Victoria Ramirez Named Executive Director of Arkansas Arts Center
The Arkansas Arts Center announces Victoria Ramirez, director of the El Paso Museum of Art, as its new executive director. read more >
Tagged: Warren Stephens
Startup Roadie Gets More Stephens Cash
Five years after its founding, Roadie, the crowdsourced delivery service startup based in Atlanta, has attracted partnerships with major retailers, including Walmart, and, in February, $37 million in new funding. read more >
Tyson Founder, Warren Stephens to Join Arkansas Business Hall of Fame
The late founder of Tyson Foods Inc. of Springdale and the CEO of Stephens Inc. of Little Rock are among the latest inductees to the University of Arkansas' Arkansas Business Hall of Fame. read more >
WLR Hampton Inn Sold for $11.9 M; Warren Stephens Buys Longfellow Property
A 126-room hotel in west Little Rock, an 11,948-SF medical office building in midtown Little Rock and a 17 percent stake in a west Little Rock apartment project form a few of this week’s million-dollar-plus real estate transactions. read more >
Copper Run Acreage Assembled for $2.6M (Real Deals)
Layman Lane LLC, led by Graham Smith and Russell James, bought the more than 85 acres at 10601 Layman Road from Glenda C. Pehrson Family Ltd. read more >
Canopy Apartments Sale Tops $9.4 Million Mark (Real Deals)
An affiliate of DavisRE of Dallas bought the 240-unit apartment project in west Little Rock. The seller is Out In The Woods LLLP, led by James Jackson and Haskell Dickinson II. read more >
Tedford and Son Leave Stephens Inc., Go In with Stephens Group
Bill Tedford has left Stephens Inc. after 51 years, along with son Alan, and they have hooked up with the other side of the Stephens family. read more >
Stephens Inc. Capitalism Series Features a Familiar Face, Jack Stephens
Stephens Inc., which launched a multimedia series in May dedicated to bolstering the image of capitalism, is focusing on one of its own — Jack Stephens — in its latest short film in the series. read more >
Stephens Inc. Launches Film Series On Heroes of Capitalism
Stephens Inc. announced Monday that it has launched a multimedia series called “This Is Capitalism,” featuring short films on some of the heroes of capitalism in the United States, including Warren Stephens’ father, Jackson T. Stephens. read more >
Stephens Insurance Records Sales of $1.9 Million with Dillard's in Past Fiscal Year
Dillard’s Inc. of Little Rock spent $1.9 million in fiscal 2016 with Warren Stephens’ Stephens Insurance LLC. read more >
Governor Appoints Arkansas CEOs to Study State's Computer, Data Sector
Gov. Asa Hutchinson forms a blue ribbon commission to study how to grow the state's computer science and data analytics sector. The 19-member commission is co-chaired by Acxiom Corp. founder Charles Morgan and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston. read more >
Warren Stephens' Alotian Club to Host 2019 Arnold Palmer Cup
The Alotian Club, a private golf club owned by Little Rock financier Warren Stephens, will host the 23rd Arnold Palmer Cup in 2019. read more >
Waltons Among Forbes' Top 20 Richest
The Walton family has fallen out of the top 10 of Forbes magazine's list of the country's 400 richest people. read more >
Former Home of Stephens Inc. Torn Down for Tech Park
The 20,952-SF building at 114 E. Capitol Ave. was demolished as part of the Little Rock Technology Park development. read more >
Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Banking & Finance
A banking and finance resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Tech Park Closes on Phase 1 Properties
Renovation for the first phase of the planned Little Rock Technology Park is expected to begin in April after tech park board members on Monday signed closing documents to purchase properties along Main Street. read more >
Why the Las Vegas Newspaper Scandal Matters to Arkansas and America (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)
Rich guys — Stephens, Walton, Bezos, Buffett — have bought and sold newspapers since memory of man runneth not to the contrary, but they don't do it anonymously. There can be no honorable reason for a newspaper's owner to be a mystery. read more >
Forbes List of Richest People for 2015 Includes 10 with Arkansas Ties
The list once again is led by Microsoft's Bill Gates. Wal-Mart heir Jim Walton leads a group of Arkansans and those with close ties to the state included on the list. read more >
The Cool Side of Warren Stephens
The relationship between Marc Gorlin, the founder and CEO of Atlanta startup Roadie, and Warren Stephens, CEO of Stephens Inc., goes back to the late ’90s, Gorlin says. read more >
Warren Stephens Bets on Startup Roadie Shipping Network
Roadie uses the excess capacity of passenger vehicles already on the road to move packages from one point to another. The Roadie mobile app connects drivers with people who need to ship goods to where those drivers are already headed. read more >
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