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Courtyard Acquisition Checks In at $5.5M (Real Deals)Lock Icon

A 149-room hotel in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $5.55 million.

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Ruling on Former Business Partners Involves New LLC Act

Thomas Chapin, a Pulaski County real estate investor, must pay $1.1M to former partner Matthew Lamb and was judicially expelled from their LLCs under Arkansas’ updated 2021 LLC act.

Dillard’s Announces Special Dividend, Marking Largest Payout in Company HistoryLock Icon

Dillard’s Inc. will pay a record $25 per share dividend in January, totaling millions for family members. Despite a 19.76% profit drop, the family controls the company.

Pleasant Ridge & Pleasant Valley Pointe Apartments Sell for $31.7MLock Icon

West Little Rock apartments lead off this week’s collection of million-dollar real estate transactions and construction contracts.

Construction / Government & Politics / Health Care

Pediatrics Plus Draws $8.7M Transaction (Real Deals)Lock Icon

A 32,518-SF child development center in west Little Rock weighed in at $8.7 million. read more >

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Construction / Health Care / Nonprofits

Downtown Little Rock Hampton Inn & Suites Sells for $11MLock Icon

Explore Little Rock's latest million-dollar transactions, including hotel sales, luxury homes, and major commercial developments shaping the city's market. read more >

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Construction / Health Care / Real Estate

Storage Project Starts With $5.1M Purchase (Real Deals)Lock Icon

Discover key real estate transactions across Little Rock, from a $5.1M Riverdale Center sale to high-value homes, offices, and condos changing hands. read more >

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Banking & Finance / Industry

Encore Bank & Bank of England Up And Down in 2024

Encore Bank sees modest gains, Bank of England struggles with losses, and Bank OZK expands its southeastern footprint with new branches in Georgia and Florida. read more >

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Construction / Investments / Legal

Court Case Pits Hot Springs High-Rise Owner Against Penthouse HoldoutLock Icon

Parth Patel seeks to renovate Hot Springs' historic Medical Arts Building into a hotel, but a dispute over assessment fees with penthouse owner Melanie Chambers threatens the project. read more >

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Banking & Finance / Health Care / Investments

West Memphis Company Raises $4M in Private Equity PlacementLock Icon

GLWM Medicinal Investment Co. LLC in West Memphis raised $3.93M through private equity. Tied to Greenlight Dispensary, it likely focuses on medical marijuana. read more >

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Nonprofits / Retail

Springdale Storage Complex Sells for $4.7M (NWA Real Deals)Lock Icon

Explore recent real estate transactions in Northwest Arkansas, including self-storage, church, apartments, warehouses, and office spaces sold for millions. read more >

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Industry / Media & Marketing

The Death of the Cold Call (John Tucker Commentary)

Cold calling on the phone is a waste of time and money. Focus on warming up leads first. read more >

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Kum & Go Sale Tops $6M (Real Deals)Lock Icon

A 5,700-SF convenience store in west Little Rock weighed in at $6.07 million. read more >

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Banking & Finance / Insurance / Legal

Saline County Businessman Accused of Scamming Cousin Out of $390K Faces Bankruptcy BattleLock Icon

Ricky Don Angel borrowed $390,000 from his cousins Sharon and Rory Wadkins in late 2020, promising substantial returns but failing to repay the debt, which they now allege was secured through false pretenses. read more >

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Bailey Construction Gets $6.88M Contract for Easterseals RemodelLock Icon

This week's million dollar deals and construction contracts starts with an expansion and remodel to the Easterseals Arkansas campus in west Little Rock. read more >

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Real Estate / Technology

The LR Port & Jobs (Editorial)

The Port of Little Rock is infrastructure that not only works, but that attracts jobs. read more >

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Banking & Finance / Legal / Real Estate

Randolph County Farmland at Center of $2.1M REIT Foreclosure DisputeLock Icon

A foreclosure complaint has been filed against a real estate investment trust that held a $2.1 million loan secured by more than 2,200 acres of land in Randolph County. read more >

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Legal

SQRL Fallout: $4M In Judgments & FBI InvestigationLock Icon

New civil disputes and financial judgments have joined the multistate court docket involving Joseph Blake Smith and his failed SQRL convenience store venture. read more >

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Banking & Finance / Industry / Media & Marketing

Consider Hiring People With Disabilities (Jeff Dern Commentary)

Businesses that hire people with disabilities are better for it in a multitude of ways. read more >

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