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Former Fayetteville Businessman Sentenced For Swindling Bank

Andrew C. Judkins, convicted in March of two counts of bank fraud, was sentenced to a year in prison and ordered to pay a $438,500 fine.

Arvest Bank Announces Staff Changes in Mortgage Division

Matt Kendall has been promoted to executive director of mortgage operations, and Kathleen Craig has been hired to take his place as director of mortgage production operations.

Arkansas Banks Lead Way in 2Q ROA

The average return on assets of Arkansas banks dropped slightly to 1.20 percent in the second quarter, but is still the top performer in the U.S. Federal Reserve Banks Eighth District.

Buck to Retire as Executive Director of the Elizabeth Richardson Center

John Buck announced his planned retirement at the regularly scheduled board of directors meeting on Aug. 27.

Design Firm Mark Zweig Inc. Remodels, Leases Building

The Fayetteville company finished its two-year project to renovated the dilapidated building at 1200 N. College Ave., and now leases it to another Mark Zweig enterprise, the Zweig Group.

Christy Garrett: Marketing The Affordable Care Act

Editor’s note: Christy Garrett is director of marketing and business development for QualChoice Health Insurance. She can be reached by email at [email protected]. The Affordable Care Act has resulted in…

Ancil Lea: Connecting With Your Patients In The Digital Age

Editor’s note: Ancil Lea, author of this guest commentary, has worked with more than 1,500 physicians, clinics, out-patient surgery centers, and hospitals to help with everything from medical software to…

Tusk to Tail: 18 holes of tailgating heaven, 60 minutes of football hell

For the Arkansas fans basking in the cool autumn sunlight on Little Rock’s War Memorial golf course Saturday, life seemed pretty good. Generators hummed, smokers smoked meat and other tasty…

Four Questions With Arkansas Surgeon General Dr. Greg Bledsoe

As the state’s surgeon general, Dr. Greg Bledsoe is Gov. Asa Hutchinson’s chief health policy advisor. He shares his thoughts on the current health care landscape in Arkansas.

Revisiting The Birth Of A Viable Startup Ecosystem

A few years ago, Jeff Amerine of Startup Junkie talked about developing a startup ecosystem at TEDxBentonville. TB&P’s Todd Jones takes a look at where that vision has grown.

Hutchinson Appoints 43 To Boards And Commissions

Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced the following appointments: Dr. Rodney Griffin, Magnolia, to the Arkansas State Medical Board. Appointment expires December 31, 2020. Replaces Dr. Sylvia Simon. Dr. Robert Breving, Hot…

The ‘Unexpected’ brings cowboys, Native Americans, moles and people to Fort Smith

When we woke up on the morning of Sept. 4, 2015, few of us could fathom how much our hometown would be changed a week later. We didn’t realize the…

Cotton talks ‘test’ on Iran deal, Boozman talks about political ‘fair game’

President Barack Obama’s legislative victory last week to advance his U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement is far from over, according to U.S. Sen. Tom Cotton, R-Arkansas, who says new benchmarks and an…

Union Pacific furloughing more than 2,000 workers, Arkansas cuts unknown

Union Pacific Corp. said Friday afternoon that it is furloughing employees across the nation, but did not have details on how many Arkansas workers may be affected as the railroad…

Sen. Tom Cotton: ‘Immediate Test’ On Iran Nuclear Deal Coming

President Obama’s legislative victory last week to advance his U.S.-Iran nuclear agreement is far from over, according to Sen. Tom Cotton, who says new benchmarks and an upcoming Presidential election could still undo the deal.

Sen. Boozman: Eldridge’s Obama Ties ‘Fair Game’

Sen. John Boozman said that the affiliation between President Obama and his newly announced Democratic challenger, Conner Eldridge, is political “fair game.” In an interview to discuss his re-election campaign,…

Weekend Digest: Inside The Mermaid Economy

TV PREVIEW: COTTON, BOOZMAN, IRAN & ELDRIDGE On this week’s TV edition of Talk Business & Politics: The U.S.-Iran deal has a Congressional showdown. Debates in the House, debates in the…

Startup Junkie Consulting Earns $1 Million ScaleUp Award

The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) is supporting existing businesses to scale up and grow, while strengthening and enhancing local entrepreneurial ecosystems.

Union Pacific Furloughs Workers Across Rail Network In ‘Right-sizing’ Initiative