Arkansas Banks Navigate Marijuana Road
Regulatory requirements, legal uncertainties blunt lending opportunities to the state's medical marijuana industry. read more >
Tagged: Legal
Learning From What 'She Said' (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Success, especially financial success, seems to embolden some men. read more >
Blinds Business Sale Opens Window to Lawsuits, Bankruptcy
The $2.9 million sale of a Benton County custom blinds company has left wreckage in its wake, with the buyers filing for personal bankruptcy and the sellers suing the deal’s broker, alleging fraud. read more >
Colliers Adds Two; Coulter Joins Mitchell Williams (Movers & Shakers)
Lisa Turpin and Bradford Gaines have joined Colliers International in Little Rock. Nathan Coulter joins Mitchell Williams Selig Gates & Woodyard as an associate. read more >
U.S. Household Debt Reaches $13.67 Trillion
Household debt in the United States rose for the 19th straight quarter, reaching $13.67 trillion as of March 31. It’s now 7.8% or $993 billion higher than the previous peak of $12.68 trillion, reached in the third quarter of 2008. read more >
Morgan 'Chip' Welch Announces Run for State Supreme Court
Pulaski County Circuit Judge Morgan "Chip" says he's running for a seat on the state's Supreme Court, setting up another potentially expensive and heated race. read more >
Nonprofits Targeting Wealth of Boomers
As the youngest baby boomers close in on retirement and begin to contemplate what their legacies will be, nonprofits and universities are looking to consistent donors for their slice of an expected multitrillion-dollar wealth transfer. read more >
In Age of Influencers, P. Allen Smith Faces Pay Cut
Instead of boosting his state pay for promoting Arkansas from $200,000 to $845,000 a year, gardening and lifestyle star P. Allen Smith appears likely to get 95% less than his previous contract provided — or perhaps nothing at all. read more >
Cooper Makes First Payment to Roach Manufacturing
A former Jonesboro accountant recently made a dent in a $9 million civil judgment owed to a former client from which he embezzled for more than 20 years. read more >
C.R. Crawford Sues in Oklahoma Again
Contractor C.R. Crawford Construction LLC of Fayetteville has sued a Tulsa hotelier in Washington County Circuit Court for breach of a $7.5 million contract. read more >
So Many Podcasts, So Little Time (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
The podcasting universe keeps expanding, and keeping my podcast subscriptions curated is as hard as limiting my purchases at a Trader Joe’s. read more >
Filling The Void (Editorial)
The leadership gap left by our elected officials is being filled increasingly by leaders in the private sector read more >
Imagine a Border Officer Attacking Your Profession
The pen may be mightier than the sword, but justice in the legal system sometimes requires the checkbook. read more >
Alice Alt Predicts Travelers Will Marvel at Marshal Museum
Alice Alt, the president of the U.S. Marshals Museum Foundation, says the museum will make Fort Smith a tourism destination. read more >
Chunn Joins Blair & Stroud in Batesville (Movers & Shakers)
Alexandra T. Chunn, a recent graduate of the University of Memphis Cecil C. Humphreys School of Law, is joining Blair & Stroud in Batesville. read more >
Jury Awards $5.2M in Walmart Disability Discrimination Case
A jury has awarded a former Wisconsin Walmart employee $5.2 million in a disability discrimination case. read more >
Former Tyson Foods Attorney Sues in Iowa for Wrongful Termination
A former workers' compensation attorney for Tyson Foods has filed a wrongful termination lawsuit in Iowa accusing company officials of making anti-gay slurs, filing false information in workers' compensation cases and discriminating based on sex and age. read more >
Arkansas Business Announces CFO Finalists, Tickets Info
Arkansas Business' 2019 CFO of the Year finalists and Lifetime Achievement Award winners will be recognized at a luncheon on Thursday, Nov. 7, at the Embassy Suites in Little Rock. read more >
Arkansas Doctor Lonnie Parker Charged with Overprescribing Opiates
A doctor from southwest Arkansas has been arrested on charges of overprescribing opiates and other drugs. read more >
Family Feud in Bankruptcy Case a Tale of Murder and Fraud
A long-running family dispute in northwest Arkansas over a small fortune in Walmart stock entered a new arena for courtroom contention: bankruptcy. read more >
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