Arkansas Federal Credit Union says it purchased the FamilyLife building in west Little Rock for $12 million and plans to move its headquarters there over the next 18-24 months. read more >
Rising energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices higher in December, and American workers’ earnings couldn’t keep up. read more >
Little Rock Soirée announces sessions that will be part of its 2020 Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium, which takes place Thursday, April 30, in Little Rock. read more >
A retail project in west Little Rock kicks off our six-pack of million-dollar real estate transactions this week. read more >
After 30 years at 10907 N. Rodney Parham Road, Black Angus is looking for a new home. read more >
A Searcy doctor with millions of dollars of debt and a troubled history with state regulators now confronts his latest nightmare: A lender has accused Dr. Benjamin Carlyle of submitting false financial statements to obtain loans. read more >
Affiliates of MAA, the apartment-oriented real estate investment trust in Memphis, sold three complexes in separate transactions to affiliates of National Property Management Associates Inc. of Orchard Park, New York. read more >
Magnolia’s Farmers Bank & Trust holds more than $147.8 million of the $368 million deposits in Prosper, Texas, a city of nearly 30,000 an hour north of Dallas. read more >
U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 13 weeks, as financial markets roiled by U.S.-Iran conflict pushed investors toward the safety of Treasury bonds. read more >
The $800,000 sale of a retail project in Maumelle led the latest real estate transactions. read more >
The Monde Group, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other officials break ground on a 41-acre mixed-use neighborhood along the Arkansas River between Riverview Park and Rockwater Marina in North Little Rock. read more >
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six people whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state's largest business sector. read more >
The $25 million, 114-room AC Hotel Little Rock is set to open in early February, with a grand opening celebration planned for a month later. read more >
Commercial property occupied by BJ's Brewhouse, a freestanding restaurant, was sold on Dec. 27 for $4.2 million to Four Corners Property Trust of Mill Valley, California. read more >
An initiative aimed at ensuring an accurate 2020 U.S. Census will hold a summit next week to discuss how to reach hard-to-count populations in Arkansas. read more >
The director of the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council in Fort Smith says up to $200,000 may have been stolen from the organization that provides financial assistance, housing and food to the needy. read more >
We approached executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and asked them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves. read more >
Start-ups can run into a number of employment issues as their workforce grows. read more >
U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered for the past two months. read more >
Succession planning necessitates talking to current key employees about their retirement plans. Planning how you will approach these conversations can help you avoid claims of age bias. Remember, there is no mandatory retirement age (with very few exceptions). read more >
