The hacked list of Ashley Madison subscribers is like the divorce files down at the courthouse. Things are filed in divorce court every day, and some of them would undoubtedly produce plenty of hits on the ArkansasBusiness.com website if “click-bait” were my goal. But we simply don’t mine divorce files for news unless there is a business angle that outweighs gossip value. read more >
The recent rash of indictments out of the U.S. Attorney’s Office in Little Rock, including that of Rickenbach, reminds us to do some catch-up on other cases of interest: read more >
The latest chapter in the saga of Theodore C. "Ted" Skokos Sr., who now lives in Dallas and is being sued by a business associate over an investment dispute. read more >
Brandon Barber’s story is a sad one: A supercharged business career fueled by pride, family connections and bank fraud that flamed out before he was 35. Gambling debts, hot checks, DWIs, divorce, bankruptcy. It would make a dandy Greek tragedy if the protagonist had shown more potential for true greatness, rather than reckless opportunism, in the first place. read more >
