Category: Finance

Up until recent years, the momentum associated with space exploration had more or less fizzled. While it would seem that rapid innovation is occurring in every other technology field worldwide, the hardware and business models used in space exploration have remained static aside from small, incremental improvements. It is mind boggling that theRead More

  Technology Hype Cycles Hype occurs in cycles. It starts with the introduction of a concept and thinking about the possibilities.The more that is possible, the higher expectations rise. Then it’s time to take the medicine and figure out the exact reality of the situation. Often it is less than expected, and much work isRead More

    MJ Homes LLC and Splitrock Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Feb. 15 through March 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s office. The companies spent $2.39 million to buy the KFC/Taco Bell on West Parker Road in a deal completed Feb. 25. StanleyRead More

How to Take the First Steps in Scaling Your Business Most entrepreneurs are hungry to bring their company to the next level. Whether they operate a family-run business or a rapidly evolving tech startup, there is always another milestone in sight. Business owners want to their companies to make an impact with their customers andRead More

While New Year’s Eve celebrations were smaller and looked different, Americans’ excitement to close out the chapter of one year and turn the page of a new one has never been greater. 2021 is a year of many unknowns after surprises around every corner in 2020. But one thing is sure: The housing market wasRead More

Veteran Northwest Arkansas banker Ron Branscum has started a second stint at Arvest Bank. Branscum has been hired as a senior vice president and commercial banker, overseeing Arvest’s commercial lenders in Rogers, where it has 8 branch locations. He will work primarily from Arvest branches in downtown Rogers and Village on the Creeks. ArvestRead More

Space Wars: The Private Sector Strikes Back Government agencies such as NASA have been the brains behind space exploration for decades with much success. Such agencies put the first man in space, landed on the moon, and built the first reusable space vessel. However, since the private venture behind SpaceShipOne won the $10 million AnsariRead More

Here are 150 Apps that Power the Gig Economy Go back in time a decade, and you’d have a tough time convincing anyone that they would be “employed” through an app on their phone. And yet, in a short period of time, the emergence of the smartphone has enabled the gig economy to flourish intoRead More