by George Waldon 4/1/2013 02:22 pm
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock is increasing its quarterly dividend by 2 cents per share.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/1/2013 12:00 am
Global AG Properties USA LLC of Charlotte, N.C., buys farm property in southeast Arkansas from David Griffin. We're told the deal weighed in at about $208 million and encompassed land in Phillips and Desha counties.
by Arkansas Business Staff 4/1/2013 12:00 am
Reports of a shift in ownership at Delta Trust & Banking Corp. have grown more widespread.
by George Waldon 4/1/2013 12:00 am
A 104,000-SF industrial facility in southwest Little Rock tipped the scales at $1.85 million. Essick Air Products Inc. of Little Rock bought the 2901 W. 60th St. project from Capital Properties LLC, led by Gus Blass III.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/29/2013 11:36 am
As Arkansas Business prepares for the 20th anniversary of its annual 40 Under 40 feature, we are asking to hear from all past honorees in a special survey.
by Luke Jones 3/26/2013 03:49 pm
Windstream Corp. of Little Rock reported CEO Jeff Gardner's 2012 total compensation fell to $7.99 million, closer to his compensation two years ago than last year's $9.78 million.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/25/2013 12:00 am
A reader asked where all those Rands — former North Little Rock residents Tony and his five felonious sons — are serving their prison time for various oil and gas scams that totaled some $110 million.
by Francisco J. Sánchez 3/25/2013 12:00 am
The U.S. Department of Commerce has released new data showing the impact of exporting on our national economy, with Arkansas as one of only 11 states to achieve double-digit export growth last year from 2011. In reality, Arkansas did much more than double its exports — the state experienced a 36 percent increase in overall export growth, and increased exports to France by 117 percent, making it one of the best-performing states.
by Gwen Moritz 3/22/2013 04:06 pm
Murphy Oil Corp.'s annual proxy statement also reveals that David M. Wood, who suddenly retired as CEO in June, received compensation of more than $18 million last year.
by Lance Turner 3/22/2013 07:51 am
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock says that its board of directors has approved a new $250 million share repurchase program.
by Jan Cottingham 3/21/2013 02:18 pm
Last year's housing industry rebound helped lead to increased compensation for the executives of Deltic Timber Corp. of El Dorado.
by Arkansas Business Staff 3/18/2013 12:00 am
We don't have a lot of details yet, but the year-end sale of assets by Little Rock's Metropolitan National Bank to The Broe Group of Denver included mortgages in Texas.
by Mark Carter 3/15/2013 09:44 am
Arkansas lawmakers this week received reports from two consultants hired by the state to study the economic impact of the proposed $1 billion Big River Steel project in Mississippi County.
by Lance Turner 3/14/2013 10:45 am
Inuvo Inc., a company founded by former Acxiom executives that moved its headquarters to Conway in January, reports an $864,000 fourth-quarter net loss.
by Lance Turner 3/13/2013 10:55 am
Stocks markets are cooling a bit on Wednesday, but shares of trucking and logistics firm J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell have a hit a new 52-week high.
by George Waldon 3/11/2013 10:53 am
George Gleason, chairman and chief executive officer of Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks Inc., receives a 15.3 percent raise that boosts his salary to more than $1.2 million.
by Gwen Moritz 3/11/2013 12:00 am
Former Alltel COO Jeff Fox keeps his business Circumference Group focused on Circumference Group was organized to do: identifying tech companies in a particular stage of development and invest in them, consult with them or both.
by George Waldon 3/11/2013 12:00 am
The Broe Group of Denver dipped its considerable toe in the state when Metropolitan National Bank of Little Rock sold assets to raise cash and tidy its balance sheet.
by Luke Jones 3/11/2013 12:00 am
Three of the most imminent projects are the new Residence Inn by Marriott next to the Interstate 30 ramp at 219 River Market Ave., the Mann on Main Redevelopment at Fourth and Main streets and the Arcade Building, a new multi-use office and retail space at 100 River Market Ave.
by J. Cliff McKinney 3/11/2013 12:00 am
When a client is considering buying real property, a question I typically get is what due diligence should be done before deciding to buy the property.
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