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Founder and CEO of Arkansas-based technology startup FR8relay Aayush Thakur was recently accepted into the Forbes Business Council, the foremost growth and networking organization for successful business owners and leaders worldwide.  Thakur was vetted and selected by a review committee…

In April, Walmart heir Rob Walton discussed a $4.5 billion bid for the Denver Broncos NFL team. Now, on June 6, Forbes reported that the billion-dollar deal would be enough to buy the NFL team, and would be the highest…

Note: This is an update to a previous announcement posted Nov. 19, 2021 at 10:13 a.m. Simmons First National Corp. officially completed the acquisition of Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Spirit of Texas Bank SSB, based…

Using data from Forbes, writers at online news aggregator Stacker recently compiled a list of the richest billionaires in the state of Arkansas. According to the report, as the COVID-19 pandemic continued to rage last year, 660 people became billionaires…

Reading a recent Forbes section on C-Suite leadership, I experienced a light bulb moment. We recognize so many Arkansas business leaders, from marketers to founders, why not create some special recognition for those Arkansans who occupy the C-Suite? You know,…

The Venture Center has changed the date for its inaugural fintech conference that will feature many of the banking industry’s biggest influencers. Due to the impacts of COVID-19, event organizers moved the inaugural event to August 15 – 17 in…

Little Rock financial advisor, Kelley Curtis Dunlap of Stifel/The Curtis Team, has been named to Forbes’ “America’s Top Women Wealth Advisors” list for 2022. The list spotlights approximately 1,375 top advisors across the country who were nominated by their firms…

Smiley Technologies recently announced the hiring of Marc Haynes as its Chief People Officer. Within this role, Haynes will oversee all functions related to Human Resources as well as creating and cultivating programs to support and enhance the company’s culture…

The Rogers school district is the best employer in the state of Arkansas, according to an article published by Forbes magazine on Tuesday. “Forbes partnered with market research company Statista to compile [its] third annual list of “America’s Best Employers…

Forbes magazine has named the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences to its list of Best Employers for Women 2021, the institution announced Thursday. UAMS was ranked 86th on a list of the top 300 companies in the United States,…