RIA That Lost Client Falls as Others Rise
The pandemic years have been good for registered investment advisors, with most of the top RIAs based in Arkansas posting increased assets under management since Arkansas Business’ last list of money managers appeared a year ago. read more >
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Big Farm Subsidies Surge Is Crisis-Driven, Industry Says
Trade war repercussions with China and Trump administration spending to keep farmers solvent in a commodities price crash propelled federal farm subsidy payments in Arkansas to a record $828 million in 2019. read more >
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To Keep Job Surge, Newport Keeps Tax
For the past 20 years, a half-cent for every buck spent in Newport has pumped millions of dollars into local economic development, helping to stem an exodus and turn Jackson County into a commuter destination for 3,000 incoming workers per day. read more >
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In Amazon’s Wake, Big Project Marks Area as Warehouse Hub
Amazon and the Central Commerce Center heat up speculation in the Little Rock metro, with more top-notch space in the development pipeline. read more >
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Southern Aluminum Sets Tables for Picnics, Conferences
Southern Aluminum of Magnolia has a place for everyone at the table. read more >
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Walmart Reigns in Net Income, Executive Pay
Walmart Inc. rules Arkansas Business’ annual lists of the state’s public companies and how much their executives are paid, and it’s hard to imagine a time when that won’t be true — especially as the lists get shorter. read more >
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Banner Profits for AFCU Accompany Long-Planned HQ Move
Arkansas Federal Credit Union is poised to move its headquarters from Jacksonville to Little Rock amid its most profitable season since its 1956 launch. read more >
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Arkansas Distilleries, Wineries Cheer Customers’ Return
After a year in the barrel, spirit makers in Arkansas welcome tasters and tours. read more >
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Women’s Stunted Capital Blocks Better Economy
Arkansas is missing out on tax revenue, jobs, wealth building, new products and services that could improve lives, business diversity and community investment, all because women struggle to access business capital. read more >
2020 Brought Feast, Famine to Private Companies
Data collected for this week’s list of private companies illustrated the uneven and sometimes counterintuitive impact of the COVID-19 pandemic on various industries. read more >
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Surprise! City Sales Tax Receipts Rise, Defying COVID-19 Predictions
When the pandemic began devastating commerce in March 2020, Arkansas cities slashed budgets and tabled projects, fearing sales tax revenues would fall off the shelf. read more >
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78 Companies Receive $100,000-Plus From BIG Program
The Business Interruption Grant program awarded all but 11 cents of its appropriation to 2,136 businesses out of 3,118 applications received during the application period in November. read more >
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Airports See Light as Flyers Feel Free to Move About
The state’s two major airports are starting to take flight again after a long year of mostly empty planes and terminals. read more >
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Higher Ed Construction Dots the State
A dozen of the biggest higher education construction projects now active in Arkansas total more than $381 million. read more >
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Top Private Offerings in Arkansas Range From Coffee to Farms
With $561.7 million raised, Westrock Coffee Holdings LLC of Little Rock tops Arkansas Business’ inaugural list of the largest private investment offerings ranked by total investment amount sold. read more >
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Arkansas Hospitality Tax Receipts Plunge in 2020
The COVID-19 pandemic sent hospitality tax collections in Arkansas plummeting last year, and the blow to some tourism bureaus in the state, which rely on the taxes for revenue, was even worse than those figures show. read more >
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Hospitality Owners Challenge Property Tax Valuations
The owners of a string of Little Rock-area hotels and motels have taken a shared property tax grievance to Pulaski County Circuit Court that could have implications across the state. read more >
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Private Cloud Offers Predictable Bills, Security, Customization
Private cloud users stand to gain more predictable pricing, better security that’s the result of knowing where their data is and having more control over it, and greater customization, according to three providers of private cloud service in Arkansas. read more >
Second Round of PPP Loans Prioritizes the Underserved
The second round of the federally funded Paycheck Protection Program is prioritizing “underserved” businesses — minority-, women- and veteran-owned and rural businesses — by setting aside money for them and through targeted outreach efforts. read more >
Medical Marijuana Use Spread Unevenly in Arkansas
Arkansans spent $181 million on more than 28,000 pounds of medical marijuana in 2020, the first full year of legal cannabis sales in the state, according to data from the state Department of Finance & Administration. read more >
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