2 Arkansas Pros Make Noise in National PR
Public relations and content marketing firm presidents Natalie Ghidotti and Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl each collect PRNews recognition and other glories. read more >
Public relations and content marketing firm presidents Natalie Ghidotti and Sharon Tallach Vogelpohl each collect PRNews recognition and other glories. read more >
Without money from the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, Dr. Scott Winston of Sheridan doesn’t know if his independent primary care practice will stay open. read more >
The second $284 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which will offer more forgivable loans designed to soften job losses from the pandemic, began accepting applications from businesses today. read more >
The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department are preparing to revive the Paycheck Protection Program five months after its first two rounds of funding ended. read more >
Thousands of minority-owned small businesses were at the end of the line in the government’s coronavirus relief program as many struggled to find banks that would accept their applications or were disadvantaged by the terms of the program. read more >
Former Craighead County Clerk Jacob “Kade” Holliday repeatedly cited his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination during a bankruptcy proceeding on Friday when creditors asked him what happened to hundreds of thousands of dollars. read more >
Ganell Tubbs, 41, of Little Rock pleads guilty to bank fraud after fraudulently obtaining nearly $2 million in Paycheck Protection Program loans. read more >
A new survey by Arkansas Hospitality Association finds restaurants in the state making dramatically less money than in the same time last year, and more than a third are considering closing until the pandemic passes. read more >
Seth Jensen, CFO for Slim Chickens, acknowledges a bit of good luck when it came to the restaurant chain's financial foundation when the COVID-19 pandemic arose. read more >
The Stone County Leader is read all over Mountain View and Stone County, and it’s enduring while rivals sink in a sea of red ink. read more >
As a component of the CARES Act, the Federal Reserve established the Main Street Lending Program to provide up to $600 billion in financing to businesses and nonprofit organizations negatively impacted by the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
As I studied up on dozens of PPP fraud cases filed around the country since May, several common elements began to emerge. read more >
The tally of Paycheck Protection Program funds that flowed through the 20 largest banks in Arkansas topped $4.4 billion and encompassed more than 50,149 loans. read more >
COVID-19 has taken a toll on bank profitability, but the combination of federal relief money and pandemic-induced financial caution created a temporary glut of deposits. read more >
Bankers get some money back, but federal process should be simpler, they say. read more >
Ballet Arkansas, the Arkansas Repertory Theatre and the Arkansas Symphony Orchestra are fighting to keep the lights on — and, where possible, Arkansans employed — while retaining their audiences. read more >
The U.S. Small Business Administration, in consultation with the Treasury Department, recently released a simpler loan forgiveness application for Paycheck Protection Program loans of $50,000 or less. read more >
Arkansas bankers who fronted money to thousands of businesses participating in the Payment Protection Program now say they are frustrated by the federal government's failure to repay the forgivable loans in a timely manner. read more >
Little Rock Coaches, a charter motorcoach company, has basically seen its business shut down since mid-March. It is not a Little Rock or an Arkansas phenomenon; the pandemic has hammered motorcoach businesses across the nation. read more >
The COVID-19 pandemic has delivered a wallop to the country’s economy, but experts interviewed by Arkansas Business don’t expect too much lasting damage. There is a caveat, of course. read more >
