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Doug Hendrix, left, and his brother David Hendrix in 1997 founded Summerwood Partners of Bryant, which owns  and operates Big Red convenience stores and which is No. 47 on the list of the largest private companies in Arkansas.
Construction / Health Care / Nonprofits

East North Street Foundation Donates $1M for Arkansas Children’s Hospital Expansion

The nonprofit is co-founded and operated by David Hendrix and Doug Hendrix of Bryant. read more >
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Construction

Private Firms List Led by Blue Cross

Seventeen private companies owned and headquartered in Arkansas are believed to have had revenue of more than $1 billion in 2023. read more >
Banking & Finance / Construction / Energy

SQRL Faces Financial Strain After Ambitious ExpansionLock Icon

A 210-store transaction in October has not been “seamlessly integrated” as predicted by CEO J. Blake Smith read more >
Doug Hendrix, left, and his brother David Hendrix own Summerwood Partners LLC of Bryant, which owns convenience store chain Big Red and this year ranked No. 5 for revenue growth among the largest private companies in Arkansas.
Public Companies / Real Estate / Retail

Canadian Firm Will Buy Big Red Stores

The transaction for the fuel and convenience stores is expected to close in the first half of the year. read more >
Chenal Woods in west Little Rock.
Business Services / Construction / Nonprofits

Chenal Woods Condo Transaction Tops $7M (Real Deals)

Forty-six condos in west Little Rock tipped the scales at $7.05 million. A 42,980-SF retail center in west Little Rock weighed in at $6.42 million. And a 7,400-SF office building in west Little Rock changed hands in a $1.3 million deal. read more >
The CLM Pallet Recycling project at 701 Carnahan Drive in Maumelle.
Business Services / Construction / Manufacturing

Maumelle Industrial Project Attracts $4.3M Transaction (Real Deals)

A 60,600-SF industrial facility in Maumelle weighed in at $4.37 million. A North Little Rock storage park tipped the scales at $4.2 million. And a 1.73-acre commercial parcel in west Little Rock changed hands in a $656,754 sale. read more >
Doug Hendrix, left, and his brother David Hendrix in 1997 founded Summerwood Partners of Bryant, which owns  and operates Big Red convenience stores and which is No. 47 on the list of the largest private companies in Arkansas.
Energy / Restaurants & Food / Retail

Summerwood Partners Uses Lessons Learned Over Two Retail Careers

David and Doug Hendrix learned the retail grocery business from the bottom, starting as sackers at Safeway and working their way up to district managers at Harvest Foods Inc. of Little Rock, the company that emerged from the 1989 merger of Safeway and Skaggs Alpha Beta stores. read more >
Energy / Retail / Transportation

Convenience Stores Head Up Energy List

Convenience stores still top the list of the state’s largest private companies in the energy sector, with one more added this year. This year, Flash Market Inc. of West Memphis, a convenience store chain and fuel retailer, remained at the top of the list. read more >