by - June 5, 2019 7:24 pm
A new Census Bureau report reveals that while more education leads to higher earnings, the gender pay gap is wider among men and women with a bachelor’s degree than among…
by - June 4, 2019 12:45 pm
Gross tax revenue for 11 months of Arkansas’ fiscal year totaled $6.401 billion at the end of May, up 5.5% compared to the same period in 2018 and 3.1% above…
by - June 4, 2019 10:09 am
Simmons Bank has named Leslie Parnell as senior vice president of treasury management and strategic development. Parnell will have direct oversight of Simmons’ Treasury Management team, including sales, product, customer…
by - June 3, 2019 4:53 pm
Federal banking regulators took over the first U.S. bank to fail in nearly 18 months when the Texas Department of Banking closed the doors to the Enloe State Bank in…
by - June 1, 2019 11:18 am
Frost PLLC, an accounting firm headquartered in Little Rock, named Robert Wolfe and Adam Jones as partners. Both men are located in the firm’s Little Rock office. Wolfe, CPA, has…
by - May 30, 2019 2:26 pm
Invest Sou Sou, an inaugural participant in the 2019 ICBA accelerator cohort at the Venture Center in Little Rock, won a “Best in Show” award at the highly competitive Finovate…
by - May 30, 2019 10:46 am
Little Rock investment bank Stephens Inc. announced Thursday (May 30) it has hired Jay Bliley as managing director for its Financial Institutions Group (FIG) in Investment Banking. He will be…
by - May 29, 2019 2:27 pm
Commercial financial and savings institutions insured in Arkansas saw flat net income growth in the first quarter compared to the rest of the nation as the state’s largest banks rest…
by - May 28, 2019 4:08 pm
Newly-appointed Secretary of Commerce-designate Mike Preston named Cheryl Schluterman as the Director of the Division of Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA) when the agency becomes part of the Department of…
by - May 23, 2019 11:56 pm
After years of infighting and lawsuits, the two courthouses in Mississippi County are about to undergo significant renovations. The county received a $17.2 million bond from Stephens Inc. in Little…
by - May 23, 2019 3:43 pm
Northgate Holdings LLC has picked up a 13-year, $29.8 million funding agreement from Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank. The construction mortgage is backing the first phase of development of a 5.09-acre business…
by - May 23, 2019 3:36 pm
Rebates for various projects continue to hinder sales tax revenue growth across the region’s four largest cities. Bentonville, Fayetteville, Rogers and Springdale reported cumulative tax revenue of $5.94 million in…
by - May 22, 2019 9:00 pm
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…
by - May 22, 2019 3:45 pm
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…
by - May 22, 2019 8:00 am
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…
