In the Workplace 2020: New Federal Overtime Rules Effective Jan. 1
The U.S. Department of Labor estimates that its new overtime rules, which go into effect Jan. 1, will make an additional 1.3 million American workers eligible for overtime wages under the Fair Labor...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2020: Medical Marijuana's Slow Rollout Continues
At the end of 2019, the Arkansas medical marijuana program continues its slow rollout.
View ArticleLong-Term Mortgage Rates at Historically Low Levels
U.S. long-term mortgage rates are little changed this week, remaining at historically low levels to prod prospective homebuyers.
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2020: Talking Politics: How to Avoid Toxic Work Environment
Over the last several years, political discourse has headed south, and this is increasingly causing problems in the workplace — from co-workers not wanting to work with each other to loud and...
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2020: Succession Planning: Avoiding Pitfalls
Succession planning necessitates talking to current key employees about their retirement plans. Planning how you will approach these conversations can help you avoid claims of age bias. Remember, there...
View ArticleUS Long-Term Mortgage Rates Ease
U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined slightly this week, remaining close to the historically low levels where they have hovered for the past two months.
View ArticleIn the Workplace 2020: Employment Law Basics for Start-Ups
Start-ups can run into a number of employment issues as their workforce grows.
View ArticleThe Year in Executive Q&A: 2019
We approached executives from businesses large and small, nonprofits and even government agencies, and asked them to answer questions about their organizations, their industries and themselves.
View ArticleWestern Arkansas Charity Says Up to $200K Stolen
The director of the Crawford-Sebastian Community Development Council in Fort Smith says up to $200,000 may have been stolen from the organization that provides financial assistance, housing and food to...
View ArticleAt Little Rock Summit, Arkansas Counts to Talk 2020 Census Strategy
An initiative aimed at ensuring an accurate 2020 U.S. Census will hold a summit next week to discuss how to reach hard-to-count populations in Arkansas.
View ArticleCalifornia Firm Buys BJ's Brewhouse Property for $4.2M
Commercial property occupied by BJ's Brewhouse, a freestanding restaurant, was sold on Dec. 27 for $4.2 million to Four Corners Property Trust of Mill Valley, California.
View ArticleAC Hotel Little Rock to Open in February
The $25 million, 114-room AC Hotel Little Rock is set to open in early February, with a grand opening celebration planned for a month later.
View ArticleArkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to Induct 6
The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six people whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state's largest business sector.
View ArticleMonde Group Starts Work on Esplanade in North Little Rock
The Monde Group, Gov. Asa Hutchinson and other officials break ground on a 41-acre mixed-use neighborhood along the Arkansas River between Riverview Park and Rockwater Marina in North Little Rock.
View ArticleRecent Real Estate Deals Total $1.4M
The $800,000 sale of a retail project in Maumelle led the latest real estate transactions.
View ArticleUS Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall; 30-Year Loan at 3.64%
U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 13 weeks, as financial markets roiled by U.S.-Iran conflict pushed investors toward the safety of Treasury bonds.
View ArticleFarmers Prospers in Texas Market After De Novo
Magnolia’s Farmers Bank & Trust holds more than $147.8 million of the $368 million deposits in Prosper, Texas, a city of nearly 30,000 an hour north of Dallas.
View ArticleApartment Triple Play Adds Up to $70M (Real Deals)
Affiliates of MAA, the apartment-oriented real estate investment trust in Memphis, sold three complexes in separate transactions to affiliates of National Property Management Associates Inc. of Orchard...
View ArticleComplex Path Led Dr. Benjamin Carlyle into Deep Debt
A Searcy doctor with millions of dollars of debt and a troubled history with state regulators now confronts his latest nightmare: A lender has accused Dr. Benjamin Carlyle of submitting false financial...
View ArticleBlack Angus On the Move
After 30 years at 10907 N. Rodney Parham Road, Black Angus is looking for a new home.
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