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A grassroots organization, Team Jonesboro, has formed with the intention of passing a sales tax hike that the group hopes will improve the safety and standard of living in Northeast…
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Michigan-based United Federal Credit Union (United) says it will open two new branches in Northwest Arkansas later this year, one in Rogers and one in Springdale. United bought a former…
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Little Rock investment banking group Stephens Inc. announced the hiring of Sarah Pickens as vice president within its Private Client Group. She is based at Stephens’ Wall Street office in…
by - May 21, 2019 8:59 am
Stone Bank is creating a new lending division for home loans and has hired mortgage industry veteran Jason Hornsby of Pine Bluff to head up the new division. A Pine…
by - May 16, 2019 4:15 pm
No Rest LLC of Jonesboro made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between March 15 and April 19, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - May 15, 2019 6:15 pm
Arkansas is among the U.S. states with the highest share of properties with mortgages that were “seriously underwater” at the end of the first quarter, according to a new report…
by - May 15, 2019 6:08 pm
Ritter Communications on Wednesday (May 15) closed on a $6.6 million sale and leaseback transaction for its Jonesboro headquarters building with Haag Brown Development. In the transaction, Ritter Communications committed…
by - May 14, 2019 1:52 pm
Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF), a division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has hired Eric Johnston and Jay Bankston as vendor business development representatives. The new hires are the result of continued…
by - May 14, 2019 11:18 am
The U.S. Census Bureau and the U.S. Bureau of Economic Analysis reported last week that the nation’s trade deficit in March grew to $50 billion in March, up $700 million…
by - May 14, 2019 7:59 am
Fast-growing BSR Real Estate Investment Trust posted first quarter profits of $15.1 million Monday (May 13) nearly one year after the Little Rock-based apartment owner and operator completed its initial…
by - May 13, 2019 1:08 pm
Arkansas lottery officials said Monday (May 13) that game sales in fiscal 2019 so far have raised $82.5 million for state scholarships, more than $11 million, or 15.4%, over the…
by - May 12, 2019 11:13 pm
Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bankshares, Inc., the holding company for Farmers and Merchants Bank completed its previously announced acquisition of Mountain Home Bancshares, Inc. and its subsidiary, Integrity First Bank, N.A….
by - May 11, 2019 8:53 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the April 29 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - May 8, 2019 1:26 pm
In March, Arvest Wealth Management (AWM), a registered investment adviser and subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, announced it was in the process of changing its custodian and clearing firm relationships…
by - May 8, 2019 12:15 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank and Daniel Carroll of Michigan have filed objections to financing plans submitted in the bankruptcy case of Springdale-based nanotechnology company NanoMech. Arvest and Carroll were listed as…
by - May 8, 2019 11:24 am
Simmons Bank has named Itzel Meador as Small Business Association (SBA) regional manager of sales and business development for its eight-state footprint. Meador’s responsibilities include SBA loan production, oversight of…
by - May 7, 2019 7:35 pm
Memphis-based Sunstar Insurance Group’s Arkansas arm will merge with the Todd Agency of Little Rock, adding six employees with a combined 110 years of insurance industry experience. “It’s a new…
by - May 7, 2019 6:43 pm
Fayetteville-based financial services firm Cabana Holdings announced an acquisition Tuesday (May 7) that will increase its assets under management (AUM) by more than 16%. Cabana has acquired Texas-based Fund Architects LLC….
by - May 7, 2019 6:14 pm
Northeast Arkansas’ hub city and its home county are experiencing the longest sales tax and use growth pattern in history. Jonesboro collected $1.413 million in sales and use taxes during…
by - May 7, 2019 1:43 pm
A federal bankruptcy court judge in New York has scheduled a May 14 hearing to consider Windstream Holding’s request for $20.1 million in bonuses to retain five “key” executives to…
