⌚ The Week’s Top Stories In 60 Seconds

Here are the five stories that resonated most with Arkansas Business readers this week.

1. Landers Development Files for Chapter 11 Bankruptcy, Continues Operations

• The Benton commercial developer and homebuilder listed its estimated debts at between $1 million and $10 million
• The story led this week’s Whispers column

2. University of Arkansas Athletic Department Physician Buys $2.27M Property

• The orthopedic surgeon purchased a 5,707-SF home on North Autumn Brook Lane
• The five-bedroom house has amenities that include an in-ground pool

3. Little Rock Psychologist Indicted Over Defrauding Insurers More Than $500K

• Krameelah Banks, 48, owned and operated Arkansas Behavioral Center
• Authorities said she billed for services to patients who were dead and created fake records to cover her tracks

4. Suzano Transforms Pine Bluff Mill Into National Packaging Leader

• Suzano bought the paperboard mill and a smaller North Carolina facility for $110 million in 2024
• The company has invested $62 million in the Pine Bluff mill to clean up the site and modernize aging and leaky equipment

5. US Steel CEO Reveals More Details on Next Arkansas Project

• A new direct reduced iron plant in Osceola is planned, along with upgrades to allow for production of grain-oriented steel
• CEO David Burritt emphasized a “need for speed” with the projects