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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.
A tax preparer who had an office in North Little Rock pleaded guilty Tuesday to conspiracy to defraud the IRS in connection with diverting more than $11.5 million intended to help farmers who had been discriminated against. read more >
Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff has accused former employees of taking customer and proprietary bank information when they left to work for Encore Bank of Little Rock. read more >
Without money from the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, Dr. Scott Winston of Sheridan doesn't know if his independent primary care practice will stay open. read more >
Lackie Drug Store of Lonoke is suing six of the largest pharmacy benefit managers in the country, saying it won't be able to survive because the drug reimbursement rates it receives from the PBMs are often below its cost. read more >
The 200th anniversary celebration of the Rose Law Firm on Nov. 1 wasn't exactly how its managing member planned it. read more >
Former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday repeatedly cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a bankruptcy proceeding on Friday when creditors asked him what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars. read more >
With some hospitals nearly full with COVID-19 patients, the demand for nurses has soared across the country in recent weeks, as some providers dangle pay packages worth $7,000 a week to attract nurses. read more >
Desperate businesses that turned to merchant cash advance companies for rescue found their lifeline shackled to high interest rates, hidden fees and long-term debt, several lawsuits claim. read more >
For the next three months, Shannon Hendrix plans to do a lot of listening. read more >
The feud between former University of Arkansas Head Football Coach Bret Bielema and the Razorback Foundation is getting worse. read more >
