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The University of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC) and the Northwest Arkansas Council are partnering on a Small Business Emergency Assistance program. In a Tuesday (March 31)…
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The overall vacancy rate for commercial real estate in Northwest Arkansas declined 1 percentage point to 10% in the second half of 2019, from the first half of 2019, as…
by - March 26, 2020 6:17 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson has appointed Alan McClain as the state’s new insurance commissioner. McClain, who will assume the position on April 3, replaces Allen Kerr, who was appointed to the…
by - March 26, 2020 3:46 pm
The Venture Center has promoted Daniel Schutte to managing director, Accelerators Programs. Schutte, formerly The Venture Center’s program manager for Fintech Accelerators, will spearhead strategy, business development, and operations in…
by - March 26, 2020 3:43 pm
Cannabis financial technology firm Abaca announced Thursday (March 26) that co-founder Brian Bauer is transitioning to a full-time role with Abaca as the chief strategy and revenue officer. Bauer joins…
by - March 26, 2020 1:39 pm
Just like businesses are trying to secure financial life-lines, consumers who have early access to pay are tapping it more readily in the world of COVID-19 concerns, according to Jeanniey…
by - March 25, 2020 10:39 am
The Federal Housing Finance Agency (FHFA) on Monday (March 23) directed Fannie Mae and Freddie Mac to ease their standards for both property appraisals and verification of employment. The agency said the reason for…
by - March 24, 2020 11:24 am
Home BancShares Inc. (NASDAQ: HOMB) of Conway, parent company of Centennial Bank, announced Tuesday (March 24) that due to the emerging public health impact of the COVID-19 pandemic it has…
by - March 19, 2020 1:55 pm
Health insurance provider Arkansas Blue Cross and Blue Shield and its affiliate Health Advantage announced a plan Thursday (March 19) to give fully insured members expanded health insurance benefits to…
by - March 19, 2020 11:00 am
Lowell-based Central Research Inc., a provider of management and financial services for government and commercial sectors, announced Thursday (March 19) the purchase of Global Emergency Response Inc., a software and…
by - March 18, 2020 11:53 am
The Arkansas Bankers Association is asking bank customers to use drive-thru and ATM’s as many banks in the state begin to close or limit facilities to walk-in traffic as a…
by - March 17, 2020 8:24 am
The U.S. Social Security Administration has closed all of its field offices to the public for in-person services, effective Tuesday (March 17). In Arkansas, that includes 18 offices. “This decision…
by - March 16, 2020 10:56 am
McLarty Automotive Group has completed its acquisition of Atlanta-based Asbury Automotive Group’s Mississippi holdings with the purchase of Gray-Daniels Auto Family. Gray-Daniels is the largest dealership group in Mississippi with…
by - March 15, 2020 7:06 pm
In an unprecedented move, the Federal Reserve on Sunday (March 15) cut the prime interest rate to 0%, and announced a $700 billion purchase of securities to inject money into…
by - March 11, 2020 4:39 pm
The children of Helen and Sam Walton through Walton Enterprises recently transferred 14% of the family’s Walmart stock into the Walton Family Holdings Trust, a benevolent entity that funds charitable…
by - March 11, 2020 3:40 pm
The 5,177 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reported net income fell 1.5%, or by $3.6 billion, to $233.1 billion in 2019, from…
by - March 11, 2020 1:25 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust (REIT) posted 2019 revenue of $111.669 million, up 10.7% compared to 2018 revenue. But the company posted a net income loss of $53.207…
by - March 10, 2020 3:45 pm
Katelyn Huddleston has a passion for real estate and for seeing women succeed. She is combining the two in a new initiative called NWA WIRE (Women in Real Estate). Huddleston…
by - March 10, 2020 2:07 pm
A new report funded by Entergy Arkansas and the Winthrop Rockefeller Foundation indicates that 41% of Arkansas households are either below the federal poverty level or have incomes that struggle…
by - March 9, 2020 6:21 pm
Economics is not an easy subject for most people to understand. The concepts of market formation, industrial organization and behavioral implications of market structure are difficult for the average adult…
