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		<title><![CDATA[Labor Market Stays Sturdy: US Employers Add 199,000 Jobs in November]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The unemployment rate has now remained below 4% for 22 straight months, the longest such streak since the late 1960s.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Dec 2023 08:40:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Average Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Falls to 7.03%, Lowest Since August]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The average rate on a 30-year mortgage dropped to 7.03% from 7.22% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.33%.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 07 Dec 2023 12:05:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Big Bank CEOs Warn That New Regulations May Harm Economy]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The heads of the nation's biggest banks say there are reasons to be concerned about the health of U.S. consumers — particularly poor and low-income borrowers — in their annual appearance in front of Congress on Wednesday.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 06 Dec 2023 09:27:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Job Openings Fall to Lowest Level Since March 2021 as Labor Market Cools]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Layoffs were up modestly in October. And the number of Americans who quit their jobs – which generally reflects confidence in their ability to find better pay or working conditions elsewhere — was down slightly.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Dec 2023 11:40:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[State Tax Revenue Flat in November]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Net available general revenue was $473.4 million, up $1.3 million, or 0.3%, from a year ago.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:53:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lower Mortgage Rates Next Year Unlikely to Entice 'Rate-Locked' Homeowners to Sell, Economists Say]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[That sets the stage for the housing market to remain constrained by a low supply of homes on the market, even if rates decline, economists say.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 09:44:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Southern Bancorp Names Miguel Lopez Market Strategy Executive, Hispanic/Latino Market (Super Mover)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Lopez previously was senior vice president, chief communications outreach officer at Encore Bank of Little Rock.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[3 Promoted at First Service Bank (Movers & Shakers)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Kasey Jaracz, Morgan Miller and Philip Shell have been promoted at First Service Bank of Greenbrier.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Into the Future (Gwen Moritz Commentary)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Predicting the future may be as simple as recognizing typical patterns.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Colony West Complex Moves in $7.5M Sale (Real Deals)]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[AndMark View at Breckenridge LLC purchased the 126-unit apartment complex in west Little Rock.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Bitcoin Miner Wins a Round In DeWitt, but Fight Goes On]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Locals in Dewitt are rallying opposition to the noisy bitcoin facility, even after Jones Digital LLC won a preliminary court ruling.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Tornado-Damaged Calais Apartments to Undergo $14M Renovation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Little Rock properties damaged in the March 31 tornado and new builds make up this week's million-dollar construction and real estate deals.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Dillard's Board Grants Special Dividend for Shareholders]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[That will mean a big payday for the family members who own shares of the department store chain.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Contractors Forecast Trends, Concerns]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Business remains good for Arkansas’ commercial contractors, but high interest rates and costs cause concern.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arlington Hotel Sees $30M Renovation]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Taking on a long list of overdue chores for the 11-story structure with 20 separate roof lines presented a new challenge for the Texas owner Sky Capital Group, which purchased the 11-story hotel for $7 million in 2017.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[SPONSORED: Consistency is Key: How to Use Branding to Prevent Fraud Loss]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[There’s one simple, fool-proof way to fight against these types of phishing attempts: consistent communication and branding from banks.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Dec 2023 00:00:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Average Long-Term US Mortgage Rate Falls to 7.22%]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The latest decline brought the average rate on a 30-year mortgage down to 7.22% from 7.29% last week, mortgage buyer Freddie Mac said Thursday. A year ago, the rate averaged 6.49%.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Thu, 30 Nov 2023 11:39:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[US Economic Growth for Last Quarter Revised Up to 5.2%]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The government had previously estimated that the economy grew at a 4.9% annual rate last quarter.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:45:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Arkansas Business Announces Finalists for Innovation Pacesetter Award]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[The category honors startups or existing companies that are remaking an old industry or charting an entirely new course to create a new market.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 10:16:00 -0600</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Simmons First Names Daniel Hobbs as CFO]]></title>
		<description><![CDATA[Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff says Daniel Hobbs will join the company Monday as executive vice president and chief financial officer.]]></description>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Nov 2023 07:59:00 -0600</pubDate>
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