New North Little Rock Justice Center Gets Roadside Home
North Little Rock's $30 million police and courts building, scheduled for a September completion, is seen as a roadside advertisement for the city. read more >
North Little Rock's $30 million police and courts building, scheduled for a September completion, is seen as a roadside advertisement for the city. read more >
Since December, construction totaling more than $225 million has been completed on some of the largest K-12 projects in Arkansas. read more >
The Windgate Foundation is transforming arts education in Arkansas one building at a time. read more >
Northwest Arkansas leaders are concerned that the region's rising economic tide could leave many in the area vainly searching for an affordable home. read more >
The residential construction market in the Little Rock area boomed last year despite the COVID-19 pandemic, with the number of new single-family housing units permitted hitting their highest level since 2007, at more than 1,500. read more >
During federal fiscal years 2017-20, Arkansas lenders made more than $658 million loans through the Small Business Administration’s 7(a) program. Of that total, only about $10 million or 1.5% went to Black-owned businesses in the state. read more >
A recent analysis of overdraft fees by one of the country’s oldest think tanks included Arvest Bank of Fayetteville on a list of banks that “are no more than check cashers with a charter.” read more >
With deep pockets and unmatched scale, Loanpal opens a planned 100-employee operation in Bentonville and is staffing up. read more >
Despite the coronavirus pandemic, the value of the biggest deals in Arkansas last year jumped 157%, from $7.9 billion in 2019 to $20.3 billion in 2020, pushed largely by Walmart’s sales of stakes in two subsidiaries, Asda Group and Seiyu. read more >
Specialty waste and environmental services provider Denali Water Solutions LLC of Russellville is in growth mode, having announced six out-of-state buys in less than a year. read more >
Sales of luxury homes in Pulaski County shattered records in 2020, with 44 homes sold for $1 million or more. read more >
The number of homes that sold for $1 million or more in Washington and Benton counties nearly doubled last year to 64. read more >
Mortgage rates hit historical lows last year, sending the level of mortgage refinancing activity in the United States to its highest annual total since 2003, according to the Federal Home Loan Mortgage Corp. read more >
Seal Solar CEO Josh Davenport walked into a North Little Rock auto dealership looking to buy an electric car. Now, his company is a partner in the only exclusive electric vehicle dealership in Arkansas. read more >
Franklin McLarty's MDH Acquisition Corp. finds a crowded field in the SPAC market, which has grown exponentially in the past couple of years. read more >
LIVSN Designs of Fayetteville a few weeks ago wrapped up the launch of its new EcoTrek Trail pants, a launch that took the form of a 30-day campaign on the crowdfunding platform called Kickstarter. read more >
After stepping up during the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit Arkansas Capital Corp. sees “a banner year for loan volume” as lending activity gets busy. read more >
Despite the COVID-19 pandemic — or possibly because of it — 2020 was the best year for business applications in the United States on record. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has caused turmoil and operational adjustments in the business world, but real estate developers said the office market shouldn’t change much in northwest Arkansas. read more >
The former 1,234-bed Veterans Administration hospital at 300 E. Roosevelt Road in downtown Little Rock is awaiting a new name to accompany a change of ownership. read more >
