Investor Group Paid $12.4M for Gateway Property
Did you know that the total purchase price for the approximately 54 acres around the Outlets of Little Rock and Bass Pro Shops in southwest Little Rock was about $12.4 million? Gateway Otter LLC, which...
View ArticleMurphy USA Plans for Growth Without Wal-Mart
EL DORADO - Murphy USA's newest direction came as the result of Wal-Mart's decision to develop its own gasoline program on sites not already committed to Murphy USA. However, the abrupt change in the...
View ArticleE-Z Mart CEO Sonja Hubbard Appointed to Chair Arkansas Research Alliance
The Arkansas Research Alliance has named Sonja Hubbard, president and CEO of Texarkana's E-Z Mart Stores Inc., chairman of its board of directors. It also named four new members to the board: Todd...
View ArticleUSA Truck 4Q Profit Up 8 Percent
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren on Tuesday reported fourth-quarter profit of $3.9 million, an 8 percent increase from $3.6 million in the same quarter of last year. Quarterly revenue was $118 million, down...
View ArticleArcBest 4Q Income Down 66 Percent
ArcBest Corp. of Fort Smith reported fourth-quarter income of $4.9 million, down 66 percent from the $14.5 million it reported in the same quarter of 2014. The company reported earnings per share of 19...
View ArticleMurphy USA to Sell CAM Pipeline for $85M; 4Q Income Down 32 Percent
Murphy USA Inc. of El Dorado on Wednesday announced fourth-quarter net income of $66.7 million, down 32 percent from $98.3 million in the same quarter in 2014. Diluted earnings per share were $1.58...
View ArticlePersonal Income in Arkansas Metro Areas See Increase
The eight metropolitan areas of Arkansas reported increases in local area personal income in 2014, with growth ranging from 1.6 percent in Pine Bluff to 4.1 percent in Fort Smith. Michael Pakko, an...
View ArticleDollar Tree To Set Roots in Farmington
A Dollar Tree will soon be up and running on Main Street in Farmington. Interior renovations are ongoing at a 7,600-SF building at 219 W. Main. The Tamarron Investment Group, through its Abbey Fund,...
View ArticleSpringdale's Core Brewery Seeks Funding
Core Brewing & Distilling Co. LLC has increased the amount it’s offering investors in the Springdale company, to $3.5 million worth of shares of the business, of which $2.2 million has been sold....
View ArticleDebbie Northington Hired as New Windstream VP (Movers & Shakers)
Debbie Northington has been hired by Windstream Holdings Inc. in Little Rock as vice president of human resources. Northington, formerly the vice president of marketing for Northington Investment Group...
View ArticleArkansas Sees Volume, Value of Biggest Deals Drop
The value of mergers and acquisitions last year reached a record high worldwide and in the United States, but Arkansas was a different story. The known value of big deals in the state — those worth $9...
View ArticleDevelopmental Center Sells for $3.2 Million (Real Deals)
The sale of a 30,565-SF clinic in Little Rock weighed in at $3.2 million. WSCamp LLC, led by Christopher Schultz and Cynthia Knoerr, purchased the Dennis Developmental Center at 1301 Wolfe St. The...
View ArticleCities in Arkansas Scrambling to Fill Vacant Walmart Locations
Since Wal-Mart Stores Inc. announced last month it was closing 154 stores in the United States, Gentry Mayor Kevin Johnston has been on the phone and sending emails trying to attract a grocery store to...
View ArticlePAM Transport Reports Record Quarterly, Yearly Earnings
PAM Transport Inc. of Tontitown on Tuesday reported record fourth-quarter and annual earnings. PAM (Nasdaq: PTSI) reported fourth-quarter income of $3.2 million, up from $2.1 million in the same...
View ArticleDevelopers Plan Staybridge Suites for Midtown Little Rock
A local partnership group called Midtown Hospitality LLC plans to invest $13 million to bring a Staybridge Suites hotel to a 2.69-acre site at University Avenue and 12th Street in Little Rock....
View ArticleYellen: Slower Rate Hikes On Tap If Economy Disappoints
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen said the U.S. economy faces a number of global threats that could hamper growth and compel the Fed to slow the pace of future interest rate hikes. She...
View ArticleDonny Rogers Named President of Arvest Trust
Arvest Wealth Management CEO Jim King said Tuesday that Donny Rogers has been selected to replace Diane Wells as Arvest Trust president following Wells' planned retirement earlier this year....
View ArticleTech Park Talks Timeline with KATV; Mary Good to Step Down
Sinclair Broadcasting Group will need at least three years to move its Little Rock ABC affiliate, KATV-TV, Channel 7, from its building at Main and Fourth, Little Rock Technology Park Director Brent...
View ArticleJacksonville Mayor: Millage Vote a 'Game Changer'
Jacksonville's new high school — the crowning jewel of the new Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District — should be welcoming visitors to town by the fall of 2019, thanks to voters who on Tuesday...
View ArticleWindstream Adds Jeannie Diefenderfer, Larry Laque to Board
Windstream Holdings Inc. (Nasdaq: WIN) of Little Rock announced Thursday the appointments of Jeannie H. Diefenderfer and Larry Laque to the company’s board of directors effective immediately....
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