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Signs of the Times (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Some months back, several standing banners appeared in the offices of Arkansas Business Publishing Group — quotes from JFK, Vince Lombardi and the like. At first I dismissed them as the kind of rah-rah...
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Online Recruitment Works If Done Correctly, Experts Say
It seems to be a common complaint: Online employee recruitment efforts produce lots of resumes but few great prospects. PC Magazine reported last month that the percentage of new hires coming from job...
View ArticleAllied Auction Saw More Banks Bid; Chambers Garnishes Golden's Last Paycheck
Bank-owned real estate gave Today’s Bank of Huntsville a winning edge in the regulatory-mandated sale of Allied Bank of Mulberry (Crawford County). Today’s bid 77.24 percent of the book value of...
View ArticleFed's James Bullard: Only One Rate Hike Needed Now
James Bullard, president of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, says one hike to a key interest rate is all that's needed right now. Bullard's comments, delivered yesterday at the University of...
View ArticleRoss Family Gives $1M to Baptist Preparatory School
Mark and Diane Ross have given $1 million to The Baptist Preparatory School of Little Rock, officials said Tuesday. The money will go toward the private school's capital campaign, which aims to pay for...
View ArticleBart Hester Proposes $105M Income Tax Cut
LITTLE ROCK - An Arkansas lawmaker says he'll file legislation next year to cut income taxes by $105 million, a move he says would benefit nearly 600,000 taxpayers in the state. Republican Sen. Bart...
View ArticleTwo Financial Centre Sold for $11.3M
Two Financial Centre at 10825 Financial Centre Parkway in west Little Rock sold for $11.3 million to local investment group Two Financial Centre Holding Co., the Kelley family and the Flake family. The...
View ArticleArvest-Central Arkansas CEO Jim Cargill on the Difference Between Service and...
Jim Cargill is a fourth-generation banker who began his career at his family’s bank in Lewisville. Cargill has been with Arvest for more than 30 years, where he is currently president & CEO of...
View ArticleArvest Adds John Burgess to Board (Movers & Shakers)
John Burgess has joined the Arvest Bank board of directors in central Arkansas. Burgess serves on the board of advisers of the International Association of Cloud & Managed Service Providers. He...
View ArticleWLR Apartment Land Draws $2.5M Sale (Real Deals)
A future apartment site in west Little Rock weighed in at $2.5 million. Madison at Chenal LLC, led by Brandon Huffman and Graham Smith, bought the 5,000-SF office-warehouse at 15500 Kanis Road and an...
View ArticleTexas Bank Wants Walter Quinn's Riverview Home in Foreclosure
Prosperity Bank of El Campo launched a foreclosure action against Walter Quinn, seeking possession of the Little Rock businessman’s 7,490-SF home in the Riverview Point neighborhood. You might recall...
View ArticleSPONSORED: Which Political Party Does the Market Prefer?
By now the U.S. population has been inundated with political ads and the opinions of countless political analysts. We have been presented each candidate’s positions on issues such as national security,...
View ArticleMichael Heald, Bradley Paul Acquitted in Bank Fraud Case
Former One Bank & Trust executives Michael Heald and Bradley Paul were acquitted Monday of charges related to a 2007 loan after a three-week trial in federal court in Little Rock. "I'm happy to...
View ArticleSurvey: 42 Percent of Arkansans Expect Personal Financial Situation to...
Arkansans' expectations of their personal financial situations in the future have improved significantly since March, even if they say their personal finances have not changed much from a year ago,...
View ArticleReport: Arkansas Revenue Rebounds in October
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas finance officials say a boost in corporate and individual income tax collections helped the state's revenue rebound in October after three months of losses this fiscal year. The...
View ArticleIssue 3, Jobs for Arkansas: It's Local (Randy Zook Commentary)
"All politics is local." It's the often-repeated phrase used to illustrate that, even when weighing a broad policy issue, people care most about how it impacts them and their community. That sentiment...
View ArticlePhil Baldwin, Susan Miller Receive Lifetime Honors at CFO Awards
Phil Baldwin, president and CEO of Citizens Bank of Batesville, and Susan M. Miller, a partner at BKD LLP of Little Rock, were honored with lifetime achievement awards at the Arkansas Business CFO of...
View ArticleWarren Stephens' Alotian Club to Host 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup
The Alotian Club, a private golf club owned by Little Rock financier Warren Stephens, will host the 23rd Arnold Palmer Cup in 2019. The annual Ryder Cup-style competition will take place June 7-9....
View ArticleWebsites Put Banks at Risk Of Lawsuits
The Arkansas Bankers Association on Sept. 29 issued a warning to its members that a Pittsburgh law firm was firing off letters to banks accusing them of having websites that aren’t compliant with the...
View ArticleD1 Development Attracts $3.1 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
An 18,000-SF athletic training facility in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $3.1 million. Store Master Funding X LLC, an affiliate of the Store Capital real estate investment trust in Scottsdale,...
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