by - March 19, 2025 2:09 pm
Armor Bank announced Wednesday (March 19) that Bryan Wagner will serve as Jonesboro market president. A native of Blytheville, Wagner has more than 15 years of banking experience spanning business…
by - March 18, 2025 9:58 am
Walmart will part ways with buy-now-pay-later provider Affirm by the end of this year, and Swedish-based fintech Klarna will be the exclusive provider to the retailer’s customers for deferred payment…
by - March 17, 2025 11:27 am
Simmons Bank President Jay Brogdon said the banking industry is past its financial challenges in 2023, and banks are “leaning back on their front feet and playing offense in the…
by - March 12, 2025 8:11 am
Commercial real estate firm Cushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners announced the addition of four new partners: Matt Mozzoni, Ryan Gibson, Mark Ellis, and Adam VanBecelaere. Matt Mozzoni, Managing Director…
by - March 11, 2025 6:18 pm
Hybar Steel has joined the “Work Here. Live Here.” (WHLH) housing incentive program in Mississippi County as an industry partner. With an investment of $500,000 to help its employees purchase…
by - March 6, 2025 2:50 pm
FNBC has promoted Scott Sellars to senior vice president, head of consumer lending, said Executive Vice President and Chief Lending Officer Trent Brown. In April 2021, Sellars assumed interim leadership…
by - March 6, 2025 2:43 pm
Independent agencies The River Company and Rogers Insurance have merged to create ANKR, one of the largest insurance and payroll firms in Arkansas, the firms announced Thursday (March 6). Financial…
by - March 4, 2025 2:11 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders announced the filing of a bill that would repeal the remaining 1/8th-cent sales tax on groceries in a press conference Tuesday (March 4). The Grocery Tax Relief…
by - March 4, 2025 10:25 am
Robert Baker credits hard work and perseverance for the 25-year success of his financial advisory practice with Edward Jones in Fayetteville. “I’ve always loved the quote, ‘Do today what others…
by - March 3, 2025 8:56 pm
Respondents to a statewide poll conducted by AARP showed overwhelming support for legislation to make it easier for businesses to access retirement savings choices for workers. The results of the…
by - March 3, 2025 9:09 am
The Commercial Real Estate Council of Metro Little Rock (CREC MLR) held its seventh annual Commercial Real Estate Awards on Tuesday, Feb. 25, to recognize significant achievements and the largest…
by - February 27, 2025 5:09 pm
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. is expected to post mixed results for the third quarter of fiscal 2025 as vehicle sales fall and prices rise, analysts said. Before the markets open…
by - February 27, 2025 2:58 pm
The U.S. real gross domestic product (GDP) rose 2.3% in the fourth quarter of 2024, below 3.1% in the third quarter of 2024, according to the second estimate reported Thursday…
by - February 26, 2025 11:00 am
Town and Country International made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County between Jan. 15 to Feb. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - February 25, 2025 4:13 pm
The U.S. banking industry is doing well, with full-year net income up across the sector. However, smaller community banks posted a 2024 net income decline, according to a Federal Deposit…
by - February 24, 2025 6:22 am
A new report from Colliers Arkansas shows steadiness, not rockiness, in Central Arkansas’ commercial real estate market. The office vacancy rate in Central Arkansas noted the office vacancy rate was…
by - February 22, 2025 10:41 am
Dr. Lee Bodenhamer passed away Feb. 20, 2025, at the age of 90. In 2008, Bodenhamer was inducted into the Arkansas Business Hall of Fame after a career in insurance…
by - February 22, 2025 10:13 am
Arkansas-based financial technology company SmartChange announced the launch of SwiftAid, the fundraising platform’s latest innovation that provides quick, cost-effective financial relief for people experiencing urgent crises. With SwiftAid, fundraisers can…
by - February 20, 2025 3:42 pm
Sales and use tax collections dropped in Jonesboro, and Craighead County experienced a significant drop in January when compared to collections during the same month the previous year. In January,…
by - February 18, 2025 8:10 pm
Tax season may not be the most exciting time of year, but it can come with some silver linings — like the opportunity to save for your loved one’s education…
