by Arkansas Business Staff 1/16/2014 08:20 am
The Conway holding company of Centennial Bank reports fourth-quarter profit of $13 million and full-year profit of $66.5 million.
by Gwen Moritz 1/15/2014 04:11 pm
Simmons First National Bank of Pine Bluff, which bought Metropolitan National Bank from its bankrupt holding company in November, has filed applications with its federal regulator to close 27 of its 88 Arkansas branches.
by Lance Turner 1/13/2014 12:37 pm
IberiaBank of Lafayette, La., is announcing a $161 million deal to buy Teche Holding Co., of New Iberia, La.
by George Waldon 1/13/2014 10:58 am
Shareholders in First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas Inc. of Harrison will vote on a name change to Bear State Financial Inc. and a $20 million private placement, according to a filing Friday with U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/13/2014 12:00 am
What began with one artist trying to make a living has evolved into a national art initiative involving hundreds of thousands of schoolchildren.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/13/2014 12:00 am
Metroplan recently released its latest “Metro Trends: Economic Review and Outlook” report, in which the agency examines the region's rate of economic recovery four years after the official end of the Great Recession in June 2009.
by Marty Cook 1/13/2014 12:00 am
The company has completed a monthlong “Dutch auction” in which P.A.M. agreed to buy 675,000 outstanding shares of its stock for $20.50 per share. The outlay of $13.8 million won't slow the company down, CFO Allen West says.
by George Waldon 1/13/2014 12:00 am
A $3.8 million buyout of minority shareholders in First Union Financial Corp. of Monticello has developed into a lawsuit in Drew County Circuit Court.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/13/2014 12:00 am
Virgil Miller recently joined Arvest Bank in Little Rock as the Community Reinvestment Act director. In his new position, he will be responsible for the Arvest Banking Group's CRA compliance.
by Lance Turner 1/9/2014 11:26 am
Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale said Thursday that it has asked its hog farmers to adopt new methods of raising, monitoring and euthanizing animals and said it would increase supplier inspections in 2014.
by Lance Turner 1/8/2014 11:38 am
The University of Arkansas will host a panel of economic forecasters for its 20th annual Business Forecast Luncheon on Thursday, Jan. 16.
by Arkansas Business Staff 1/8/2014 11:17 am
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado updated production guidance for drilling offshore Malaysia, noting that some repairs following a fire would affect work there.
by Lance Turner 1/8/2014 10:04 am
Stone House Capital Management of New York, the top shareholder of USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren, has again increased its stake in the trucking firm to 1.55 million shares.
by Marty Cook 1/7/2014 10:48 am
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown will purchase 675,000 shares of its outstanding shares as a result of its dutch auction in December.
by Lance Turner 1/6/2014 12:03 pm
Reuters has a lengthy report today on the incidents that led Tyson Foods Inc. and other meatpackers to stop buying cattle that had been fed Zilmax, an animal feed additive produced by Merck & Co. Inc.
by Mark Carter 1/6/2014 09:46 am
Metroplan releases its 2013 "Economic Review and Outlook," revealing slow but steady economic growth for central Arkansas and growth in the number of young adults seeking homes in the urban core.
by Marty Cook 1/6/2014 12:00 am
Several analysts have downgraded shares of America's Car-Mart Inc. after the Bentonville used-car seller reported quarterly earnings in November. But not all investors listen to analysts. One of the company's major stockholders has purchased an additional 300,000-plus shares.
by Lance Turner 1/2/2014 11:34 am
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is recalling donkey meat sold in China after tests showed the product contained the DNA of other animals, including fox, according to Reuters.
by Arkansas Business Staff 12/30/2013 11:30 am
ArkansasBusiness.com will not send the Daily Report or weekly industry e-newsletters on Wednesday, New Year's Day.
by Mark Friedman 12/23/2013 09:25 am
Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock broke its own all-time record on Friday when its share price closed at $95.58, up 3 percent from its Thursday close.
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