by - June 11, 2024 11:33 am
Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC announced a merger Tuesday (June 11) with First Arkansas Insurance in Pine Bluff. Terms of the private deal were not disclosed. The move adds 14 independent…
by - June 11, 2024 9:21 am
Batesville-based First Community Bank has announced the members of its inaugural business board of directors for the financial institution’s Little Rock market. “We are excited to bring together such a…
by - June 11, 2024 7:56 am
Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP) officially launched its Minority Business Empowerment Program (MBEP), which will provide business technical assistance and funding readiness for minority business owners in five Arkansas counties….
by - June 9, 2024 8:40 am
I am fortunate to have spent more than 25 years in banking, focused primarily on commercial lending, here in Northwest Arkansas. Considering how this region has grown, I’ve had the…
by - June 7, 2024 10:55 am
Little Rock commercial real estate firm Hathaway Group will move its Little Rock office later this year from Riverdale to the Heights as part of a transformation underway for a…
by - June 6, 2024 5:57 pm
Arkansas Gov. Sarah Sanders asked cabinet secretaries and department leaders to provide cost savings ideas in a letter sent Thursday (June 6). The governor also said personnel changes would continue…
by - June 6, 2024 5:03 pm
Jonesboro-based Halsey Thrasher Harpole Real Estate Group turns 10 years old in 2024 and the company is undergoing a dramatic change. Jerry L. Halsey Jr., one of the three original…
by - June 5, 2024 7:17 am
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame has announced its 2024 class of inductees. Five new inductees will be honored at the 2024 Induction Banquet on Thursday, October 17, 2024, at…
by - June 4, 2024 8:16 pm
Rumors that Jonesboro businessman and commercial real estate developer Josh Brown plans to move away from Northeast Arkansas’s hub city are not true. Brown told Talk Business & Politics that…
by - June 4, 2024 11:09 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has promoted Amy Morbeck of Little Flock and Brad Crain of Bentonville to new leadership positions within the organization, effective June 10. According to a news release…
by - May 28, 2024 8:31 pm
The Valley View School District made the largest residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from March 15 to April 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The school…
by - May 20, 2024 8:57 am
What should a city do when a piece of riverfront property remains blighted and in need of redevelopment after an NFL team skipped town? It might start by asking a…
by - May 15, 2024 8:10 am
For the second consecutive month, sales and use tax collections declined slightly in the city of Jonesboro and in Craighead County, the most populous county in Northeast Arkansas. The city…
by - May 14, 2024 4:27 pm
Home BancShares, Inc. on Tuesday (May 14) named a new CEO and president for its wholly-owned subsidiary Centennial Bank, which is 25 years old this year. Stephen Tipton will assume…
by - May 14, 2024 4:18 pm
The SW Graduate School of Banking (SWGSB) at SMU Cox has added three new trustees: F. Scott Dueser, chairman, president, and CEO of First Financial Bank, N.A.; William R. “Chip”…
by - May 13, 2024 10:41 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has tapped longtime executive Rodney Shepard of Fort Smith as regional executive, effective immediately. According to a news release Monday (May 13), he will oversee the company’s…
by - May 12, 2024 10:20 am
State Sen. Jonathan Dismang, R-Beebe, co-chair of the Joint Budget Committee, says the governor is the only person who can help the legislature resolve its impasse over the Game &…
by - May 10, 2024 11:57 am
Investment and financial services firm Stephens Inc. will be the presenting sponsor in the upcoming Simmons Bank Championship to be held at Little Rock’s Pleasant Valley Country Club later this…
by - May 9, 2024 8:05 pm
Arkansas Federal Credit Union intends to expand into Northeast Arkansas. The financial institution has bought a building on East Johnson Avenue in Jonesboro. This marks the credit union’s first location…
by - May 8, 2024 5:14 pm
The Arkansas State Bank Department recently hired six new bank examiners and one new administrative staff member. In addition, the department also promoted two employees. The new hires include: Grant…
