by - August 12, 2019 4:30 pm
The Washington, D.C.-based Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) on Monday (Aug. 12) announced a second fintech-related accelerator program aimed at further boosting innovations and financial technology solutions for thousands…
by - August 8, 2019 7:57 pm
Little Rock real estate investment trust (REIT) Uniti Group Inc. Thursday (August 8) posted second quarter profits of nearly $39 million after selling off its Latin America cell tower portfolio…
by - August 8, 2019 11:44 am
Even as international crude oil prices slid to a seven-month low on Thursday (Aug. 8), Murphy Oil Corp. reported that second quarter profits beat Wall Street views and more than…
by - August 8, 2019 11:34 am
Windstream Holdings Inc. on Thursday (Aug. 8) reported adjusted second quarter earnings and sales were down broadly across all its businesses as the company seeks to renegotiate terms of a…
by - August 8, 2019 8:43 am
Notwithstanding recent high-profile data breaches at some of the nation’s largest banks and credit reporting agencies, a top cybersecurity specialist told a group of business leaders and IT managers in…
by - August 7, 2019 5:09 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said Wednesday (Aug. 7) he was open to backing limited “red flag” legislation to expand background checks for Arkansas gun sales and reiterated his support for hate…
by - August 7, 2019 8:51 am
Shares in BSR Real Estate Investment Trust touched a 52-week high Tuesday (August 6) as the publicly-traded Arkansas apartment owner and operator boosted second quarter profits, continues to acquire attractive…
by - August 5, 2019 7:48 pm
A top White House official on Monday (Aug. 5) said that policymakers in Little Rock and across Arkansas already have a “green light” to seek private investment for distressed, low-income…
by - August 2, 2019 1:57 pm
One month into the new fiscal year, Arkansas tax collections matched the state’s official forecast as net available general revenues came in just below year ago totals, the Arkansas Department…
by - August 2, 2019 12:51 pm
U.S. job growth cooled in July as the nation’s unemployment rate remained at 3.7% and only 164,000 workers were added to payrolls, well below last month’s totals and the monthly…
by - August 1, 2019 12:24 pm
ReMix Ideas Inc. and FORGE Community Loan Fund will kick off the inaugural Startup Business Academy at Philander Smith College in Little Rock this weekend to help guide underserved mostly…
by - July 31, 2019 8:25 pm
Convenience store operator Murphy USA Inc. reported Wednesday (July 31) that second quarter profits were down 37% from a year ago, primarily due to higher operating expenses and declining fuel…
by - July 31, 2019 4:59 pm
Nearly two months after the Arkansas Racing Commission unanimously approved a gaming license for the Quapaw Nation of Oklahoma in Pine Bluff, the business partnership for the Indian tribe and…
by - July 31, 2019 1:03 pm
Second quarter profits for the parent company of Entergy Arkansas were down from a year ago as the New Orleans-based utility giant continues to lessen its dependence on coal-fired power…
by - July 31, 2019 10:47 am
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. on Wednesday (July 31) announced the acquisition of a Columbia, Mo.-based community bank in an all-stock deal valued at nearly $435 million. Bank officials…
by - July 30, 2019 8:05 am
Early voting began Tuesday (July 30) for the special Aug. 6 primary election for State House District 36, the legislative seat left empty after former House Minority Leader Rep. Charles…
by - July 30, 2019 7:58 am
PotlatchDeltic Corp. on Monday (July 29) reported that second quarter profits were down 63% from a year ago, even though the Spokane, Wash.-based real estate investment trust (REIT) benefitted from…
by - July 26, 2019 12:41 pm
The U.S. economy expanded at a faster-than-expected clip in the second quarter as real gross domestic product (GDP) grew at an annual rate of 2.1% for the three-month period that ended…
by - July 26, 2019 9:31 am
A panel of housing and real estate economists surveyed by Seattle-based real estate company Zillow predicted Wednesday (July 24) that the nation’s next recession will likely begin in 2020 following…
by - July 26, 2019 8:16 am
Windstream Holdings Inc., Uniti Corp. and other parties are scheduled to appear in federal bankruptcy court in upstate New York Friday (July 26) concerning a request by unsecured creditors and…
