by - March 5, 2020 4:06 pm
Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. announced Thursday (March 5) that its board of directors has approved an amendment to the company’s stock repurchase program that increases the amount of…
by - March 4, 2020 7:54 pm
Habitat for Humanity of Central Arkansas announced Kelly Fleming has been named executive director of the nonprofit. Fleming has served as the Director of Development/Chief Development Officer for the Arkansas…
by - March 4, 2020 3:58 pm
Arkansas Insurance Commissioner Allen Kerr is resigning from his post effective March 27, 2020, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. Kerr said he is leaving his post to pursue opportunities…
by - March 4, 2020 8:10 am
There were three Republican State Senate primaries and two Democratic ones on Super Tuesday. The highest profile race involved Sen. John Cooper, R-Jonesboro, who was ousted by Rep. Dan Sullivan,…
by - March 3, 2020 10:42 am
Arkansas Highway Commission chairman, steel manufacturing businessman, and Arkansas Business Hall of Fame member Tom Schueck passed away on Tuesday (March 3), according to a statement from the family. He…
by - March 3, 2020 7:35 am
Windstream Holdings and its former subsidiary Uniti Corp. have reached a settlement that could allow Windstream to exit bankruptcy. The two sides have been tangled in mediation and a legal…
by - February 28, 2020 2:21 pm
Chad Engelgau was named Friday (Feb. 28) as the new CEO of Acxiom, with CEO Dennis Self staying on as an advisor during the transition. Engelgau will report to Arun…
by - February 27, 2020 6:29 pm
The Little Rock Convention and Visitors Bureau is returning to an old marketing slogan during its 50th anniversary year: “Big on Little Rock.” The slogan is the same as the…
by - February 26, 2020 3:44 pm
Metroplan, the central Arkansas infrastructure planning organization, announced a $55 million “strategic commitment” to developing a regional multi-use path network over the next 10 years. Between now and 2030, Metroplan…
by - February 26, 2020 1:29 pm
Lower sales and profits in the fourth quarter bruised Dillard’s full year earnings as the Little Rock-based retailer continues its efforts to navigate an industry in transition. Dillard’s reported fourth…
by - February 25, 2020 10:13 am
The Stephens Group announced Tuesday (Feb. 25) that it finalized its acquisition of Kele, Inc. Terms of the transaction were not disclosed. Based in Memphis, Tennessee and founded in 1983,…
by - February 25, 2020 10:03 am
The Arkansas Regional Innovation Hub and Scenic Hill Solar are partnering to build a solar power plant to provide electricity to the Innovation Hub in downtown North Little Rock. Financial…
by - February 25, 2020 9:55 am
The Associated General Contractors (AGC) of Arkansas has donated $30,000 to the University of Arkansas at Little Rock to establish a fund to support the Building Information Modeling (BIM) Lab…
by - February 25, 2020 9:45 am
Baptist Health Urgent Care opened Monday (Feb. 24) at 14524 Cantrell Road in west Little Rock. The center is open seven days a week and offers evening hours during the…
by - February 23, 2020 9:53 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, expects legislation to move through the House this year, but he’s uncertain how much of it will be bipartisan and worthy of becoming law….
by - February 21, 2020 2:53 pm
Little Rock-based Windstream posted declines in annual revenue and an adjusted net income variant related to an ongoing legal fight with Uniti. A new trial that will determine the future…
by - February 20, 2020 11:45 pm
Arkansas House Speaker Matthew Shepherd, R-El Dorado, has appointed Little Rock attorney Scott Irby to serve on the Arkansas Ethics Commission. Irby is a native Arkansan and graduate of the…
by - February 20, 2020 11:32 pm
U.S. Senators John Boozman and Tom Cotton, R-Ark., along with U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced the Bill and Hillary Clinton National Airport will receive a $5.9 million grant…
by - February 19, 2020 6:43 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares Inc., (HOMB) the publicly traded parent company of Centennial Bank, has a deal in place to acquire LH-Finance, the marine lending division of Bridgeport, Conn.,-based People’s United…
by - February 19, 2020 12:39 pm
Georgia-Pacific President and CEO Christian Fischer will headline the Arkansas Economic Development Foundation luncheon (AEDF) on April 21 at the Statehouse Convention Center in Little Rock. Christian Fischer was named…
