Pair Promoted at Robert Half (Movers & Shakers)
Stephanie Shine and Christopher Chunn have been promoted at Robert Half Finance & Accounting in Little Rock. Shine was promoted to director of permanent placement services and vice president. She...
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Presumed Innocence II (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Here’s something I wrote in this space in August: “When the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Little Rock is involved, the presumption of a defendant’s innocence must be more than theoretic, and confidence...
View ArticleLazenbys Face Loss Of Homes, Business
Centennial Bank of Conway is restarting its $2.6 million foreclosure action against Little Rock real estate investor Ron Lazenby. The lawsuit against Lazenby, his wife, Toni, and the Ronald Lazenby...
View ArticleLast Little Rock Allied Bank Branch Set To Close
Customers have been notified that the bank branch at 5701 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock will be closing in late January. That should come as a surprise to approximately no one. The location was the...
View ArticleBeebe, Brooks, Hubbard Join UAMS Foundation Fund Board
Seven new members have been elected to the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences Foundation Fund Board. The board, a subsidiary of the nonprofit University of Arkansas Foundation Inc., aims to...
View ArticleHome BancShares Announces $88.5M Florida Bank Buy
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway is expanding its Florida franchise in an $88.5 million transaction. The parent company of Centennial Bank today announced the purchase of Giant Holdings Inc., the parent...
View ArticleExecutive: Wal-Mart Aims to Add More Mobile Payment Options
CHICAGO - Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is in talks with several mobile wallet companies to offer more payment options in its Wal-Mart Pay app, an executive at the world's largest retailer said, after signing...
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Medical Marijuana: A Fact of Life for Arkansas Employers (Stuart Jackson...
The election is over, and Arkansas is now the latest of many states to have a medical marijuana law on the books. Although the new amendment to the Arkansas Constitution is effective immediately, it...
View ArticleArkansas Democrats Secure Majority on House Tax Panel
LITTLE ROCK - Democrats will have a majority of seats on an Arkansas House panel that will take up any proposals to cut taxes next year, despite the party's ranks thinning in the majority-Republican...
View ArticleUALR, Jacksonville High Announce Promise Program
The University of Arkansas at Little Rock and Jacksonville High School announced this week their new "Jacksonville Promise" program for JHS juniors and seniors, in the graduating classes of 2017-20....
View ArticleUCA Announces $1M Endowment for Study Abroad Programs
The University of Central Arkansas in Conway announced on Thursday that Bunny and Carol Adcock have established a $1 million endowment for study abroad opportunities. A check presentation is set for 2...
View ArticleTeresa Sutterfield To Manage Mountain View Service for Stone Bank (Movers &...
Teresa Sutterfield has been named customer service manager for Stone Bank in Mountain View. Sutterfield’s 37-year banking career includes positions as assistant vice president and branch manager for...
View ArticleHome BancShares' Johnny Allison Dropped Hints of Florida Bank Deal
So that’s what Johnny Allison was talking about. Last week Home BancShares Inc. of Conway, the publicly traded holding company for Centennial Bank, announced that it intends to pay $88.5 million in...
View ArticleTrustee: Turner Grain Transferred $100M to Related Firms
Turner Grain Merchandising Inc. of Brinkley transferred nearly $100 million to its related companies a year before it filed for bankruptcy protection, according to lawsuits recently filed by its...
View ArticleReport Outlines Possible Changes to Arkansas Tax Code
The Tax Foundation, a national Washington-based nonprofit, on Monday released "Arkansas: A Road Map for Tax Reform," a report on the state's tax code and recommendations for how to change it. The...
View ArticlePresident-elect Not Affecting Economic Outlook
Economists are not expecting a new president next year to have significant effects on the local or national economies and their outlook, according to presentations at the Little Rock Economic Briefing...
View ArticleHome BancShares to Buy Bank of Commerce in Florida
A bankruptcy court in Florida has declared Home BancShares Inc. of Conway the successful bidder to buy The Bank of Commerce, a Florida state-chartered bank that operates in the Sarasota area, from its...
View ArticleSimmons First to Pay $72M for Third Bank in Tennessee
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced Thursday evening that it had struck a deal to acquire another Tennessee bank: First South Bank of Jackson. Publicly traded SFNC, parent of Simmons...
View ArticleArkansas Lawmakers Weigh Launch Delay, Taxes for Medical Marijuana
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas lawmakers are considering delaying the launch of the first medical marijuana program in the Bible Belt as well as an effort to impose taxes on the drug, as they work on...
View ArticleIndustrial Space Attracts $5.6 Million Transaction (Real Deals)
A 223,880-SF industrial project in Little Rock tipped the scales at $5.6 million. 7400 Scott Hamilton LLC, led by Rick Ferguson, sold off its namesake project to an investment group composed of 901 5th...
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