by - May 12, 2003 12:00 am
Penchant for Pension
The state?s largest pension fund has selected a new property manager for three of its Little Rock properties.
Tag: Investments
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
Governor?s Entrepreneurial Award Needs More Support
The Governor?s Award for Entrepreneurial Development competition needs additional financial support to survive.
by - April 28, 2003 12:00 am
OTC Bulletin Board to Be Phased Out
The OTC Bulletin Board (OTCBB), the online marketplace for over-the-counter equity securities, is being phased out in 2003.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
SBIR Model Molds ?Virtual? Into Reality
Virtual Incubation LLC, a business incubator for innovative technology startups, is growing a client portfolio that to date could achieve $44.1 million in total Small Business Innovation Research funding if all of its proposals go through.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Is ?Buzz? Burned Out of VC? (Ron Goforth, Guest Commentary
There has been scant investing activity in new ventures in the state, particularly in the increasingly discussed knowledge-based enterprises.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Diamond State Dominates State?s Tiny VC Industry
C. Sam Walls and Joe T. Hays launched an ambitious plan in 1999 to turn Arkansas into fertile VC soil with Diamond State Ventures
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Competition Generates Entrepreneurial Spirit
Capital Resource Corp., an affiliate of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, is showing its support for innovative business ideas to the tune of $104,000 in cash awards for winners of the Governor?s Award for Entrepreneurial Development.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Act 860 Creates New Era For Venture Capital In State
Venture capital advocates in Arkansas are hailing Act 860 of 2003 as the start of a new day for venture capital in Arkansas.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
VC in Arkansas Is Unknown Quantity
Arkansas Capital Corporation Group has estimated last year?s venture capital level at $33 million, but Les Lane, vice president of the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority in Little Rock, said a reliable figure is hard to come by.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
VC Outlook Presents Ugly, Bad and Good (Mark Diggs Commentary)
New methods specifically designed for the knowledge-based economy must be developed, adopted and implemented along with appropriate policy.
by - April 14, 2003 12:00 am
Region’s Largest SBA Lenders and Venture Capital Firms
Diamond State Ventures and Arkansas National Bank land atop the list of northwest Arkansas’ largest venture capital firms and largest SBA lenders, respectively.
by - March 31, 2003 12:00 am
Sunbelt Sells Out to its Franchisees
Sunbelt Business Brokers, the Charleston, S.C., business brokerage with local offices in Fayetteville, Fort Smith and Little Rock, was recently bought out by its franchisees.
by - March 31, 2003 12:00 am
Airport Bonds get ?BBB? Rating from Fitch
Fitch Ratings, a San Francisco-based credit rating agency, recently assigned a ?BBB? rating to $37.3 million worth of Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority revenue bonds for the 2003 refunding series.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
That?s the ?Ticket?
Ticketsage Inc. of Fayetteville is Northwest Arkansas? lone representative among the eight firms that get to play a developing company?s version of ?Star Search? March 3-4 at the Peabody Hotel in Little Rock.
by - March 3, 2003 12:00 am
Something Has to Give
Uncertainties have made companies reluctant to invest in capital spending until some international issues are resolved.
by - February 3, 2003 12:00 am
Centra RAKOing It In
Centra Industries Inc. of Fayetteville has done a reverse merger into a shell provided by RAKO Capital Corp., originally a Nevada mining company.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Slow Growth Ahead, Economists Predict
In 2003, Arkansas? economy should continue to see a slow recovery.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Howell Suits Start to Flow (Gwen Moritz commentary)
The inevitable flood of litigation related to the life and death of former Springdale and Fayetteville banker M. David Howell Jr. has started.
by - January 6, 2003 12:00 am
Iraq, Rate Fluctuations Will Rule Investor Fate
Rebecca Garner, president and chief investment officer of Garner Asset Management Co., said the biggest single trend she sees among investors headed into 2003 is a cry for dividends.
by - December 23, 2002 12:00 am
Lynch Mob Forms
A new wealth management team has been formed within the Fayetteville office of Merrill Lynch.