Business leaders should make sure they're collecting good information and focusing on key metrics when using data to make decisions, according to some of the state's top chief financial officers. read more >
Rodney Hawkins has been named executive vice president and audit executive of Simmons Bank. read more >
Gov. Asa Hutchinson appoints Jeremy Wilson of Bentonville to the Board of Trustees of the University of Arkansas. read more >
A quick look at what employers need to know about the lifting the mask mandate and what it means for them — including whether they can still require masks in their workplaces (they can). read more >
Arkansas Business announces this year's class of 40 Under 40, a group of rising young professionals who will be honored with an in-person luncheon and an interactive virtual event on June 17 in Little Rock. read more >
Diversity and inclusion consultant and speaker Janet Stovall will be the luncheon speaker at the Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium on April 29, organizers announced Monday. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart's sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic drove down employment and pushed the U.S. economy into recession a year ago, and now many unemployed Americans are considering changing occupations, according to the Pew Research Center. read more >
An unusual fax class-action case that led to a $22.4 million judgment against Wells Fargo Bank was closed last week after both sides reached a settlement in January. read more >
Tammie Davis has been promoted to president of the central Arkansas market for BancorpSouth in Little Rock. read more >
The Arkansas Division of Workforce Services says Arkansas' unemployment rate decreased one‐tenth of a percentage point, from 4.6% in January to 4.5% in February. read more >
Business leaders should seek intelligent, skilled people with diverse experiences when putting together a quality executive team, some of the state's top chief financial officers tell Arkansas Business. read more >
Arvest Bank of Fayetteville says it will close 31 of its more than 270 bank branches this summer as the company seeks a better balance between brick-and-mortar locations and online services. read more >
Sales of new homes plunged 18.2% in February as severe winter weather in many parts of the country and a lack of supply took a toll on the housing industry. read more >
Nick Saban, head football coach for the University of Alabama, will lead the fourth webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business. read more >
A pharmacy, undeveloped land, a rural store and a grand home produce this week's lineup of seven-digit deals. read more >
The stockholders at DeWitt First Bankshares Corp. are looking at a $26.1 million payday in the pending sale to Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia. read more >
Recent days have underscored that there are really two American economies. As the Dow Jones Industrial Average closes above 33,000 for the first time, Congress is experimenting with direct cash infusions to reduce child poverty. read more >
Elizabeth Burns Anderson and Jordan Irby have been hired by Farmers Bank & Trust in Bryant. read more >
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County shattered records in 2020, with 44 homes sold for $1 million or more. read more >
The number of homes that sold for $1 million or more in Washington and Benton counties nearly doubled last year to 64. read more >
Mortgage rates hit historical lows last year, sending the level of mortgage refinancing activity in the United States to its highest annual total since 2003, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. read more >
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell reiterated his belief that while the U.S. economy has been steadily rebounding from the devastation caused by the pandemic recession, the recovery is far from complete and needs continued support from the Fed. read more >
First Community Bank of Batesville marks the start of construction of its third Little Rock location since entering the market in 2017. read more >
At least seven Arkansas banks are participating in "Operation Vax Speed," an initiative between the Arkansas Bankers Association and the Arkansas Pharmacists Association to offer COVID-19 vaccines at bank branches throughout the state. read more >
Business strategist Renée Mauborgne says a company must make an honest assessment of where it is as an organization and where it stands in the marketplace if it is to develop a road map to success. read more >
Bank OZK of Little Rock gets approval from the Arkansas Public Service Commission and the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation to build a 4.8-megawatt solar power plant. read more >
Arkansas' seasonally adjusted unemployment rate declined three-tenths of a percentage point from 4.9% in December to 4.6% in January. read more >
It looks like one of the longest-running and largest bankruptcy cases in Arkansas is finally coming to an end. read more >
The owner of Park Plaza Mall is again challenging the Pulaski County Board of Equalization's $63.6 million appraised value of the three-story mall. read more >
