Larry Carter

The coronavirus epidemic has hit buffets hard. Relying on sneeze guards and the good manners and hygiene of other diners is particularly problematic now. read more >

After a net loss of nearly $20 million in 2015 and 2016, the furniture retailer I.O. Metro LLC in March hired a Dallas turnaround company to analyze the business and develop a plan to make the company profitable. They determined the retailer couldn’t be saved. read more >

Jon Brawner masterminded the early morning kidnapping of a businessman with the intention of forcing him to transfer money from his company to offshore accounts. But things went wrong — fatally so. This is not the story of John Glasgow, although Brawner now claims to have helped bury the body of the construction executive who vanished four years ago after leaving his Little Rock home before dawn. read more >

Diamond State Ventures III LP of Little Rock filed forms with the Securities & Exchange Commission last week that shows it raised $29.7 million of its $35 million offering. read more >