by - January 4, 2017 4:59 pm
Tax collections in Arkansas were relatively flat in December as net available general revenues came in just below forecast six months into the fiscal year, according to the state’s monthly…
by - January 3, 2017 10:20 am
Carol J. Silverstrom, lead economic development specialist and public information officer, is retiring from the U.S. Small Business Administration, Arkansas District Office in Little Rock. Her last day with the…
by - December 26, 2016 9:01 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– UA WALTON COLLEGE PLANS ANNUAL BUSINESS FORECAST FOR JANUARY 27th The…
by - December 21, 2016 2:41 pm
Brentwood Associates has sold Fort Smith-based K-MAC Holdings Corp., which is one of the largest Taco Bell franchisees in the country. Terms of the deal were not disclosed, and the…
by - December 21, 2016 10:12 am
Educators will have the opportunity to hear from Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen and earn three professional development hours at the Little Rock branch of the Federal Reserve Bank of…
by - December 20, 2016 5:23 pm
The co-founder and president of Stone Ward Advertising in Little Rock and the president and CEO of Murphy USA Inc. in El Dorado will join the Little Rock branch board…
by - December 20, 2016 3:50 pm
LIttle Rock-based Heartland Bank and its holding company Rock Bancshares recently signed a formal consent agreement with the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis in an effort to address possible…
by - December 20, 2016 9:57 am
UARK Federal Credit Union in Fayetteville celebrated its 50th anniversary in 2015, and marked the year by breaking ground for a new, larger building on the north side of town….
by - December 19, 2016 6:20 pm
As the number of bank failures across the U.S. has slowed following the Great Recession, Arkansas’ largest financial institutions can no longer find easy and cheap pickings from the menu…
by - December 19, 2016 12:44 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– AVERAGE HOUSEHOLD CREDIT CARD BALANCE TOPS $16,000 IN 2016 According to…
by - December 15, 2016 7:32 pm
While Wal-Mart Stores is hoping consumers will spend big his holiday season, the retailer also unveiled a plan to help consumers sock away more savings for the future. Working with…
by - December 14, 2016 9:15 pm
Simmons First National Corp. announced after Wednesday’s closing bell it had entered into an agreement to acquire Stillwater, Okla.-based Southwest Bancorp Inc. in a cash-and-stock deal valued at more than…
by - December 14, 2016 5:03 pm
Jim Johnson has been named senior vice president, senior lending officer at Stone Bank in Harrison. “Jim is a life-long Harrison native and understands the needs of the Boone County…
by - December 14, 2016 5:01 pm
Home sales in Northwest Arkansas, particularly Benton County, continue to climb into uncharted territory. According to Eric Harris, an agent with Weichert, Realtors – Downum Group in Springdale who tracks the data,…
by - December 14, 2016 2:07 pm
In a year-end move largely expected by market watchers, the Federal Open Market Committee on Wednesday (Dec. 14) raised interest rates for only the second time in nearly 10 years,…
by - December 13, 2016 5:22 pm
America’s Car-Mart signed off on an amended lending agreement, extending its revolving credit until 2019 and increasing its total permitted borrowings by more than 15%. On Monday (Dec. 12), lenders…
by - December 13, 2016 5:19 pm
Arkansas-based companies exported nearly $6 billion of goods last year, the majority of which went to Mexico and Canada. “There is one country that is the most significant trading partner….
by - December 13, 2016 10:28 am
As the Federal Open Market Committee (FOMC) prepares to hold its final meeting under President Barack Obama, expectations are high that the Central Bank will raise rates for only the…
by - December 13, 2016 9:00 am
Ecoark Holdings Inc. of Rogers announced Monday (Dec. 12) it is trading on a new public market, specifically on OTCQX, under the symbol EARK. The debut allows the company to…
by - December 12, 2016 12:39 am
Editor’s note: Each Monday, Talk Business & Politics provides “Money Talk,” a wrap-up of banking and financial news. –––––––––––––––– CEO EXPECTATIONS MIXED OVER NEXT SIX MONTHS, PROJECT GDP GROWTH OF…
