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Mark Friedman has been with Arkansas Business since 2000. He also is an event photographer for Little Rock Soirée and occasionally writes columns about his daughter for Little Rock Family.
Donna Herring, a former Camden real estate agent, was sentenced last week to 41 months in federal prison for orchestrating an infamous fake will that came to light at the end of 2016. Her sister, brother-in-law and daughter were all sentenced last week for their parts in the scheme. read more >
Donna Herring, a former Camden real estate agent, is sentenced to 41 months in federal prison for orchestrating a fake will. read more >
A Washington County judge offered Levi Crowe a choice in 2016: a drug recovery program or jail. It was an easy choice, but Crowe had no idea that recovery would include working full time for no pay. read more >
Dale Bartlett, a co-owner of Turner Grain Merchandising Inc., was sentenced Saturday to five years in the state prison after a jury found him guilty of one felony count of writing a hot check. read more >
A Little Rock firefighter recently scored a legal victory against the state's largest hospital system over how it bills patients injured by the actions of others. read more >
A couple who farmed in Monroe County allegedly tried to shield assets from creditors before filing a multimillion-dollar bankruptcy, according to a lawsuit filed last month by a bankruptcy trustee. read more >
OrthoArkansas of Little Rock, which in January merged with Arkansas Specialty Orthopaedics, wants to add 10 to 15 physicians in the next three to five years. read more >
Walmart's recent patent application for a cryptocurrency system hints at the Bentonville retailer's next move into the financial services sector. read more >
The $2.9 million sale of a Benton County custom blinds company has left wreckage in its wake, with the buyers filing for personal bankruptcy and the sellers suing the deal's broker, alleging fraud. read more >
Nonprofit executives in Arkansas and beyond can't say for sure if changes to the federal tax code in 2017 caused a drop in giving in 2018. But they didn't help. read more >
