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Springdale’s Multi-Craft Contractors Thrives Under New Co-Owners
Hex Bisbee and Scott Barrows are successfully steering Multi-Craft Contractors through challenges by prioritizing teamwork and their 700 employees’ well-being. read more >
by Marty Cook -
COVID Fraud: An Education (Hunter Field Editor’s Note)
I’m not ready to call PPP a total failure, but there are lessons to be learned. read more >
by Hunter Field -
Little Rock Businesswoman Fraudulently Collected $2.1M in Pandemic Loans, Indictment Says
Authorities said Chandler Wilson Carroll spent the money on a house, two vehicles and jewelry. read more >
by Scott Carroll -
House Panel Says Lax Screening Helped Facilitate Pandemic Loan Fraud
Financial technology firms used questionable procedures and business practices that resulted in "the needless loss of taxpayer dollars." read more >
by Associated Press -
Hot Springs Man Gets 27 Months in Prison for Pandemic Loan Fraud
Another fraud case against James Heritage, 39, remains open. read more >
7 Ways Small-Business Owners Can Save on Taxes in 2022
Did you know the business meals deduction is up from 50% to 100% this year if the food and beverages are from a restaurant? read more >
by Associated Press -
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