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Fayetteville-based Priority Bank has the best return on assets (ROA) of the 29 privately-owned banks doing business in Northwest Arkansas. That’s according to an annual list compiled by the Northwest…
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Pine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. on Tuesday (April 20) reported first quarter net income of $67.407 million, down from $77.223 million in the same period of 2020. Per share…
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Fayetteville-based White River Bancshares Co., the holding company for Signature Bank of Arkansas, reported Monday (April 19) net income rose 109.1% to $1.55 million, or $1.60 per diluted share, in…
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Micah Beard has been named Regional President of the North Central Arkansas Market for Batesville-based Citizens Bank. In his role, Beard will be responsible for the North Central Region and…
by - April 15, 2021 3:29 pm
Conway-based Home BancShares on Thursday (April 15) reported first quarter net income of $91.6 million, well ahead of the $507,000 in the first quarter of 2020. Per share net income…
by - April 15, 2021 1:07 pm
Every successful business adapts and changes, whether it is related to customer tastes and preferences, market and economic conditions, competitors, technology, or all of the above, all at the same…
by - April 15, 2021 9:58 am
Wealth management company Prime Capital Investment Advisors (PCIA) of Overland Park, Kan., grew its Northwest Arkansas footprint on April 1 when it closed a deal to acquire Fayetteville firm Sphere…
by - April 14, 2021 4:19 pm
A program that would create a tax credit scholarship for impoverished students to attend private schools was passed Wednesday (April 14) during the state Senate Tax and Revenue Committee meeting….
by - April 13, 2021 7:52 pm
The House Revenue and Taxation Committee on Tuesday (April 13) advanced a slew of tax credit bills while declining to advance a bill that would transfer excess medical marijuana sales…
by - April 13, 2021 3:14 pm
Fayetteville’s Greenwood Gearhart Inc., one of the largest independent investment advisory firms in the state, has opened a second office. President and CEO Brock Gearhart said the company opened an office on March…
by - April 12, 2021 9:26 am
Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, has appointed Adam Mitchell as its CEO, succeeding outgoing CEO Phil Baldwin. Baldwin’s retirement, originally announced for mid-year, has been shortened due to the successful…
by - April 8, 2021 3:56 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Thursday (April 8) approved tax cut measures in the House Revenue & Tax committee, including a larger exemption for used car taxes and a repeal of the…
by - April 8, 2021 12:25 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, announced plans on Thursday (April 8) to introduce a change to the Paycheck Protection Program that he touted would help small businesses impacted by…
by - April 6, 2021 2:08 pm
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) announced Tuesday (April 6) nine new members of its Advisory Committee on Community Banking, which shares input with the FDIC on community bank policy…
by - April 6, 2021 10:07 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the March 15 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - April 5, 2021 9:25 am
MJ Homes LLC and Splitrock Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from Feb. 15 through March 15, according to the Craighead County…
by - April 5, 2021 8:15 am
Arvest Bank kicked off its 11th annual Million Meals campaign Monday (April 5), and it will continue through May 29. The campaign’s goal is to provide at least one million…
by - April 3, 2021 10:12 am
In recognition of April as Financial Literacy Month, Arkansas Treasurer of State Dennis Milligan’s office is teaming up with the Central Arkansas Library System (CALS) to host a free virtual…
by - March 31, 2021 4:14 pm
Stuttgart-based Farmers and Merchants Bank (F&M) announced the promotion Wednesday (March 31) of long-time employee Jennifer Hardin to Northwest Arkansas market president. Hardin will oversee the bank’s retail and lending…
by - March 31, 2021 2:05 pm
BSR Real Estate Investment Trust announced Wednesday (March 31) it is acquiring a portfolio of three garden-style apartment communities in its core Texas markets for $195 million. The REIT is…
