NEWS – Page 16 – Arkansas Capital Corporation

Arkansas Capital Corporation Named Largest SBA Lender in Arkansas

Date22 Jul 2013

Thanks to our many local community bank partners, Arkansas Capital Corporation has been named the largest SBA lender in Arkansas by total value of loans for FY 2012. Arkansas Capital...

Entrepreneurial System Takes Root in Arkansas

Date17 Jul 2013

You’ve got 60 seconds to pitch your business idea to a few hundred audience members. If they like yours more than others, you’ll get a cash prize. You’ll get a...

Movista Receives $82,000 Investment from ASTA

Date16 Jul 2013

Bentonville retail software firm Movista has received an $82,959 investment from the Arkansas Science & Technology Authority. The funds will be used to commercialize Movista’s proprietary technology, which provides retail tracking, verifying and...

BiologicsMD Names David Owens CEO

Date16 Jul 2013

Fayetteville pharmaceutical development firm BiologicsMD has named David Owens its first CEO. BiologicsMD is a portfolio company of VIC Technology Venture Development, which had previously managed its operations. Most recently, Owens was chief...

SGL Group Invests Through Use of New Markets Tax Credit Program

Date09 Jul 2013

Heartland Renaissance Fun, an affiliate of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, is set to provide $10 million in New Markets Tax Credits to SGL Group’s Ozark, Ark. manufacturing facility to...

Heartland Fund of Little Rock Invests $10M in SGL’s Ozark Plant

Date09 Jul 2013

Heartland Renaissance Fund of Little Rock announced Tuesday that it will invest $10 million in a new SGL Group facility in Ozark. SGL manufactures graphite and carbon electrodes and other carbon-based products....

SGL Carbon in Ozark to benefit from New Market Credits

Date09 Jul 2013

In the latest legislative session, Arkansas lawmakers passed a measure touted as a jobs creator, the New Market Tax Credits. The bill encouraged private sector investment in small businesses, particularly...

New Markets Tax Credits Deal Done

Date09 Jul 2013

In the latest legislative session, Arkansas lawmakers passed a measure touted as a jobs creator, the Arkansas New Markets Job Act. The bill encouraged private sector investment in small businesses, particularly in...

ACC Customer Spotlight: NLR police officer opens 24/7 daycare

Date05 Jul 2013

One of our recent lending customers, Lil Heroes, was recently featured in the news. A North Little Rock police officer dedicates their time to the public, but one officer is...

UCA Team Headed to Russia for Microsoft Imagine Cup Finals

Date03 Jul 2013

An ongoing research project at the University of Central Arkansas could turn into a big deal on the international business stage later this month. Bears Unlimited, a team of four...

CDFI Fund Releases Public Data on New Markets Tax Credit Investments

Date03 Jul 2013

New Markets Tax Credits were utilized in over 2,600 businesses and 3,990 real estate investments across the country between 2003 and 2011, the U.S. Department of the Treasury’s Community Development...

Does your project qualify for NMTC funding?

Date27 Jun 2013

One of the first questions we often hear from prospective borrowers is “Can I use New Markets Tax Credits for my project?” The NMTC program is a very powerful incentive...