by - January 9, 2023 10:20 am
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank (GSB) announced Monday (Jan. 9) the election of Tommy Coughlin of Bentonville to its board of directors. He replaces Lendell Bass, who is retiring from the…
by - January 6, 2023 12:28 pm
Gov.-elect Sarah Sanders named Allison Bragg as Inspector General on Friday (Jan. 6). She will replace Elizabeth Thomas Smith in the role. Created in 2013, the mission of the Office…
by - January 5, 2023 9:59 am
Encore Bancshares, Inc. and its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Encore Bank, have named four new board members. Mark Richardson has been appointed to the Encore Bancshares, Inc. Board of Directors and…
by - January 3, 2023 3:42 pm
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank was Arkansas’s top U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) lender for the ninth consecutive year. The ranking is based on 7(a) loan production for the SBA fiscal year…
by - December 28, 2022 10:48 am
Bank of America has provided a total of $795,000 across Arkansas this year through philanthropic grants and sponsorships, it disclosed this week. The financial support aims to drive economic mobility…
by - December 28, 2022 10:42 am
The Arvest Foundation awarded grants totaling $360,000 to 26 organizations in the Little Rock area in 2022. These organizations received foundation grants because of their work to better their communities….
by - December 25, 2022 8:53 am
A real estate investment group has opened its first investment fund with an equity raise goal of $100 million. Asset management firm InvestNet will target single-family real estate acquisitions in…
by - December 24, 2022 8:52 am
Bank OZK has hired Jordan Waldrep as Chief Investment Officer, Trust and Wealth. In this capacity, Waldrep will be responsible for leadership of the team providing investment and wealth management…
by - December 21, 2022 1:56 pm
Mountain View-based Stone Bancshares announced Wednesday (Dec. 21) that it has signed a definitive agreement with The Combs family of Missouri. Terms of the private transaction were not disclosed. The…
by - December 20, 2022 9:54 am
Arvest Bank subsidiary Arvest Wealth Management (AWM) has promoted Tabi Lipscomb of Rogers to be president and CEO of its trust services division, effective Jan. 1. She replaces Donny Rogers…
by - December 19, 2022 4:10 pm
Simmons First National Bank Corp., the Pine Bluff-based parent company of Simmons Bank, announced its CEO George Makris would move to a new role in the financial institution. That move…
by - December 16, 2022 2:23 pm
State Treasurer-elect Mark Lowery announced Friday (Dec. 16) several key positions for his incoming administration. He will be sworn into office on Jan. 10, 2023. “I am extremely proud of…
by - December 15, 2022 5:23 pm
First Security Bancorp has purchased property from Fidelity National Information Services Inc. (FIS) on Rodney Parham Road near I-430 in Little Rock, where it will establish its Little Rock headquarters….
by - December 15, 2022 10:03 am
People Trust Credit Union, which bills itself as Arkansas’ first minority-owned and operated financial institution, celebrated the grand opening of its first location in North Little Rock’s Rose City neighborhood…
by - December 14, 2022 12:51 pm
A new report from California-based Attom Data Solutions shows that 4,501 mortgages secured by residential property were originated in the third quarter (July-September) of 2022 in Northwest Arkansas. That figure…
by - December 14, 2022 9:19 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the Dec. 5 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - December 13, 2022 6:05 pm
I appreciate State Rep. Marcus Richmond’s recent post regarding ‘swipe fees’ on credit card purchases, and the financial impact those fees have on veterans. As a community banker committed to…
by - December 11, 2022 5:28 am
Little Rock-based The Stephens Group, LLC announced it finalized its acquisition of Quality Valve, Inc. from Pfingsten, a Chicago-based private equity firm formed in 1989. Terms of the transaction, which…
by - December 7, 2022 9:46 pm
Alcoa Community Federal Credit Union is expanding service and operations to customers in Garland, Hot Spring, Grant, and Perry counties. The financial institution said it would open locations in those…
by - December 7, 2022 6:03 am
The Paragould Housing Authority accepted a grant from the Federal Home Loan Bank that will propel funding for an elderly housing unit development. The Federal Home Loan Bank of Dallas…
