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Simmons Bank will be the first-ever title sponsor of the Youth Entrepreneur Showcase (Y.E.S.), a business plan competition for fifth through eighth graders in Arkansas. The entrepreneurial education program has…
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Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Wednesday (Nov. 14) laid out his budget priorities for the upcoming 2019 legislative session that includes an average $4,000 annual raise for Arkansas teachers and a…
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Two startup firms that participated in the Venture Center’s 2018 Fintech Accelerator program have garnered significant early stage seed investments and international support to allow those companies to scale up…
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Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth Bank announced after the close of markets Tuesday (Nov. 13) that it has reached a deal to expand its southern footprint with the purchase of Merchants Trust…
by - November 13, 2018 5:03 pm
Simmons First National Corp. announced Tuesday (Nov. 13) a deal to acquire Reliance Bancshares in a cash and stock deal valued at around $214 million. Reliance has assets of $1.5…
by - November 9, 2018 12:21 pm
Verizon Arena announced Friday (Nov. 9) that Simmons Bank has acquired the naming rights to the 18,000 seat multi-purpose civic center located in North Little Rock for $10.5 million. The…
by - November 8, 2018 6:17 pm
The first office in the Fort Smith metro for Searcy-based First Security Bank held its formal opening Thursday (Nov. 8) at its 720 Garrison Ave. location in downtown Fort Smith….
by - November 8, 2018 1:04 pm
Arvest Bank continued to be a top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender within its footprint in 2018, based on loan production. That’s based on data for the SBA fiscal…
by - November 7, 2018 5:44 pm
Little Rock-based BSR Real Investment Trust on Wednesday (Nov. 7) posted third quarter profits of $13.5 million as the publicly-traded apartment owner and operator continued to expand in the dynamic…
by - November 5, 2018 7:23 pm
Arkansas investment banker Warren Stephens and Home Depot co-founder Kenneth Langone praised the virtues of capitalism in a fireside chat-style presentation at the Little Rock Chamber of Commerce’s annual meeting…
by - November 5, 2018 3:33 pm
Independent insurance agent Bo Bittle of Fayetteville has purchased a 50% ownership interest in Fayetteville firm Armstrong-Hailey Insurance Co. Bittle, 39, acquired the portion of the business previously owned by…
by - November 1, 2018 7:21 am
Arkansas Teacher Retirement System (ATRS) trustees on Wednesday (Oct. 31) hired veteran staffer Clint Rhoden as its new executive director, replacing longtime ATRS chief George Hopkins who will retire at…
by - October 31, 2018 9:15 pm
The Independent Community Bankers of America (ICBA) announced Wednesday (Oct. 31) that it is partnering with The Venture Center in Little Rock to launch the ICBA ThinkTech Accelerator. The new…
by - October 31, 2018 10:17 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank is hoping to boost its state-leading home loan business through a new digital mortgage application platform called Home4Me. Loan applicants can use the app to submit the…
by - October 30, 2018 5:57 pm
President Donald Trump wants to increase access to retirement plans, reduce costs to offer them and change required withdrawals from them to ensure retirees don’t run out of savings in…
by - October 29, 2018 6:04 pm
The U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) approved more than $214 million in loans to Arkansas small businesses for Fiscal Year (FY) 2018, a 5% increase over the previous year’s loan…
by - October 29, 2018 5:59 pm
Stephens Insurance has hired Chris Hawkins as senior vice president, Robert Mann and John Rhodes as vice president, and Kevin Yandell as claims coordinator, enhancing critical risk management capabilities in…
by - October 29, 2018 5:51 pm
Bill Zook graduated from Arkansas State University during the 1950’s and went onto a successful career at IBM. Zook has decided he wants to help create more alums at the…
by - October 28, 2018 11:03 am
While Arkansas’ unemployment rate has fallen to an all-time low of 3.5%, UA economist Mervin Jebaraj warns that there is a troubling trend of younger workers dropping out of the…
by - October 25, 2018 2:21 pm
In late July, Tyson Foods lowered its fiscal year earnings guidance by an average of 65 cents per share. The company cited volatile meat prices relating to excess supplies of…
