by - July 12, 2023 9:48 am
Rogers-based Generations Bank announced appointments for two new company positions Wednesday (July 12). Bryant Penzo is now chief strategy officer, and Max Harrell is chief growth officer. “This is an…
by - July 11, 2023 9:38 am
Gov. Sarah Sanders has re-appointed Susannah Marshall as Commissioner of the Arkansas State Bank Department. Marshall is the 22nd Bank Commissioner of Arkansas. Marshall has served as the Arkansas State…
by - July 11, 2023 9:27 am
The Arkansas Insurance Hall of Fame announced Tuesday (July 11) its 2023 class of inductees. Six new inductees will be honored at the 2023 Induction Banquet on Thursday, Oct. 19,…
by - July 9, 2023 7:31 am
Summit Utilities has named Bob Gunderman as the company’s new Chief Financial Officer. He will be based in Little Rock. Gunderman is the former CFO of Windstream Holdings and has…
by - July 9, 2023 7:01 am
Omaha-based Senior Market Sales (SMS) has acquired The ASA Group, a Little Rock-based brokerage general agency serving insurance and financial planning professionals across the country for more than four decades….
by - July 6, 2023 6:21 pm
During the first six months of 2023, sales and use tax collections have remained better than all-time highs collected for the first half of any year and budget projections are…
by - June 29, 2023 3:13 pm
Graycen Bigger has been hired by FNBC as its new strategic partnerships assistant vice president where she will work closely in support of the bank’s CDFI-designation. In this newly created…
by - June 26, 2023 11:14 am
The board of directors for Economics Arkansas added eight new members at its May meeting. The appointments took effect on June 1, 2023. The new board members include: Matuschka Lindo…
by - June 22, 2023 7:21 pm
Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C., a law firm with offices in in Little Rock, Rogers and Jonesboro as well as Austin, Texas, has added attorneys David Donahue, Jeff…
by - June 22, 2023 7:10 pm
The College of Agriculture at Arkansas State University has received a gift of nearly $103,000 from Lynn native and A-State alumnus Dr. J.B. Penn. The funds will be used to…
by - June 21, 2023 6:52 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank hired longtime banking and investment professional J. Chris Treat as president of the trust division. Treat will be responsible for the division’s growth, profitability, business retention and…
by - June 16, 2023 6:09 pm
Stone Bank has acquired the building at the corner of Chenal Parkway and Markham in west Little Rock for $9.5 million. The building was originally built as the headquarters for…
by - June 15, 2023 9:53 am
Sales and use tax collections slightly dipped during the month of May in Jonesboro. The city collected $2.17 million during the month, a 1.4% ($31,000) drop from the previous May….
by - June 15, 2023 8:57 am
Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has launched the Arvest Homebuyer Advantage, a product aimed at helping first-time homebuyers with insufficient down payment funds. The new tool is a joint venture with the…
by - June 14, 2023 2:36 pm
Arvest Bank’s 13th annual Million Meals campaign raised $101,791 to benefit over 30 food partners in Northwest Arkansas, southwest Missouri and eastern Oklahoma. During an event at Arvest Ballpark in…
by - June 8, 2023 5:25 pm
It may feel like a recession in some respects when consumers stock up on groceries, pay their rent or book airfare, but Mervin Jebaraj said odds are the economy will…
by - June 7, 2023 9:31 am
Fayetteville-based land brokerage AcreTrader has entered a “strategic alliance” with Atlanta-based Gridline, a platform that enables investors to invest with top-tier fund managers. AcreTrader announced the details Wednesday (June 7) in a news…
by - June 5, 2023 12:19 pm
As August approaches, bankers should be aware of the access and insights VenCent Fintech Summit will provide related to what’s happening in the banking industry, especially around financial technology. The…
by - June 1, 2023 8:54 am
Little Rock-based Arkansas Federal Credit Union (AFCU) broke ground on May 12 on a $6.5 million branch in Rogers. The new building at 1003 S. 52nd St. will be 7,904…
by - May 31, 2023 2:57 pm
Bentonville businessman Chris Davis has launched a private equity real estate investment company that specializes in acquiring multifamily properties. According to a Wednesday (May 31) news release, Davis Capital Partners…
