by - January 12, 2022 9:07 am
The Arkansas Securities Department (ASD) announced guidance for investors, including a top five list of investor threats. The ASD encourages caution when purchasing volatile unregulated investments, especially cryptocurrency and digital…
by - January 12, 2022 8:10 am
To encourage entrepreneurs and other technology professionals to relocate to Northwest Arkansas, the Northwest Arkansas Council announced Wednesday (Jan. 12) that it would offer $10,000 in bitcoin as an incentive….
by - January 11, 2022 11:07 am
Fayetteville brokerage AcreTrader, the online farmland investing platform, said Tuesday (Jan. 11) it had raised $40 million in Series B funding. According to a news release, London-based Anthemis Group led…
by - January 9, 2022 10:03 am
Cryptocurrency boomed in 2021. According to the cryptocurrency exchange platform Coinbase, the market grew by more than 250% annually as of Dec. 15. Long known for the leading currency Bitcoin,…
by - January 8, 2022 8:34 am
1688 Radford Road Residential Cooperative Inc. made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Nov. 15 through Dec. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s…
by - January 6, 2022 11:59 am
The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has announced the following changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward…
by - January 4, 2022 8:01 am
Encore Bank promoted Nikki Pfleger to executive vice president, director of business banking solutions, the bank announced Monday (Jan. 3). Pfleger joined Encore Bank in April 2019 and was responsible…
by - December 27, 2021 10:33 am
A new report from California-based Attom Data Solutions shows mortgage lending in the U.S. declined at an unusually fast pace during the third quarter. Attom’s current mortgage lending report shows…
by - December 22, 2021 9:14 pm
Bank of America has awarded a total of $999,500 to local nonprofits across Arkansas this year. The bank said it had a particular focus on “closing the equity and wealth…
by - December 22, 2021 9:07 pm
Simmons Bank announced Wednesday (Dec. 22) the creation of a new Corporate Banking Division. The Pine Bluff-based bank said the new unit will provide Simmons the ability to consolidate specialized…
by - December 20, 2021 11:34 am
Natural Capital, an Arkansas investment firm focused on private market investments, has purchased three properties in Fayetteville. According to Washington County property records, the acquisition price is worth a combined…
by - December 19, 2021 10:03 am
Southern Bancorp is expanding on a number of fronts. The Arkadelphia-based Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) is about to receive a major equity investment from a new federal fund, has…
by - December 18, 2021 11:48 am
Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment acquired three new apartment properties in Texas for a total of $273.6 million. The three properties are Aura Benbrook Apartments and Overlook by the…
by - December 15, 2021 7:25 pm
The Department of Human Services (DHS) announced Wednesday (Dec. 15) an extension of the Arkansas Rent Relief Program. The program will continue accepting applications into 2022 as long as general…
by - December 15, 2021 7:16 pm
Shareholders of Conway-based Home Bancshares and Amarillo-based Happy Bancshares have both approved a proposed a $918 million merger that was announced earlier this year. Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial…
by - December 14, 2021 5:14 pm
For the better part of a decade, the city of Jonesboro and its home county, Craighead have consistently set yearly sales and use tax collections records. In 2021, the largest…
by - December 13, 2021 2:13 pm
Southern Bancorp Community Partners has hired Anthony Young as its next president. Young succeeds Dr. Karama Neal, who in Spring of 2021 was appointed Administrator for Rural Business-Cooperative Services at…
by - December 12, 2021 1:07 pm
Speaker of the House Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, believes the tax cut package implemented in this past week’s special session builds on previous efforts to reform the state’s tax code,…
by - December 12, 2021 12:36 pm
Jonesboro Cycle and ATV LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Oct. 15 through Nov. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office….
by - December 12, 2021 9:52 am
Federally-insured commercial banks and savings intuitions saw net income rise by 35.9% to $69.5 billion in the third quarter, from the same period in 2020, according to a recent report…
