Ballet Arkansas, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra are fighting to keep the lights on — and, where possible, Arkansans employed — while retaining their audiences.
Bank of America recently acquired about 5% of shares in Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock, worth about $5 million.
Less than a month after former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday agreed to pay $1.4 million to the county to settle a civil lawsuit over allegations of embezzlement, the 32-year-old filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy.
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff reports third-quarter earnings of $65.9 million, down 19% from the same quarter last year. read more >
Seventy-six years into its mission, Heifer is thinking bigger and smaller simultaneously, shepherding fewer but more inclusive projects with a slightly reduced workforce. read more >
A convenience store, a pair of mansions, a trailer park and an apartment project: Welcome to this week's string of million-dollar real estate transactions in Pulaski County. read more >
Little Rock Historic Properties LLC, led by Mark Brown and Jill Judy, acquired the 16-unit South Village Apartments at Quapaw in downtown Little Rock from Stewart Real Estate Development LLC, led by Charles Stewart. read more >
Keith Carlson has been hired as the branch manager and vice president of mortgage lending for Guaranteed Rate's new Little Rock office in the Markham Executive Center. read more >
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. of Lowell reports third-quarter net income of $125.5 million, up 6% from the same quarter last year. read more >
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway reports third-quarter net income of $69.3 million, down about 5% from the same quarter last year. read more >
FIS of Jacksonville, Florida, formed a new office this year to “further accelerate innovation and growth” for the company, CEO Gary Norcross announced Wednesday during the virtual 2020 FIS Fintech Accelerator Demo Day. read more >
The Arkansas-exclusive investment group that bought the Doctors Building of Little Rock last year has closed a securities offering with a haul of more than $41 million. read more >
Two high-profile mixed-use developments are making their way onto the commercial scenes in central and northwest Arkansas. read more >
A Jonesboro real estate broker is among those who sees a potential for malls transforming after the pandemic, with a silver lining possibly being local stores taking over chain space. read more >
The pace of recent million-dollar real estate transactions picked up considerably this week with a group of 10 streaming onto the scene. read more >
T.J. Lefler bought another apartment complex in Fayetteville, paying more than $2.6 million this go-around. read more >
Parker Investments sells Cantrell Valley Apartments and Clearbrook Village Apartments to a Redmond, Washington, company for $2.75 million. read more >
The unemployment rate in Arkansas moved up slightly in August, to 7.4%, as it did in six of the state's eight metro areas. Only Fort Smith and Texarkana posted declines between July and August. read more >
Kristi Crum, Laura Landreaux, Jean Block and Lori Burrows discuss career transitions, pay equity, work-life balance, diversity and more during the Women's Leadership Symposium. read more >
NewRoad Capital Partners LLC of Rogers raises $176 million for its NewRoad Fund III LP. read more >
Stocks are recovering on Wall Street Wednesday after President Donald Trump appeared to backtrack on his decision to halt talks on another rescue effort for the economy. read more >
Medical, retail, office and apartments provide the settings for this week's quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions. read more >
Josh Baker has been promoted to city president for Citizens Bank in Hot Springs. read more >
Retail giant Walmart has agreed to sell its British chain of supermarkets, Asda, to the investors behind an international group of gas stations and food shops in a deal that values the company at $8.8 billion. read more >
Arkansas Business' 2020 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners — Greg McKinney and Richard Bell — will be honored during an interactive online ceremony on Dec. 15. read more >
Jonathan Harrell, president and CEO of Harrell Bancshares Inc., says the money will be used to boost capital levels during the pandemic. read more >
Recent rulings in a five-year regulatory battle over solar energy policy in Arkansas leave two conclusions as sure as the sun rising in the east: More solar arrays are coming, and the fight over who will build them goes on. read more >
The number of COVID deaths in our country has already topped 200,000 (roughly the population of Little Rock). But there are millions upon millions of other casualties: More than 61 million unemployment claims had been filed between March and mid-September. read more >
Bad Brothers LLC, led by Blake Phillips, bought the 2,456-SF eatery at 16105 Chenal Parkway. read more >
Kelly Suen has been hired as vice president and senior private banking adviser at Arvest Bank in Little Rock. read more >
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust of Little Rock acquires Aura Castle Hills Apartments, a 276 garden-style residential community in Lewisville, Texas. read more >
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards. read more >
Windstream Holdings Inc. of Little Rock says it has officially restructured and is now a private company. "Today marks the start of a new era for Windstream as an even stronger, more competitive company," CEO Tony Thomas says. read more >
