Census Says Older Population Surpassing Younger
By 2030, all baby boomers — those born in 1946-64 — will be older than 65, and 1 in every 5 U.S. residents will be retirement age, according to the U.S. Census Bureau.
View ArticleTruck Centers of Arkansas Sold, Rebranded (NWA Real Deals)
Leslie Doggett Industries of Houston bought Truck Centers of Arkansas this month, paying $103 million for the three-dealership franchise.
View ArticleSherwood Retail Center Attracts $4.1M Sale (Real Deals)
Liquid Texas LLC purchased the 123,873-SF retail project in Sherwood from BRE DDR Br Sherwood AR LLC of New York.
View ArticleDozens of Arkansas Companies Rank on List of Largest ESOPs
This week Arkansas Business debuts a new list of ESOPs — employee stock ownership plans — ranked by net assets at the end of the most recent fiscal year for which data is publicly available.
View ArticleThe Business of Downsizing: Northwest Arkansas Companies Respond to Growing...
Estate sale companies, real estate firms and auction houses in NWA get busy as retirees, and others, scale back.
View ArticleLakewood Exxon Location Picked Up by CVS
A future CVS Pharmacy site in North Little Rock, a 5,351-SF home in west Pulaski County, a 21-unit complex in Little Rock, nine rental properties in Conway and a 4,522-SF home in west Little Rock...
View ArticleLatest Real Estate Deals Total $1.7M
Recent real estate transactions include convenience store, land and office building/garage sales.
View ArticleFormer Rocktown Space to House $3.5M Rock Dental HQ
The former Rocktown Distillery building at Sixth Street and Shall Avenue in Little Rock's emerging East Village development will be renovated for an estimated $3.5 million into Rock Dental Brands' new...
View ArticleUS Pending Home Sales Fell 1.3 Percent in April
Fewer Americans signed contracts to buy homes in April, reflecting the dearth of properties being listed for sale in the U.S. right now.
View ArticleE-Z Mart Combo Buy Closes at Nearly $1.3M (Real Deals)
National Retail Properties Ltd. of Orlando, Florida, bought two Little Rock convenience stores from E-Z Mart Stores Inc., led by Sonja Hubbard.
View ArticleArkansas Business Presents the 40 Under 40 Class of 2018
This section of Arkansas Business is dedicated to our 25th class of 40 Under 40 honorees, and with each passing year (this is my 19th), the honorees seem younger and their accomplishments more impressive.
View ArticleMillennials Constitute 35 Percent of U.S. Labor Force
Millennials are the largest generation in the U.S. labor force, comprising 35 percent of the workforce, according to the Pew Research Center.
View ArticleWords of Wisdom (Editorial)
This year’s crop of 40 Under 40 young professionals offered several nuggets of wisdom that we would have done well to have taken to heart, oh, 30 or 40 years ago. Maybe you, too, can benefit from what...
View ArticleOne Bank, Landlord Tussle in Lawsuit Over Former OneBanc Branch
A Little Rock landlord says One Bank is still on the financial hook for a closed branch office on Cantrell Road.
View ArticleFNB Crossett Poised to Join Public Company
The pending $12.8 million acquisition of Crossett’s Ashley Bancstock Co. and its First National Bank will turn the buyer, Century Next Financial Corp. of Ruston, Louisiana, into a multistate banking...
View ArticleTransactions of Truck Centers, E-Z Mart Continue After Company Buys
Freightliner and Western Star dealerships in North Little Rock and Springdale and an E-Z Mart in west Little Rock provide this week’s trio of million-dollar deals.
View ArticleUS Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall; 30-Year at 4.54 Percent
Long-term U.S. mortgage rates fell this week for the second straight week, providing a helpful jolt for potential home buyers.
View ArticleRecent Real Estate Deals Total $1.45M
Most recent round of real estate transactions include sale of land, office building, church and vacant home site.
View ArticleMayflower RV Case Awards Defy Precedent, Appeal Says
A $1 million judgment awarded to the widow of a man who died cleaning up debris following the 2014 Mayflower tornado could be the subject of an Arkansas Supreme Court review of decades of legal precedent.
View ArticleCommunity Bakery Adds New Partner to Mix
Joe Fox, Community Bakery’s owner, has brought on a partner, John Brandenberger, who Fox hopes will be his successor.
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