by - December 17, 2007 12:00 am
Employers’ Year End Offerings Run Gamut of Giving (Bottom Line)
Companies award employees a wide variety of year end gifts.
Tag: Banking & Finance
by - December 17, 2007 12:00 am
Northwest Arkansas Business Journal Best & Worst of 2007: Year of the Slowdown
The real estate slowdown, developer struggles and banking worries dominated 2007.
by - December 17, 2007 12:00 am
How to Earn Employee Trust and Commitment (Human Factor by Bruce Johanson)
Thus, the question that needs to be asked and answered is “What can we do to gain or regain genuine employee commitment?”
by - December 17, 2007 12:00 am
Bank, Trucking Co. Moving to Bypass
Huntsville business find way north to city’s bypass.
by - December 3, 2007 12:00 am
Precept Builders Out as Bellafont General Contractor
Disagreements between Bellafont developer Brandon Barber and Precept Builders Inc. led the construction company to pack up, leaving the project without a general contractor.
by - December 3, 2007 12:00 am
3Q Delinquent Loans up 39.8 Percent at 22 Banks
Twenty-two banks doing business in Benton and Washington counties had a combined $265.2 million worth of loans on their books that were not accruing interest as of Sept. 30, up 34 percent from $198 million at the end of the second quarter and up 39.8 perc
by - December 3, 2007 12:00 am
State?s Reserve Highest in Region
In the third quarter of 2007, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan-loss-reserve ratio of 1.40 percent, up from 1.38 percent for the same period in 2006.
by - December 3, 2007 12:00 am
First State Bank Files Forecloses
First State Bank of Lonoke has filed three foreclosures totaling $7.85 million against some familiar names in Northwest Arkansas.
by - November 19, 2007 12:00 am
The Bank of Fayetteville Outsources Mortgage Lending
The Bank of Fayetteville has entered into a partnership with Wells Fargo to handle the community bank?s home mortgage business.
by - November 19, 2007 12:00 am
Arvest Tops $1B Mortgage Mark
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank once again held the top spot on the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal?s list of largest mortgage lenders.
by - November 19, 2007 12:00 am
Home Bancshares Selling White River Stake
Conway?s Home Bancshares Inc. wants to sell its 20.4 percent stake in Fayetteville?s White River Bancshares Inc.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Anders Group Earns FedEx Award, $1.4M
Rick and Mary Llew Anders had to scramble. In July 2006, the pair found out the company they worked for, Global DocuGraphix Inc., had filed for bankruptcy.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Designations Proliferate for Financial Planners, Wealth Managers
The number of financial planning designations is increasing, so it’s important to know what those letters after someone’s name means.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Succession Plans Ease Transitions, Lessen Burden
Business succession plans can help ease transitions of family companies by mitigating tax burden and lessening the chances of sibling squabbles.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Potential Donors Should Prep for Year-End Giving
The 2006 Pension Protection Act included an IRA charitable rollover provision which permits people age 70 and-a-half and older to make up to $100,000 worth of charitable gifts directly from an Individual Retirement Account through December 31, 2007.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Diversification Key to Protect Wealth in a Turbulent Market
While the average homeowner is unlikely to see a $250,000 change in the value of their home in 12 months, all homeowners should consider the likelihood that their home equity is less than they think.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Arkansas’ Top Executives Earn More Than $197 Million in 2006
The top 99 executives at Arkansas’ 21 public companies together earned more than $197 million in 2006.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
New Firm Tops SEC-RIAs List for ’07
For the first time since the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal began tracking SEC-registered investment advisers, a firm has surpassed Garrison Asset Management in terms of managed assets.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
Risk Management a Balancing Act Between Clients’ Fear, Greed
Risk management boils down to a relationship between a client’s fear and greed according to Jim Blount of The Point Financial Group.
by - November 5, 2007 12:00 am
?Spend Mentality? Vexes Wealth Managers
Young professionals? propensity to spend and lack of interest in saving for the future have many investors looking for ways to get those under 40 on the savings bandwagon.