Joe Giroir, Prominent Little Rock Lawyer, Dies at 81
Charles Joseph "Joe" Giroir Jr., a prominent Little Rock attorney who was one of Arkansas' first securities lawyers, died Friday, one day shy of his 82nd birthday. read more >
Charles Joseph "Joe" Giroir Jr., a prominent Little Rock attorney who was one of Arkansas' first securities lawyers, died Friday, one day shy of his 82nd birthday. read more >
Stephen Owen Stephens, whose fluid baritone made him a broadcast hall of famer and Arkansas' version of Dick Clark with his 1950s dance program "Steve's Show" on KTHV, actually had to work hard on that fabled voice, he said in 2018. read more >
Arkansas’ richest family has had a good year financially. The heirs of Sam Walton own publicly traded stock valued collectively at more than $205 billion. read more >
Warren Stephens, CEO of Stephens Inc. in Little Rock, announced Wednesday the 2021 debut of an annual collegiate golf tournament named for his late father, a former chairman of Augusta National. read more >
While two registered investment advisory firms associated with Stephens Inc. of Little Rock remain firmly atop the annual list of the state’s largest money managers, even the second-tier firms are posting impressive new totals of assets under management. read more >
The $100 million transformation of the Arkansas Arts Center in Little Rock will result in what looks to be a stunning architectural gem. read more >
Arkansas bankers are wading into the numbers to gauge the health of their loan portfolios after extending an opening round of financial grace to customers. read more >
Montrose Environmental Group Inc. of Irvine, California, acquires CTEH of North Little Rock, a scientific consulting firm specializing in emergency preparedness, response and recovery. read more >
Stephens Inc. of Little Rock tells employees to work from home if possible "until further notice" due to the COVID-19 pandemic. read more >
The value of big deals in Arkansas plummeted 85% in 2019 compared with the previous year, dropping to $7.9 billion compared with a stratospheric $53.9 billion in 2018. read more >
Lori Melton has been hired as senior vice president of business development at First Community Bank in Conway. read more >
The Little Rock investment bank entered into a “clearing arrangement” with Pershing LLC, a subsidiary of BNY Mellon, effective Nov. 15. Customers were notified of this, as was the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. read more >
A surge in assets under management by registered investment advisory firms in North Little Rock, Fayetteville and Little Rock has shaken up this year’s list of money managers in Arkansas. read more >
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 >
Gordon McGuire has been promoted to research analyst at Stephens Inc. of Little Rock. read more >
Murphy USA, the gas and convenience retail chain based in El Dorado, announced Wednesday that it will offer $500 million in senior unsecured notes, with plans to use the debt plus cash on hand to redeem previous 6% notes coming due in 2023. read more >
The mission of the Arkansas Center for Data Sciences is twofold: to narrow the gap between open technology jobs in the state and the talent available to fill them, and to help existing businesses use data analytics to better compete. read more >
The departures of five companies that were acquired in the past year made room at the bottom of the list for companies that had not made the cutoff last year — or ever. The price of entry to the list? $100 million read more >
Museums need to supply “social space,” says famed architect Jeanne Gang. If they are to survive, they need to be places where people want to be. And that is what her design seeks to do for the expanded, renovated Arkansas Arts Center, a $98.8 million project: provide a “cultural living room.” read more >
Warren Stephens says he has confidence in Marc Gorlin, founder and CEO of crowdsourced delivery service startup Roadie, in which Stephens has invested. After all, he said, look at Kabbage, which “turned out to be a great investment.” read more >
