Unemployment Claims Soar to 3.28 Million
This chart highlights the dramatic effect of the coronavirus pandemic on the job market in the United States.
View ArticleArvest Bringing Bear State Bank Branch Back Out of Hibernation
A Conway bank branch that went dark in 2018 is on the drawing board to re-open in the coming weeks.
View ArticleSimmons First Shrinks Branch Operations in Response to COVID-19
Simmons First National Corp. temporarily closed 53 branches throughout its eight-state footprint to reduce the potential spread of the coronavirus pandemic.
View Article$11M Judgment Lands on Would-be Heartland Suitor
A California businessman who in late 2015 was going to work a deal to rescue the now-defunct Heartland Bank was hit last month with an $11 million default judgment in a lawsuit brought by CTHC Holdings...
View ArticleJacksonville Apartment Properties Flipped in $7.3M Combo
A series of apartment sales in Jacksonville, a pair of apartment buys in Little Rock and a grocery store purchase in Bryant form this week’s six pack of million-dollar deals.
View ArticleFoundation Offers Grants to Women-Owned Businesses Affected by Virus
The Women's Foundation of Arkansas launches Women Owned, an assistance fund for women-owned small businesses experiencing economic hardship due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
View ArticleTempus Realty Partners Sells South Carolina Property for $33.1M
Tempus Realty Partners LLC, an Arkansas-based real estate investment partnership, sold Axis Park in Greenville, South Carolina, on March 24 for $33.1 million.
View ArticleLittle Rock Approves Land Sale to Amazon in City's Port
Little Rock city leaders on Tuesday unanimously approved the $3.2 million sale of land in the Little Rock Port to an entity backed by Amazon, which plans to put a distribution center there.
View ArticleRecent Real Estate Deals Total $2.4
The $639,000 sale of a Sherwood pawnshop led the most recent round of real estate transactions.
View ArticleU.S. Construction Spending Stands at $1.37 Trillion
Construction spending in the United States stood at $1.37 trillion in February, a slight dip compared with $1.38 trillion in January.
View ArticleJessica Flake Dearnley Calls Keeping Conservative Cash Flow Cure for...
Jessica Flake Dearnley, the co-founder of Flake & Co. of Little Rock, expects Arkansas to rebound quickly once the pandemic has passed.
View ArticleValley Ranch Nursing Draws $7.8M Sale (Real Deals)
Wagnon Place Inc., led by Joey Wiggins, purchased Valley Ranch Nursing & Rehabilitation Center in west Little Rock from Frisco Health Investments Ltd., led by Kris Compton and Jeffrey Smithers.
View ArticleLure of 2020 Deal Draws California Investors to Executive Building
Two years ago, Richard Kelly of San Francisco was looking for a reinvestment property for profits from a California sale when a protege in Little Rock turned him onto the Executive Building.
View ArticleMove-in Ready at Argenta Plaza
Work continues on developments in downtown North Little Rock, just as virus empties offices.
View ArticleFuture Warehouse Location in Bryant Sold for $2.6M
This week’s million-dollar real estate deals parade starts in Bryant and ends in Conway.
View ArticleSun Still Rises on Today's Power
Today’s Power Inc. of Little Rock, the electric co-op subsidiary that builds solar power stations, is making hay while the sun shines.
View ArticleFort Smith Mansion on Market for $10.9M
If you have $10.9 million and a hankering for luxurious digs and yearn to live in western Arkansas, check out the 18,000-SF house on Moody Road in Fort Smith.
View ArticleIndustrial Building Receives Historic Makeover
The 21,750-SF building at 1222 Garland St. in downtown Little Rock has a well-established association with storage. A $1 million redevelopment effort to transform it into a 180-unit urban self-storage...
View ArticleA New Perspective on the Value of the Workplace (Dan Andrews Commentary)
Although technology has made incredible advances in communication that allow people to work and live remotely, there remains a profound value in being together.
View ArticleDevelopers Submit Plans for WeWork Building
Plans for a 228,000-SF office and mixed-used building in downtown Bentonville were submitted to the city Monday. You can see plans for the project right here.
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