by - February 14, 2005 12:00 am
UA Class Beats S&P 500
Craig Rennie, assistant professor of finance at the University of Arkansas, said his Portfolio Management class is beating the pants off Standard & Poor?s 500 benchmark.
Tag: Banking & Finance
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
SBA Data Availability Creates New Local Rankings
Budgetary constraints have stopped the U.S. Small Business Administration from reporting their loan data on a city-by-city basis.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Sunbelt Seeks Sellers, Buyers of Businesses
Carl Grimes knows about the entrepreneurial spirit and has been using that knowledge since 1995 when he began brokering businesses full-time.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Bentonville Bank Changes Name to ANB Financial
Bentonville-based Arkansas National Bank officially changed its name Jan. 17 to ANB Financial.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Arkansas? 2Q Real Personal Income Grows 4.1 Percent
Arkansas was first out of seven regional states in real personal income growth, outpacing No. 2 Mississippi by 0.7 percent.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
AVF to Hold Workshops
Local workshops will prepare companies to present at the 2005 Arkansas Venture Conference set for May 17 and 18 at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Startup Bank Approved, Investor and Friend Dead
On Jan. 12, W. King Gladden, chairman and CEO of Community First Bancshares and Community First Bank of Harrison, was killed in a private plane crash near his home in Eureka Springs.
by - January 31, 2005 12:00 am
Comptroller Approves Legacy National Bank
Legacy National Bank of Springdale received conditional approval from the Comptroller of the Currency on Jan. 26.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Legacy Plans $10M In Capitalization
Legacy National Bank has an intended capitalization of just over $10 million, according to paperwork investors filed with the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, said Don Gibson, president of the proposed bank.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Bank of England Buys Ozark Lending
Ozark Lending Inc., which opened a Rogers loan origination office in April 2004, was recently bought out by England Lending, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Bank of England.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Liberty Buyout Is a Done Deal
Perhaps you were aware Arkansas State Bank of Siloam Springs is now part of the Liberty Bank fold.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
ASB Shareholders Include Big Local Names
Who are the ASB shareholders enjoying paydays from the merger/dividend? It?s no surprise the Allen (Canning Co.) family features prominently in the roster.
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
Gift Cards Sell Strong at Xmas
Jason Kincy, advertising manager with Bentonville-based Arvest Bank Group Inc., said sales of the firm?s Visa gift card in the months leading up to the holidays were ?extremely brisk.?
by - January 17, 2005 12:00 am
The Region’s Biggest Deals of 2004
Wal-Mart Stores Inc.’s deal for Brazilian supermarket chain, Bompreco, for $300 million tops the list of the region’s biggest deals.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
White River Bancshares Sells Stock Subscription Twice
White River Bancshares of Fayetteville and Simmons First of Northwest Arkansas are involved in a pair of separate stock and land transactions.
by - January 3, 2005 12:00 am
Popular Calendar From Bank Continues
The Bank of Fayetteville continues to distribute its popular desk calendars.
by - December 20, 2004 12:00 am
Best & Worst 2004: From Batman Sperm To Bogus Blind Boys
A look back at some of the best and worst news in Northwest Arkansas, according to our editors.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Tax Work Bolts for Bombay (John Ervin Commentary)
Outsourcing, the trend of sending jobs overseas, which has primarily affected high-paying manufacturing and information technology jobs, is now starting to sweep through the accounting profession.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
Cost Segs Defer Taxes, Save Clients Big Money
Scott Gammill will do anything to save a property owner money. But to do so, he has to count electrical outlets, linear feet of Ethernet cable ? anything the Internal Revenue Service might consider personal property ? and document its age and cost.
by - December 6, 2004 12:00 am
More Millionaires Arrive (Editorial)
An Affluent Market Research Program survey conducted by market information company TNS says there are more millionaires in America than ever before, and the rate of increase over last year is also a record.