticleBuilders Optimism Slides for 3rd Consecutive Month
A new survey reveals fading optimism among homebuilders, and a downward revision in sentiment from February suggests a more sustained perception of deterioration.
View ArticleStock Awards Boost Comp for Simmons First Executives
Compensation increased for two of the most highly paid executives at Pine Bluff's Simmons First National Corp.
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Wants Name Change: Bank OZK
Publicly traded Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock said Thursday that it wants to change its name to Bank OZK "as part of a strategic rebranding." Shareholders must approve the change, which would take...
View ArticleGeorge Gleason Pay Rises to $6.9M
George Gleason, 64, chairman and chief executive officer of Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks, received total compensation of nearly $6.9 million during 2017.
View ArticleGrove at Pleasant Ridge Visited By $19M Sale (Real Deals)
An investment group led by Canyon View Capital of Santa Cruz, California, bought The Grove at Pleasant Ridge in west Little Rock.
View ArticleCommercial Real Estate Loans See Steady Growth
Commercial real estate loans reached $2,092.2823 billion — or over $2 trillion — in February, according to the Federal Reserve.
View ArticlePeoples Bank Forecloses on Fayetteville Developer
Peoples Bank of Westville, Oklahoma, has filed a foreclosure suit against Fayetteville developer William Lazenby.
View ArticleEagle Bank Mortgage Spreads Wings Across Four States
Eagle Bank of Little Rock now has a total of 30 loan officers in four states: Arkansas, Mississippi, Idaho and Louisiana.
View ArticleForeclosure Sale Falls Through in Walter Quinn Case
The auction, scheduled for Feb. 8 at the Pulaski County Courthouse, was called off at the 11th hour, and the financial dispute has gone quiet.
View ArticleWhat's Likely as Fed Meeting Ends and Powell Takes Questions
Federal Reserve officials are meeting this week for the first time under their new chairman, Jerome Powell, whose news conference to follow is stirring high anticipation.
View ArticleFed Raises Key Interest Rate by A Quarter-Point
The Federal Reserve is raising its benchmark interest rate and signaling that it is sticking with a gradual approach to rate hikes under its new chairman, Jerome Powell.
View ArticleFed Report: Examiners Tried to Remove Goldens Years Before Bank Failure
A report concludes that federal bank regulators recognized that Lex Golden was a poor banker and that his family was abusing its control of Allied Bank for years.
View ArticleFrisbee Gets Full Plate at First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Colbey Frisbee has been named community president for First Community Bank in Cabot.
View ArticleUCA Climbs Aboard Blockchain Bandwagon
Late last month, the University of Central Arkansas in Conway became the first college to join the Blockchain in Transport Alliance, an international trade organization that focuses on developing...
View ArticleTardy Attorney Matt Campbell Challenges $1.8M Verdict
Little Rock blogger and attorney Matt Campbell’s “calendaring mistake” caused him to miss practically all of his clients’ jury trial in February 2017, a trial that ended in a $1.8 million judgment.
View ArticleSecond Bass Pro Sale Produces $25.4 Million (Real Deals)
An affiliate of the Diane & Guilford Glazer Foundation in Beverly Hills, California, purchased the 104,359-SF project at 1 Bass Pro Drive.
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