2020 Brought Feast, Famine to Private Companies
by Gwen Moritz – 1 day ago
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.
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.
When it comes to the largest private companies, what has stayed the same is as notable as what has changed.
Riverside Properties LLC, led by Lisenne Rockefeller, purchased the Cowboy Mitsubishi project at 15 Col. Glenn Plaza Drive. The seller is Glenn Ridge Crossings II LLC, led by Steve Landers.
Crain Management Group tallied 2020 revenue of more than $618 million, ranking No. 23 among the largest private companies in Arkansas. read more >
Americold Realty Trust of Atlanta says it will invest $84 million in an expansion of its Russellville operations, adding 30 jobs. read more >
Walmart Inc. announced Thursday that it has invested in DroneUp, a nationwide drone services provider it partnered with last year, but did not disclose the investment amount. read more >
Standard Lithium says Lanxess Corp. has embraced an early conversion of a $3.75 million loan — a move that suggests Lanxess' has high confidence in Standard's lithium project in Arkansas. read more >
Arkansas bears the distinction of having the least equitable laws governing the landlord-tenant relationship in the nation. read more >
Wright Lindsey Jennings adds practice group versed in needs of new businesses. read more >
Last week, the value of the William Dillard family's stock in the publicly traded Little Rock retail chain stood at $1.4 billion, up 244% from last November. read more >
On the cusp of an electric vehicle revolution that could expand the market for lithium fivefold over the next 10 years, CEO Robert Mintak of Standard Lithium Ltd. is right where he wants to be. read more >
Digital payments company Square Inc. of San Francisco makes an equity investment in Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell says it will work with autonomous driving company Waymo to test driverless freight delivery in Texas. read more >
Ray Vester has retired from the board of directors of Farmers & Merchants Bank in Stuttgart. read more >
Former Alltel executive Jeff Fox is turning his full attention back to The Circumference Group. read more >
Affiliates of the Read Property Group of Brooklyn, New York, bought 31 buildings in seven transactions of the North Little Rock apartment complex. read more >
An attorney has been given permission to stop representing an ex-con accused of defrauding an elderly man of $4.5 million. read more >
Walmart President and CEO Doug McMillon touted the company's strong performance, and spoke about both its pandemic journey and racial justice efforts Wednesday during a shareholders' meeting held virtually for the second year. read more >
Steve Cannon, CEO of AMB Sports and Entertainment, will lead the June 9 webcast in a series presented by Arkansas Business throughout 2021. read more >
Drive the curvy roads north out of Eureka Springs to the state's mountainous northern edge, and you'll discover Holiday Island, “the town that Tom built.” read more >
The last time we checked in on Holiday Island Holdings Inc., in 2017, Arkansas Business described the real estate development and management firm as possibly the least-known publicly traded company in Arkansas. read more >
The same things that made Arkansas attractive to 20th century retirees can, in theory, make Arkansas attractive to 21st century workers who are now much more comfortable with the idea of working remotely. read more >
Market Place Shopping Center LLC, led by Cory Davis, purchased its namesake project at 11121 N. Rodney Parham Road. The seller is Market Place Partnership, led by Sam Vogel Jr. read more >
Doug Schoenfeld bought the 162,000-SF Ball Metalpack location on Crutcher Street in Springdale. read more >
Miranda Gauthier and Chris Hawkins have joined Today's Bank of Huntsville. read more >
America's Car-Mart of Rogers reports fourth-quarter 2021 income of $43.5 million, up nearly 378% from $9.3 million in the same quarter a year ago. read more >
There was a miniature failed corporate overthrow that you might have missed earlier this month. read more >
Being able to watch LeBron James shoot is not the same as owning his actual shot. It's not even like owning an autograph or a game ball. read more >
Lisa McDaniel has joined EGP Wealth Management in North Little Rock as director of wealth management. read more >
The 14,880-SF Walgreens in Little Rock was purchased by a company from Oakland, California. read more >
Jimmy Moses and Rett Tucker of Little Rock, commercial real estate partners who led the creation of the River Market District, have sold the seven-story Arkansas Capital Commerce Center. read more >
While Standard Lithium expanding its reach for brine in South Arkansas, Murphy Oil Corp. is noting that it also has brine fields near El Dorado, but no active plans to exploit them. read more >
Murphy USA Inc. of El Dorado aims to fill 3,000 full- and part-time positions at 1,650 stores across the country. read more >
