by - September 20, 2018 2:15 pm
In April, eight months after the deal was announced, Arvest Bank completed its all-cash purchase — for $391 million — of Bear State Financial Inc., the publicly traded parent company…
by - September 19, 2018 11:36 am
Real average hourly earnings for all employees on private nonfarm payrolls increased 0.2% in August, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The change…
by - September 18, 2018 6:45 am
A statewide coalition of financial institutions, large corporations and community nonprofits are pooling their resources to launch a new banking option for undeserved Arkansans. Bank On Arkansas+, a special project…
by - September 10, 2018 2:31 pm
The Fayetteville office of financial services firm Raymond James & Associates Inc. has relocated a few miles south to a downtown address. Coleman Ward, who oversees Raymond James offices in…
by - September 9, 2018 9:15 pm
U.S. Small Business Administrator Linda McMahon knows how the power of positive thought can translate into business success. When she and her husband Vince McMahon were building their wrestling entertainment…
by - September 6, 2018 10:55 am
Longtime banker Mary Beth Brooks is the new director of the University of Arkansas Small Business and Technology Development Center (ASBTDC). “I am thrilled to be working with partners around…
by - September 6, 2018 9:50 am
Batesville-chartered The Citizens Bank, which has three offices in Northwest Arkansas, has named its first regional president. Ron Branscum, previously the lender’s city president in Rogers, is now executive vice…
by - September 6, 2018 8:30 am
Oklahoma-chartered Grand Savings Bank will expand its footprint in Northwest Arkansas with a full-service branch in downtown Fayetteville. The company announced Thursday (Sept. 6) it will open a new location…
by - September 2, 2018 10:02 am
UA Walton College economist Mervin Jebaraj said that the GOP tax cuts passed last December were expected to trigger business investment, and that will lead to wage growth for workers….
by - August 28, 2018 9:20 pm
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced the 2018 class of inductees. Six new inductees will be honored at the 2018 Induction Banquet, Oct. 11, 2018, at the Health,…
by - August 27, 2018 1:20 pm
Commercial banks and savings institutions in Arkansas and the U.S. posted healthy profits of more than $60.2 billion in the second quarter, up more than 25% from a year ago…
by - August 23, 2018 5:02 pm
Heirs of the the Walmart fortune continue to reduce the family’s holdings of company stock as part of a plan to keep ownership at slightly below the 50% level. Over…
by - August 22, 2018 11:24 am
The Consumer Price Index for All Urban Consumers (CPI-U) rose 2.9% in July, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. Milk prices declined 2.2%,…
by - August 16, 2018 4:43 pm
An effort to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas to $11 per hour has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Opponents are raising money for a legal challenge. Secretary…
by - August 15, 2018 1:14 pm
Real average hourly earnings for all employees declined 0.2% in July, from the same month in 2017, according to the Bureau of Labor Statistics. The decline in real average hourly…
by - August 13, 2018 4:31 pm
In its first go-around as a publicly traded company, Little Rock-based BSR Trust booked a second quarter profit of $6.7 million nearly 45 days after the company completed its initial…
by - August 13, 2018 4:06 pm
Arkansas’ newest publicly traded company is probably not one that would immediately come to mind. However, Little Rock-based BSR Real Estate Investment Trust recently took the unusual step of conducting…
by - August 13, 2018 2:32 pm
Ryan Howard, the FNBC community bank president for Izard County, will also assume the role of community president for Independence County, according to FNBC Regional President Chad Hudson. “Ryan is…
by - August 13, 2018 12:37 pm
Generations Bank is planning to build a new branch location on Southwest I Street in Bentonville, near the entrance to the Bentonville Community Center. In July, the bank completed a…
by - August 13, 2018 10:10 am
Jonesboro native Johnny Allison is chairman of the board for Home BancShares, parent company of Centennial Bank. The Conway-based bank has the largest market share in the Jonesboro metro market…
