Arkansas Bank Deposit Growth Slows to 1.5%
It's the slowest growth since 2014, bringing total deposits to slightly more than $97 billion as of June 30. read more >
It's the slowest growth since 2014, bringing total deposits to slightly more than $97 billion as of June 30. read more >
Calling nuclear fusion a pioneering technology, Granholm said President Joe Biden wants to harness fusion as a carbon-free energy source that can power homes and businesses. read more >
Most troubling was the decline in the index measuring future expectations, which tumbled to 73.7 in September from 83.3 in August. Readings below 80 for future expectations historically signal a recession within a year. read more >
A recent poll of 541 of the state's chief executives revealed a mix of confidence and apprehension as they assessed the current business climate and looked ahead to future conditions. read more >
The idea that defeating high inflation would require sharply higher unemployment is based on a long-time economic model that may prove ill-suited for the post-pandemic episode. read more >
States such as California, Florida and Louisiana, which are prone to wildfires and damaging storms and flooding, are likely to see the most dramatic increases in premiums. read more >
The solar field will be built and operated by Entegrity on 35 acres in Phillips County, and should cut the 22,000-student school system from $4.5 million to $7 million over the next 25 years. read more >
The New Jersey-based company is investing up to $5 million to transform a 13,000-SF space in Newport. read more >
Looking at the business press for the last few quarters, it seems that the most unpredictable (and therefore likely most dangerous) new threat to businesses will continue to be finding and keeping top talent. read more >
They like to gamble now in Jefferson County. read more >
Some of the people paying closest attention to the birth of a lithium industry in south Arkansas are the landowners with mineral rights leased out for their underground brine. read more >
Harco Constructors LLC built a medical marijuana cultivation facility for Carpenter Farms Medical Group in Grady. read more >
Apartments, warehouses and homes form this week’s team of million-dollar real estate transactions in Pulaski County. read more >
Bank OZK of Little Rock is involved in a court battle over a landfill purchase that has generated opposing circuit court rulings and raised questions about whether Arkansas taxpayers can be required to bail out holders of revenue bonds. read more >
The revised projected capital investment would make it the largest single industrial endeavor in state history. Construction could start as early as 2025, with commercial operations following in 2029, if all goes well. read more >
Envirotech Vehicles Inc. met its deadline for an extension of financial reports after incorrectly reporting 2022 financial results. read more >
Seven western utilities have committed to joining the nonprofit, the first major expansion of SPP’s RTO service territory since October 2015. read more >
The program offers loans, lines of credit and lending-related financial education to small business customers that fall just below existing bank credit requirements. read more >
The agency said in a statement that including medical debt in credit scores is problematic because "mistakes and inaccuracies in medical billing are common." read more >
Workers walked out of General Motors and Stellantis parts distribution centers. read more >
