Nonprofits See Hints Tax Law Has Cut Giving
Nonprofit executives in Arkansas and beyond can’t say for sure if changes to the federal tax code in 2017 caused a drop in giving in 2018. But they didn’t help. read more >
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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 >
Most FamilyLife Staffers Offered Florida Jobs
More than 200 employees of FamilyLife have been invited to move to Florida when the Little Rock nonprofit relocates next summer, a spokeswoman said last week. read more >
Total Charitable Giving in the U.S. Declines
An estimated $427.7 billion was donated to charities in the United States last year, a drop of 1.7% after adjusting for inflation, according to Giving USA 2019: The Annual Report on Philanthropy for the Year 2018. read more >
Texas Company Buys Ashland Performance Materials for $6M
This week’s triple bill features industrial property in Jacksonville, a medical office building in Bryant and a trailer project between Cabot and Jacksonville. 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 >
Eric Rob & Isaac Hires Shaun Koehn (Movers & Shakers)
Shaun Koehn is the new graphic designer for Eric Rob & Isaac in Little Rock. read more >
SPONSORED: Don’t Miss Key Changes In Nonprofit Reporting
Nonprofit organizations should seek the advice of an accounting professional as they strive to adhere to the new standards issued by the Financial Accounting Standards Board. 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 >
Local, State Single Parent Scholarship Funds to Merge
Single Parent Scholarship Fund Pulaski County recently announced a new merger between the local organization and the statewide nonprofit, Arkansas Single Parent Scholarship Fund. read more >
High Noon for Solar Costs in Arkansas?
The sun never sets on Arkansas’ solar power pricing battle, it seems, but a swirl of cases before Arkansas regulators and a major ruling in Louisiana favoring Entergy Inc. suggest a reckoning may be near. read more >
Crestwood Manor Draws $11M Acquisition (Real Deals)
Nighthawk Crestwood LLC bought the 228-unit apartment complex in the Hillcrest area of Little Rock at 3802 Kavanaugh Blvd, backed with a $9.4 million loan from Greystone Servicing. read more >
Poverty Rate in the U.S. Drops; Arkansas Stands at 17.2%
The poverty rate in the United States dropped last year to 13.1%, down from 13.4% in 2017, the U.S. Census Bureau reported late last month. It was the fifth straight annual drop, according to American Community Survey estimates. read more >
Clark, French Join Ozark Mission Project (Movers & Shakers)
Natalie Clark has been hired as marketing and development coordinator by Ozark Mission Project of Little Rock. Hanna French has been hired as director of programs and communications. read more >
Amy Fecher, Darrin Williams Among Execs at 2020 Executive Leadership Academy
Arkansas Secretary of Government Transformation and Shared Services Amy Fecher and Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams are among executives scheduled to speak as part of the 2020 Arkansas Business Executive Leadership Academy. read more >
Charting the Future, Arts Center Breaks Ground on Expansion
Prominent museum supporters, including Harriet and Warren Stephens and Little Rock Mayor Frank Scott Jr., celebrated the groundbreaking of the near-$100 million renovation and expansion of the Arkansas Arts Center in downtown Little Rock’s MacArthur Park. read more >
A Movement to Save the Future (Commentary)
Action must be taken now to ensure long-term economic security for women. That is why organizations such as the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, Southern Bancorp Community Partners, Southern Bancorp Bank and others are promoting Save10. read more >
Maumelle’s New I-40 Interchange Just Weeks from Opening
Completion of a new $14.6 million interchange is about five weeks away from providing Maumelle Boulevard motorists with a long-awaited alternative interstate access. read more >
Hard Year Adds Pain for Small Hospitals in Arkansas
Hospitals’ bottom lines were hurt by flat patient volume, a shortage of nurses and the high cost of specialty drugs read more >
Hospital Prices to Go Online, But Will Numbers Tell Story?
The idea of Americans scrolling through hospital websites to find the best deal on a mammogram or tonsillectomy sounds good to almost everybody. But the devil is in the details, and when federal plans emerged to force hospitals and insurers to reveal their negotiated rates for all kinds of medical services, the pitchforks came out. read more >
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