by - December 14, 2017 10:05 am
The Federal Open Market Committee increased the federal funds target rate by 0.25% to a range of 1.25% to 1.5%. The committee also released projections on the economy and federal…
by - December 11, 2017 4:04 pm
A recent report by WalletHub indicates this year consumers will add more than $50 billion in new credit card debt which could total $1 trillion owed by the end of…
by - December 11, 2017 11:37 am
Net income for U.S. passenger airlines fell 1.73% to $3.743 billion in the third quarter of 2017, from the same period in 2016, according to the U.S. Department of Transportation’s…
by - December 7, 2017 7:59 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson said he’s still optimistic about getting a federal waiver for Arkansas Works, his version of the Medicaid expansion proposal under the Affordable Health Act. Hutchinson and Arkansas…
by - December 6, 2017 2:59 pm
The third quarter was another positive period for the national and state banking industry, according to a recent report from the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. Revenue and net income were…
by - December 5, 2017 1:20 pm
Three banks have joined forces to create a $30 million loan program to fund renovations and new construction in downtown Springdale, in addition to the establishment of new businesses and…
by - December 3, 2017 3:29 pm
A lousy win-loss football record not only hurts Razorback fan morale, but it stings area businesses to the tune of nearly $1 million. University of Arkansas Walton College of Business…
by - December 1, 2017 3:38 pm
St. Louis Federal Reserve President James Bullard warned Arkansas business leaders and bankers on Friday (Dec. 1) that if U.S. monetary policymakers continue the course of hiking short-term U.S. interest…
by - November 30, 2017 10:20 am
Ecoark Holdings Inc. of Rogers said Thursday (Nov. 30) it has received regulatory approval to change its stock symbol trading on the OTC Markets. Effective Friday, the company’s common shares…
by - November 29, 2017 3:23 pm
She played banker with her Barbies using bank forms her grandfather would bring from his office at Farmers & Merchants Bank in Prairie Grove. She was in high school when…
by - November 28, 2017 4:59 pm
The U.S. Senate might vote on tax reform later this week, but the U.S. House of Representative’s tax plan that recently passed might not mean as much for small businesses…
by - November 27, 2017 3:12 pm
Ozark Regional Transit looks to increase the pay of its drivers and technicians in 2018 but needs about $500,000 in order to boost pay to the level needed to remain…
by - November 27, 2017 1:02 pm
As Small Business Saturday closed out its eighth year on Saturday, (Nov. 25), shoppers provided an encouraging boost to small businesses at the start to the holiday shopping season. According…
by - November 27, 2017 10:28 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank ranked as the top provider of U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) 7(a) loans in Arkansas during the federal fiscal year 2017. Arvest Bank, with 117 branches throughout…
by - November 27, 2017 9:41 am
America’s Car-Mart closed eight dealerships in the past year, and the closings impacted second-quarter revenue as vehicle prices flattened and it worked to train general managers. On Nov. 16, the…
by - November 16, 2017 6:15 pm
America’s Car-Mart profit increased 19% while revenue was flat in the second quarter as interest income was up $1.7 million and same-store revenue narrowly rose. After the market closed Thursday…
by - November 16, 2017 4:57 pm
The U.S. House of Representatives on Thursday (Nov. 16) passed its version of President Donald’s Trump agenda-topping tax reform legislation. The measure garnered the full party support of Arkansas’ congressional…
by - November 15, 2017 12:32 pm
America’s Car-Mart looks to not only benefit from an improving used car market but also from the recently proposed tax reform. The Bentonville-based buy here, pay here used car dealership…
by - November 14, 2017 8:09 pm
As pension funds across the U.S. face the sober reality that Baby Boomers are living longer and tapping into retirement funds a lot earlier, the Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS)…
by - November 9, 2017 4:59 pm
Tyson Foods is having another record year as its chicken, beef and pork segments are well into the black and improvements continue on the turnaround of the meat giant’s prepared…
