Overdraft Fees Provide Steady Cash Stream
by Marty Cook – 15 hours ago
Protecting customers from overdrafts, a standard service provided by most banks and credit unions, can also be a lucrative revenue stream.
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Signature Move Takes Stock Public 
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Six months ago, White River Bancshares entered the realm of publicly traded companies with little fanfare. The corporate transition of the parent company of Fayetteville's Signature Bank of Arkansas coincided with the lender's most profitable year ever.
Skyline Health Target of Multimillion-Dollar Medical Bill
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One of the largest medical suppliers in the country is suing the troubled New Jersey nursing home chain that operated a number of facilities in Arkansas.
Planes, Trains and Barges: Little Rock Port Authority Turns 60
Lance Fritz, the head of Union Pacific Railroad, said last week during a Q&A panel celebrating the Little Rock Port Authority's 60th anniversary that he had cautionary words for President Trump regarding the country's trade war with China. read more >
First Financial Expands Its Capital
El Dorado's First Financial Banc Corp. recently launched a $25 million capital raise, an 18.5% boost to its current equity capital of $134.6 million. read more >
Telcoe's Sarah Mosley Gives Cooperatives Credit Where Due
Sarah Mosley, the president and CEO of Telcoe Federal Credit Union in Little Rock, says credit unions' focus is on the local community. read more >
Crystal Bridges Adds Three (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Neal Johnson has joined Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art in Bentonville to support the new contemporary art space The Momentary. Emily Neuman and Erin Anson Ellis have also joined the staff. read more >
Michael Hoggard Moves Up at Citizens Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Michael Hoggard has been promoted to vice president-controller and information security officer of Citizens Bank in Batesville. Sandy Starnes has also been promoted, to director of marketing. read more >
Arkansas Business to Honor 2019's 'Best Places to Work'
Arkansas Business will honor more than 40 companies designated among this year's "Best Places to Work" during an awards luncheon in September. read more >
PTI Takes Movie Role, as Projectionist
Power Technology Inc., a home-grown Arkansas company that's been doing innovative things with lasers for 50 years, is ready for its cinema close-up. read more >
Government Stars Are Aligned (Lisa Ferrell Commentary)
Investing in opportunity zones means investing in communities around Arkansas and joining the broader effort to combat poverty and geographic inequality. read more >
Fiser Named Blue Cross Blue Shield Medical Director (Movers & Shakers)
Dr. William Fiser Jr. has been hired as medical director at Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield in Little Rock. read more >
Snyder Takes Chair at UCA College of Business (Movers & Shakers)
Tom Snyder was named chair of the Department of Economics, Finance & Insurance & Risk Management in the College of Business at the University of Central Arkansas in Conway. read more >
Dan Curtis: Filling in Factory Gaps Becoming More Automatic
Dan Curtis, the head of AEDC-Manufacturing Solutions, says the biggest challenge to business growth is the need for workers. read more >
Where People Found Jobs: Business Services and Health Care
Job growth strengthened in nearly all major industry sectors in June, with notable jumps in government, business services, education and health. read more >
Ozone Action Days: It's Good Business (Tab Townsell Commentary)
For "Telecommute Month," Metroplan highlights the health and financial benefits of a growing workplace trend. read more >
Jacksonville Kum & Go Rings Up $6.2M Sale
A super convenience store in Jacksonville, three grand homes in west Little Rock and a mini-storage project in south Little Rock join forces in this week's roster of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Arkansas Companies Dealing With Tariff Costs
President Trump's tariffs of 25% on $250 billion worth of Chinese goods is making some Arkansas business either absorb their price increases or pass the cost hikes to their customers. read more >
Transportation Equipment Top Export for Arkansas
Transportation equipment accounted for nearly $2 billion in exports in 2017, according to World Trade Center Arkansas. read more >
Acreage Adjoining Alotian Club Purchased in $19.8M Sale (Real Deals)
An investor group, through Legacy Land & Timber LLC, purchased the 1,787-acre tract that wraps around the western and southern perimeter of the Alotian Golf Club. read more >
From Far East to Southeast, Yang Luo-Branch Brings Business Cultures Together
Yang Luo-Branch, president of the Arkansas Association of Asian Businesses, says her organization seeks to bridge Arkansas and Asia. read more >
Entegrity Gets Global Recognition for Self-Powered HQ
From the compost and recycling bins on the floor to the bicycles on wall racks and the 50-kilowatt solar power array on the roof, Entegrity's headquarters in east Little Rock practically screams that its occupants care about the environment. read more >
Supreme Court Strikes Morality Standard for Trademarks (Mark Henry and Hannah Hungate Commentary)
The U.S. Supreme Court makes a big change to trademark law, striking down a provision that precluded federal registration of trademarks that "consists of or comprises immoral, deceptive or scandalous matter." Here's a brief explanation of the history and process behind this decision. read more >
High Court Strikes Down 'Scandalous' Part of Trademark Law
The Supreme Court has struck down a section of federal law that prevented officials from registering trademarks seen as scandalous or immoral, handing a victory Monday to California fashion brand FUCT. read more >
Arkansas Printing Businesses Get Innovative $4M Presses
For the past few years, Kyle Lamb has been thinking outside the brown box — looking for a practical technology to let his packaging business print high-quality color images directly onto retail boxes. Now Lamb, president of Lamb & Associates Packaging Inc. of Maumelle, is the proud owner of a multimillion-dollar Spanish-made press that can do just that. read more >
Banned Ex-Banker Hid Cash From Creditors, Bank Alleges
A former Arkansas banker who received a lifetime ban from the banking industry has been accused of hiding income to avoid paying creditors. read more >
Everett Ford Buys Benton RV Site for $5.6M
A new location for a Benton auto dealership, a new home for a Little Rock television station and a Little Rock industrial property lead off a six-pack of notable real estate transactions. read more >
Crews & Associates Add Two to CMG (Movers & Shakers)
Alyssa Arthur and Weston Woodruff have joined the Capital Markets Group as analysts at Crews & Associates in Little Rock. read more >
A Company's Constituencies (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Olivia Farrell, the former CEO of Arkansas Business Publishing Group, accepted her honor of being chosen as the Rotary Club of Little Rock's Business & Professional Leader of the Year by expanding on her successful fivefold business philosophy. read more >
Delta Group Executes Sale-Leaseback Deal (NWA Real Deals)
Middleton Properties LLC paid $5.9 million for 4 acres and Delta Group Electronics' 37,600-SF facility on West Technology Way in Fayetteville. read more >
Pam Jones Advises Corporations to Stay Well-Versed in Diversity
Pam Jones, the president of Culturally Connected Communications, says it's in companies' best interest to reflect their consumers. read more >
Arkansas Unemployment Unchanged at 3.6% in May
Arkansas' unemployment rate in May, at 3.6%, was unchanged from the previous month. read more >
Fare Awareness Pushed in Effort to Promote XNA
The Northwest Arkansas Council's new FareFlightNWA program makes the argument to travelers that flying out of Northwest Arkansas Airport might not be as terrible financially as it would seem. read more >
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