David Smith
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LR clinics join mergers trend
posted: 02/05/2012 4:27 a.m. Discuss
The three largest cardiology clinics in Little Rock have announced mergers with hospitals in the city, a move that in some cases will raise clinic physicians’ incomes and increase the cost of services for patients.
In state, car sales cruised for 2011
posted: 02/01/2012 5:25 a.m. Discuss
New-vehicle registrations in Arkansas last year were up 22 percent from 2010, according to an auto research firm.
Acxiom quarter profits fall 60%
posted: 02/01/2012 5:21 a.m. Discuss
Net income fell about 60 percent for Acxiom Corp. in its third quarter that ended Dec. 31, the Little Rock marketing services provider said Tuesday.
Arvest buys struggling Union Bank
posted: 01/31/2012 3:23 a.m. Discuss
Arvest Bank, which entered the Kansas City market in 2009, has agreed to buy Union Bank of Kansas City.
Lender hit with federal sanction
posted: 01/28/2012 3:22 a.m. Discuss
Chambers Bank of Danville, which lost almost $18 million in 2010, has been sanctioned by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., the regulator said Friday.
State falls off in sales of homes; in U.S., new ones selling slower
posted: 01/27/2012 4:32 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas home sales fell 6 percent in December compared with December 2010, and 2011 was the worst year since the Arkansas Realtors Association began releasing statistics in 2004.
State’s jobless rate falls to 7.7%
posted: 01/25/2012 4:16 a.m. Comment 1
Unemployment in Arkansas fell to 7.7 percent in December, down from 7.9 percent in November, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics said Tuesday.
Loss of fees on overdrafts costing banks
posted: 01/22/2012 4:15 a.m. Discuss
Arkansas-based banks are losing $39 million a year in revenue because of a Federal Reserve rule that requires them to get permission from customers for overdraft protection, according to a survey by a University of Arkansas professor.
Conway firm logs record earnings
posted: 01/20/2012 2:14 a.m. Discuss
Home BancShares Inc., the parent company of Centennial Bank, earned $14.2 million for the fourth quarter and a record $54.7 million for 2011, the Conway bank said Thursday.
Simmons First profit off 9% in 4th quarter
posted: 01/20/2012 2:10 a.m. Discuss
Simmons First National Corp. had net income of $6.3 million in the fourth quarter, down 9 percent from $6.9 million in the fourth quarter of 2010, the Pine Bluff bank reported Thursday.
