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Home BancShares Inc., which acquired a major East Coast marine lending firm earlier this month, posted record second quarter profits largely on the strength of nearly a billion dollars in…
by - July 17, 2018 5:55 pm
As the Trump administration enters a new era of trade relations with key allies and long-term trading partners, new data shows spending by so-called foreign direct investors in American businesses…
by - July 17, 2018 3:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a host of local business and community leaders will get a chance to preview the 2018 class of financial technology startups that have for the past…
by - July 17, 2018 1:15 pm
Dr. Karama Neal has been named president of Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a nonprofit development finance organization and loan fund. SBCP works with Southern Bancorp Inc. and Southern Bancorp…
by - July 17, 2018 12:57 pm
New consumer options for dining and banking will be arriving on the west side of Springdale next year. An 11,300-square-foot retail shopping center called Sunset West Plaza is in development…
by - July 17, 2018 8:55 am
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank, which has a large footprint in Benton County, has made a key hire that clearly signals its intention to expand into Washington County. The locally owned…
by - July 16, 2018 11:05 am
Little Rock-based Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK), formerly Bank of the Ozarks, celebrated the first day of trading under its new name and ticker symbol OZK, marking the occasion by opening…
by - July 12, 2018 6:13 am
Bank of the Ozarks Wednesday (July 11) posted another strong quarterly earnings report as the dynamic Arkansas-based banking group prepares for the next phase of growth and competition with larger…
by - July 11, 2018 2:44 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to report second-quarter earnings will rise 45.5% to $1.28 per share, from the same period in 2017, according to a consensus of…
by - July 11, 2018 2:12 pm
Fort Smith native Zach Ledford will return to his hometown to lead operations for First Security Bank, which is opening up a downtown location in the old Town Club property…
by - July 10, 2018 2:04 pm
First National Bank of NWA (FNBNWA) has acquired land in Fayetteville to build a new banking center. FNBNWA paid $550,000 ($17.78 per square foot) for a 0.71-acre parcel on Steele…
by - July 5, 2018 4:58 pm
Fort Smith Metro home sales broke the $200 million mark in the first half of 2018 with Sebastian and Crawford counties seeing year-to-date gains of 13.7% and 18.15% in sales…
by - July 5, 2018 11:40 am
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will soon offer an updated disclosure review process for public financial records of those looking to register with a brokerage firm. Starting Monday (July…
by - July 5, 2018 9:35 am
Conway-based Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank, announced Thursday (July 5) the appointment of former Stonegate Bank CEO Dave Seleski to the bank’s board of directors. Home BancShares acquired…
by - July 3, 2018 2:45 pm
Arkansas ended fiscal year 2018 with a tidy surplus of nearly $42 million as moderate growth from sales tax collections and strong payroll additions to the state’s brimming labor force…
by - July 2, 2018 2:16 pm
A 90-room hotel near the intersection of Interstate 49 and Highway 72 in Bentonville is under new ownership after an $11 million sale. The purchase price equals $122,222 per unit….
by - July 2, 2018 10:10 am
Conway-based Home BancShares has bought Shore Premier Finance in a cash and stock deal valued at over $400 million. SPF provides financing for high-end sail and power boats, and has…
by - June 27, 2018 4:51 pm
Four Arkansas banks were among the 113 financial institutions that were recipients of $22.8 million in federal awards handed out by the U.S. Treasury Department Wednesday (June 27) to invest…
by - June 26, 2018 6:49 pm
Sales and use tax receipt collections in Jonesboro and Craighead County continue to rebound after falling behind earlier this year. The city has collected $8.988 million in sales and use…
by - June 25, 2018 11:04 am
Arvest Bank has promoted Mike Willard to president and CEO of its North Central Arkansas/West Plains, Missouri bank market. Willard currently is the president and CEO of the bank’s Prairie…
