by - December 11, 2025 1:58 pm
Home sales down 8.5% in Fort Smith metro through October
Home sales in the Fort Smith metro are down more than 8% in the first 10 months of 2025 compared with the same period in 2024, with home sales in…
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by - December 9, 2025 1:42 pm
Arvest Bank promotes Bret Jones to Pea Ridge president
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced Tuesday (Dec. 9) that Bret Jones, commercial loan officer for Benton County, has been promoted to community bank president in Pea Ridge. Jones replaces Jeff Neil,…
by - December 8, 2025 6:19 pm
Citizens Bank hires Alan Jessup as EVP
Citizens Bank has named Alan Jessup to the bank’s leadership team as executive vice president and director of specialty lending. Jessup has more than 30 years of banking experience with…
by - December 8, 2025 1:03 pm
Sebastian County ranks better than US average on home affordability
The percentage of income needed to own a median-priced home in Sebastian County during the third quarter of 2025 was 25.4%, well below the national average of 33.3%, according to…
by - December 8, 2025 7:42 am
Home BancShares enters Tennessee market with $150 million acquisition
Home BancShares, the parent company of Centennial Bank, announced it has entered into a definitive merger agreement to acquire Mountain Commerce Bancorp Inc., the parent company of Mountain Commerce Bank….
by - December 4, 2025 8:37 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bank names Lee Ann Hoskyn to head of marketing
Farmers & Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced the hiring of Lee Ann Hoskyn as marketing director and vice president of marketing. A Wabbaseka native, Hoskyn has more…
by - December 4, 2025 4:35 pm
Ro Arrington to lead ADFA
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Thursday (Dec. 4) that she has selected Robert “Ro” Arrington as the new president of the Arkansas Development Finance Authority (ADFA). As president, Arrington will lead…
by - December 4, 2025 1:03 pm
Car-Mart Q2 loss exceeds $22 million, revenue up 0.8%; plans to close 15 dealerships
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted a loss but a revenue increase in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 and closed five dealerships in early November as part of a new…
by - December 3, 2025 3:22 pm
Arvest Bank adds chief information officer, chief credit administration officer roles
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced Wednesday (Dec. 3) that it has named Jason England as chief credit administration officer and Jennifer Baker as chief information officer. Both positions are new to…
by - December 3, 2025 9:00 am
Warehouse, shopping center are top recent property deals in Craighead County
AIE Jonesboro LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Oct. 15 to Nov. 15 according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. It spent…
by - December 1, 2025 1:03 pm
Chad Hudson named FNBC CEO
FNBC President Chad Hudson will become the community bank’s next CEO and join its board of directors on Jan. 1. He will succeed Marty Sellars, who will transition into the…
by - November 30, 2025 11:23 am
Fort Smith Metro News Briefs: ArcBest amends credit agreement, UAFS professors awarded
Following are news brief items from the Fort Smith metro. ArcBest Money Fort Smith-based ArcBest recently announced it has amended a credit agreement with U.S. National Bank, Truist Bank, Regions…
by - November 26, 2025 12:14 pm
Car-Mart to see Q2 loss, revenue to decline, analysts say
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post a loss and revenue decline in the second quarter of fiscal 2026 as it works to become profitable through a strategy that…
by - November 25, 2025 11:17 am
Connections: Washington Regional adds doctors, The Compton hires executive chef
Fayetteville-based Washington Regional Medical System has hired doctors for its emergency department and to direct its infection prevention and control program. Following are recent new hires, promotions, awards, and appointments…
by - November 24, 2025 12:32 pm
FDIC-insured banks post a combined 13.5% gain in Q3 net income
Banks insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC) posted combined net income of $79.3 billion in the third quarter, up 13.5% compared with the previous quarter, and up 21.2%…
by - November 21, 2025 7:20 pm
Jessica Hughes Ford named president & CEO of Arkansas Community Foundation
The board of directors of the Arkansas Community Foundation announced Friday (Nov. 21) Jessica Hughes Ford as the foundation’s next president and chief executive officer. Ford succeeds outgoing CEO Heather…
by - November 20, 2025 8:51 am
Real estate developer Ron Rhodes has died
Businessman and Arkansas State University Distinguished Alumnus Ron Rhodes has died. Rhodes, 78, passed away Tuesday (Nov. 18) according to a social media post by his company King-Rhodes & Associates. “It is with great…
by - November 19, 2025 1:52 pm
Constellation Wealth Capital invests in Fayetteville-based Greenwood Gearhart
Greenwood Gearhart, a Fayetteville-based investment advisory firm with about $2 billion in assets under management, announced Wednesday (Nov. 19) a minority, non-controlling investment from Chicago-based Constellation Wealth Capital. Constellation invests…
by - November 18, 2025 3:55 pm
First Security Bank in Little Rock moves to First Security Park
All Crews & Associates employees and First Security Bank Little Rock banking, lending, trust and wealth management, and corporate credit staff are moving to the new First Security Park complex…
by - November 6, 2025 11:27 am
Arvest CEO Kevin Sabin retires, to be succeeded by Matt Machen
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank recently made some key leadership changes. Kevin Sabin, chairman and CEO of the Walton family-owned bank, retired Nov. 1. Matt Machen, president and chief operating officer, will…