J.A. Riggs Tractor Co.

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A 192-unit apartment complex near the western edge of Little Rock tipped the scales at $34.75 million. read more >

An Oklahoma company bought the 210-unit New Horizon Apartments at 4907 Augusta Circle and the eight-unit New Haven Apartments at 1815 Broken Arrow Drive. read more >

Convenience store, land and warehouse sold. read more >

J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. sells heavy construction equipment, things like motor graders and earth movers. But technicians are the biggest segment of its 400-employee workforce, people “working on fairly sophisticated equipment,” said John Riggs, company president. read more >

Over a year after state Sen. Jane English began her crusade to reform workforce education in Arkansas, Charisse Childers is poised to carry out what English thinks is the centerpiece of that reformation: Act 892 of 2015, signed into law last month. read more >

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Five of the eight construction/real estate firms on this year’s list of top private companies recorded year-over-year revenue gains. The Little Rock general contracting firm of VCC (No. 15 among the 75 largest private companies) registered a 15.6 percent increase as revenue climbed to $607 million. read more >

J.A. Riggs Tractor Co. has ridden out the ups and downs of 85 years of business, built on its foundation as a Caterpillar distributor. The Little Rock enterprise ranks No. 43 among the largest private companies in the state with 2012 revenue of $197 million. That figure reflects a one-year decline of 10 percent. read more >

Arkansas Business visits five of the state's largest private companies, each representing a unique section of Arkansas. read more >

Revenue was up and down among construction-related firms in the list of the state's largest private companies. read more >