The auction, scheduled for Feb. 8 at the Pulaski County Courthouse, was called off at the 11th hour, and the financial dispute has gone quiet. read more >

Little Rock businessman John Taylor Lewis is no stranger to debt collection lawsuits and bankruptcy court thanks to the collapse of his Ram Venture Holdings effort in 2005-06. read more >

The Arkansas Supreme Court ruled earlier this month that contractual waivers of the right to a jury trial are not enforceable, triggering concerns from attorneys and business leaders because just about every commercial contract has a provision that contains that waiver. read more >

Salter Properties is working to give Conway a trendy "walkable" downtown. read more >

Malvern National Bank claims more than $1.2 million is outstanding on a loan secured by the Riverview Point residence. The loan has been in default since November, according to the bank. read more >

Another party has joined foreclosure litigation against Little Rock businessman Walter Quinn, his wife, Terry, and the Quinn Living Trust. read more >

MNB announced Friday the opening of two new bank branches, one at Gateway Town Center on Bass Pro Parkway in Little Rock and another on Markham Street in Conway. read more >

Ownership of a 107-room hotel in downtown Little Rock shifted in a transaction valued at $17.5 million. The sale of a west Little Rock auto dealership weighed in at $6.4 million. read more >

David Bush, formerly senior vice president and commercial lending manager at Delta Trust & Bank, has joined the staff of BancorpSouth in Little Rock as SVP. read more >

Development of a 20,000-SF Cavender’s Boot City store is in motion in Little Rock’s Gateway Town Center after a $1.38 million land deal. And the Town Pump and its adjoining liquor store in Little Rock’s Riverdale area changed hands in a $500,000 sale. read more >

Two retail projects in southwest Little Rock tipped the scales at $6.1 million. Geyer Springs Shopping Center LLC of Brooklyn, New York, bought its namesake 152,852-SF property at 8717 Geyer Springs Road and the 21,760-SF Geyer South project at 8521 Geyer Springs Road. read more >

Two competitors recently stepped into the Pulaski County banking market to replace Metropolitan National Bank and National Bank of Arkansas. Even with the redevelopment of four NBA branches, Pulaski County has no shortage of banking locations, with 199 full-service branches operated by more than two dozen lenders. read more >