As we did with this year's 40 Under 40 class, we asked each of these honorees a variety of questions about Arkansas' strengths, its challenges and ways it can be more attractive to young professionals. Their answers are thoughtful, honest and well worth your time. read more >
Montgomery, Crawford and Washington counties led the way with annualized increases averaging more than 12.8%. read more >
Our annual list of engaging young leaders who are doing great things for Arkansas' people and economy. read more >
An index that tracks mortgage application volume shows applications for loans to buy a home fell last week to the lowest level in 28 years, according to the Mortgage Bankers Association. read more >
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 7.12% from 7.18% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.89%. read more >
He's the vice president of I.F. Anderson Farms Inc. in Lonoke. read more >
Turner first began working for First Trust Bank in 2003 as a part-time teller. read more >
Collections came in above forecast by $17.3 million, or 3.5% higher than projected. read more >
Rapid P&P LLC hopes to save money and be out of bankruptcy reorganization quicker by using a bankruptcy procedure that went into effect in February 2020. read more >
Using behavioral economics, Southern Bancorp is studying how it could help grow the bank's geographic footprint without opening more brick-and-mortar locations. read more >
A Corning printing company is facing a foreclosure lawsuit, accused of defaulting on a multimillion-dollar loan it took out in 2016. read more >
Teaching coaching as a leadership and managerial skill at all levels of an organization can be transformative. read more >
May is CEO of Armor Bank of Little Rock. read more >
Carroll Penick was named chair of the organization's board of directors and Bryan Scoggins was named vice chair. read more >
Mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday that the average rate on the benchmark 30-year home loan fell to 7.18% from 7.23% last week. A year ago, the rate averaged 5.66%. read more >
It raises the likelihood that the Fed will leave interest rates unchanged when it next meets in late September. read more >
The Simmons Bank Championship will be the second playoff of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the final event of the men's senior professional golf tour. read more >
The government had previously estimated that the economy expanded at a 2.4% annual rate last quarter. read more >
Davis brings more than 20 years of experience to the role in both the mortgage industry and as an advocate for advancing financial equity in under-resourced communities. read more >
The number of job vacancies dropped to 8.8 million last month, the Labor Department said Tuesday, the fewest since March 2021. read more >
John Kim, chief product officer for PayPal, spoke with The Associated Press about how the company is using the early proliferation of artificial intelligence technologies in its business. read more >
An awards ceremony will be held Nov. 2 at the Statehouse Convention Center in downtown Little Rock read more >
Etheridge was previously chief operating officer and a director of Hennessy Capital Acquisition Corp. He follows Ken Manget, who held the role for seven months. read more >
Much of the world's population is aging, and older people are less likely to keep working. Those trends could act as supply shocks, similar to the shortages of goods and labor that accelerated inflation during the rebound from the pandemic recession. read more >
Student loan debt is a big deal in this country, and the forbearance of federal student loan repayments ends Oct. 1, with interest accruing on Sept. 1, 2023. read more >
Madison Dawson, Jordan Gray, Ashley Moore and Jacob Turbyfill have been hired by CJRW of Little Rock. read more >
The 10-unit apartment project in the Hillcrest area of Little Rock was purchased by Oak & Cedar LLC. read more >
He previously served on the Arkansas Bankers Association's Emerging Leaders Council and is a board member of the Centers for Youth and Families. read more >
Even if an NIL collective has previously received confirmation of tax-exempt status, continuing to operate as a 501(c)(3) organization poses a substantial risk to the organization and its officers and directors. read more >
The greatest annual growth occurred in leisure and hospitality, private education and health services. read more >
