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Little Rock lender opens second NWA office

Rock Mortgage, a division of Bank of Little Rock Mortgage, has opened a Rogers branch office at 5417 W. Pinnacle Pointe Drive. The office has nine full-time employees, led by…

O’Hern posts then pulls ad suggesting commendation instead of a sanction

Judge Jim O’Hern recently said in a web ad he should have received a commendation instead of a sanction after being found in a Little Rock hotel room with a…

Agriculture Department, Farm Credit bring back farmers’ market program

The Arkansas Department of Agriculture and Farm Credit will partner again for the 5th annual Arkansas Farmers’ Market Promotion Program and the Arkansas Farmers Market Bag Program. These programs, which…

Trends in workplace amenities, design reflect changing culture

A decade ago, a typical workplace featured typewriters, Rolodexes and small cubicles. Dress for success meant a suit and tie. Those days are long gone, replaced with a relaxed working…

Ralph Overstreet, Bentonville jeweler, dies at 103

Ralph Overstreet, who started Overstreet’s Jewelry on the north side of the downtown square in Bentonville in 1948, has died. He was 103. Overstreet died Feb. 3 at The Meadows…

Cleanup of dangerous chemical continues near former Whirlpool plant

Eight years after Whirlpool shuttered the doors, cleanup of a cancer-causing chemical continues at the former site of its 1.2 million square foot manufacturing plant on Jenny Lind. The appliance…

Advertising icon Wayne Cranford dies at 87

Advertising legend Wayne Cranford has died at the age of 87, Talk Business & Politics has confirmed. The Little Rock businessman built a nationally-renowned advertising agency in the capital city…

Arvest Bank says 2019 was a record year for its mortgage division

Arvest Bank announced Friday (Feb. 14) that its mortgage division originated record volume in 2019. The bank’s total mortgage loan volume of more than $2.8 billion was up 39.3% over…

Real Deals: Multitenant retail center in Fort Smith sells for $6.1 million

Two multitenant retail buildings in Fort Smith totaling 103,509 square feet recently sold for $6.1 million. The purchase price equals $58.93 per square foot. Spartan Adventure Park of Fort Smith…

State issues grants to help install public art

Downtown Fort Smith and Siloam Springs are two of five areas to receive a combined $40,000 in state grant to help with public art. The Division of Arkansas Heritage has…

Arkansas Supreme Court returns Judge Adam Weeks to the ballot

The Arkansas Supreme Court has overruled a decision by a lower court to remove Lawrence County District Judge Adam Weeks from the ballot stemming from a case in which Weeks…

Attorney, author leads inclusion workshops at UAFS, seeks ‘cultural competence’

Attorney, author and independent consultant Hannibal B. Johnson lectured on “From ‘Us and Them’ to ‘We’ – Examining Explicit and Implicit Biases” Wednesday (Feb. 12) at the University of Arkansas…

Walmart shelves Jet black shopping service, cuts nearly 300 jobs

It’s been two and a half years since Walmart began testing its white-glove concierge shopping service dubbed Jet black. After much speculation that Walmart would spin-off the venture given its…

Sivakumaran Named Interim Vice Rector at Campus Queretaro

Arkansas State University announced a change of leadership for Campus Queretaro as Dr. David Ray stepped down as vice rector and Dr. Thilla Sivakumaran has taken over in an interim…

Arkansas Urology opens Fayetteville clinic

Little Rock-based healthcare provider Arkansas Urology announced Thursday (Feb. 13) a new clinic at 2630 E. Citizens Drive, Suite 3, in Fayetteville. The 2,750-square-foot clinic opened Jan. 23 and will…

Car-Mart profit, revenue to rise in third quarter; stock price hits 2nd straight record high

America’s Car-Mart earnings and revenue are expected to increase in the third quarter of fiscal 2020 as its stock price jumped to a record high for two consecutive days. After…

Fort Smith metro home sales, total value rise in 2019

Home sales in the Fort Smith metro were up almost 3% in 2019, and the value of those homes were up 8%, with one area Realtor seeing increased interest from…

Dick Latta, owner of Latco Truss in Lincoln, dies at 73

Fayetteville businessman Dick Latta, the owner and founder of poultry equipment and construction supplier Latco Truss Co. of Lincoln, died Tuesday (Feb. 11) at Circle of Life Hospice in Springdale….

Jonesboro Unlimited surpasses five year job growth plan in just three years

Jonesboro Unlimited set a target goal more than three years ago to add at least 2,500 good paying jobs in the Jonesboro area. The private-partnership, economic development organization decided to…

Officials note impact of $21 million new rehab facility under construction in Fort Smith

A little cold, a little rain, a little mud did not stop Mercy Fort Smith from breaking ground Tuesday (Feb. 12) on the the 52,967-square-foot Mercy Rehabilitation Hospital Fort Smith…