Eric Hughes

Alliance Insurance Group of Arkadelphia, which had 21 employees, filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy liquidation on May 30, 2018, listing $5.5 million in assets and $8.2 million in debts. Its owner, Berry Bishop, is serving a prison sentence for bank fraud.

Banking & Finance / Legal / Small Business

Trustee Sues Alliance’s Officers for $7.3M

Officials of a bankrupt Arkadelphia insurance agency ignored red flags indicating owner Berry Bishop was committing bank fraud, according to a trustee suing to recover $7.3 million. read more >

by Mark Friedman - July 6, 2020, 12:00am

Media & Marketing / Nonprofits / Tourism

National Association of Economic Educators Elect Sue Owens as President (Movers & Shakers)

Sue Owens, executive director of Economics Arkansas, a private non-profit educational organization in Little Rock, has been elected to serve as the 2016 president of the National Association of Economic Educators. Owens served as president-elect in 2015 after serving three years on the NAEE executive committee. read more >

by Arkansas Business Staff - January 25, 2016, 12:00am