Richard Thornton likens his company's assets to an airplane he's not able to fly. "A big sound and lighting rig that's used in concerts and arenas, it's the same thing. What else am I gonna do with it?" read more >
CI Financial Corp. of Toronto said Tuesday that it has become the largest shareholder in Cabana Asset Management of Fayetteville, a registered investment advisor firm with $1.1 billion in assets under management. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic is forcing human resources managers to adapt quickly to deal with an onslaught of issues, several interviews revealed. read more >
Office space in Argenta, hundreds of acres of forestland in Cleburne County, a Jacksonville hotel and a Benton convenience store all highlight some recent real estate deals. read more >
A 190-unit apartment complex in southwest Little Rock changed hands in successive deals that began with a $7.5 million sale. read more >
The fund efficiently pools together all donations, then makes grants to Arkansas nonprofits. These nonprofits are meeting immediate and increased needs for shelter, food and other critical services at a time when many Arkansans have lost their jobs and need help. read more >
Arkansas' unemployment rate rose one and three-tenths of a percentage point to 4.8% last month due to the COVID-19 pandemic, according to a report released Friday by the Arkansas Division of Workforce Services. read more >
Montrose Environmental Group Inc. of Irvine, California, acquires CTEH of North Little Rock, a scientific consulting firm specializing in emergency preparedness, response and recovery. read more >
Although technology has made incredible advances in communication that allow people to work and live remotely, there remains a profound value in being together. read more >
Business is steady at Interiors By Design, though it's been a victim of supply chain issues caused by the COVID-19 pandemic, said Owner MG Meyering. read more >
The 21,750-SF building at 1222 Garland St. in downtown Little Rock has a well-established association with storage. A $1 million redevelopment effort to transform it into a 180-unit urban self-storage facility will add to that legacy. read more >
Today's Power Inc. of Little Rock, the electric co-op subsidiary that builds solar power stations, is making hay while the sun shines. read more >
This week's million-dollar real estate deals parade starts in Bryant and ends in Conway. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell has invested more than $250 million in final-mile services acquisitions during the last three years, and now the company has told the Securities & Exchange Commission that it will treat Final Miles Services as a fifth reporting segment. read more >
Like crises before it, from Hurricane Katrina to the financial crisis of 2008, the coronavirus pandemic is likely to be a breeding ground for workplace fraud. read more >
Two years ago, Richard Kelly of San Francisco was looking for a reinvestment property for profits from a California sale when a protege in Little Rock turned him onto the Executive Building. read more >
Jessica Flake Dearnley, the co-founder of Flake & Co. of Little Rock, expects Arkansas to rebound quickly once the pandemic has passed. read more >
Preparedness is not sexy, and when the planning and stockpiling work, the public doesn't see it. When preparedness is lacking, as now, the failure is glaring. If we truly believed in preparedness, we wouldn't have trillions of dollars worth of deferred maintenance on our decaying infrastructure and systems — but we do. read more >
If the organizations we lead are going to survive, they need our focus and attention. And for now, like Sisyphus, our reward is not to move to the next opportunity or challenge, but instead to do it all over again tomorrow. read more >
The mandated closing of fitness centers all over America due to the coronavirus pandemic has had a ripple effect on ABC Financial of Sherwood, which confirmed Friday that it had furloughed 30% of its employees. read more >
The state's agriculture industry and rural areas may be hit hard by significant COVID-19 disruption in the supply chain, labor and government services, according to a report by University of Arkansas System Division of Agriculture. read more >
Tipton & Hurst hasn't allowed in-store shoppers at any of its five locations for nearly three weeks, but the 134-year-old florist hasn't withered away. read more >
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas launches Women Owned, an assistance fund for women-owned small businesses experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
Everyone seems to be talking about how the world is going to be different after the coronavirus pandemic. I'm notoriously bad at predictions, but some things seem like sure bets. read more >
The three publicly traded financial companies headquartered in Arkansas were jolted last month by the global market uncertainty, but executives are looking past the daily market prices to the future opportunities that could shake out of the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
The rollout of temporary deals for business and consumer borrowers alike are all over the board as banks adjust their products to the economic fallout from the coronavirus pandemic. read more >
A Conway bank branch that went dark in 2018 is on the drawing board to re-open in the coming weeks. read more >
This chart highlights the dramatic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in the United States. read more >
Banking officials in the state say the pandemic has driven home an unmistakable truth: Banks without a digital presence are at a drastic disadvantage. read more >
A New Jersey company purchased the 92-unit Park Place, the 56-unit Windgate Square, the 46-unit Stone Village and the 8-unit Southview from an affiliate of Fort Smith's Trinity Multifamily read more >
