When committee members dig into the stacks of nominations, we are looking for professional accomplishments and community service. We are also looking for the potential to do great things in the future. read more >
Michael Pakko, chief economist and state economic forecaster at the Arkansas Economic Development Institute at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock, talks about the state of Arkansas' economy amid COVID-19. read more >
Sterling Bank announces plans to enter the northwest Arkansas market by opening a loan production office on June 1 at 1607 N. College Ave. in Fayetteville. read more >
Federal Reserve Chair Jerome Powell warns of the threat of a prolonged recession resulting from the viral outbreak and urged Congress and the White House to act further to prevent long-lasting economic damage. read more >
The Arkansas Women’s Hall of Fame has announced the seven women and one organization that will be inducted as its sixth annual class for their significant contributions to the state. read more >
Registration for Arkansas Business’ annual Best Places to Work program is now open. read more >
From battered autos to bruised real estate, North Little Rock businessman Norman Clifton has made a lifelong career out of the reclamation business. read more >
We may never live in a post-COVID world, just as we have not achieved a post-influenza world, but pandemic conditions will eventually end and a new normal will emerge. read more >
Stuart Mackey, the Hathaway Group’s EVP, says working from home will never completely replace traditional office settings. read more >
A look at the new Families First Coronavirus Response Act and things employers must know when applying it to their workforce. read more >
Wehco Media Inc. of Little Rock receives a federal Paycheck Protection Program loan, allowing it to stave off voluntary furloughs, salary cuts and reductions in hours, not to mention possible layoffs. read more >
The "Arkansas Ready for Business" grant program is set to go live and take applications from 8 a.m. to 6 p.m. Tuesday and Wednesday. read more >
State tax officials say Arkansas' April net available general revenue was $537.3 million, down 28.5% from the same month last year and 49.4% above forecast. read more >
A receiver was appointed last week to take control of the troubled Quapaw House Inc. of Hot Springs. read more >
Dan Bearden’s Van Buren trucking company had been struggling with soaring insurance rates and falling freight prices since last year. Then the pandemic struck like a meteor. read more >
Dan Bearden thought that getting a COVID-19 relief loan would be just the lifeline Dancor Transit needed to survive bankruptcy reorganization. But the U.S. Small Business Administration denied the PPP application because the company is in Chapter 11 bankruptcy. read more >
Several changes at Conway’s Home BancShares Inc. followed a rumble of dissatisfaction from shareholders at its annual meeting on April 16. read more >
Simmons Bank’s exodus from Colorado will conclude with a $9 million transaction. read more >
A new target date has been scheduled for Bank OZK staffers to begin moving into the new corporate headquarters in west Little Rock. read more >
An affiliate of Spirit Realty Capital in Dallas purchased the 12,258-SF Golden Corral at 5001 Warden Road in North Little Rock for $3.58 million and the 6,971-SF Twin Peaks at 10 Shackleford Drive in Little Rock for $2.79 million. read more >
