by - July 3, 2024 9:06 am
Erica Preston has rejoined Chambers Bank as its chief banking officer. The newly created position will supervise the retail banking, marketing and communications, learning and development, digital banking, and business…
by - June 25, 2024 9:28 pm
Batesville-based Citizens Bank announced Tuesday (June 25) that Board Chair Jeff Teague will serve as CEO, while veteran Vernon Scott will become the bank’s new president and chief lending officer….
by - June 24, 2024 3:22 pm
A former YMCA owned by Arkansas Sports Medicine LLC, managed by Drs. Jimmy Tucker and Eric Gordon, was sold on June 14 to SwimGym LLC, led by Connie Raley, for…
by - June 21, 2024 2:19 pm
Arvest Bank’s 14th annual Million Meals campaign raised $170,856 to benefit over 34 food partners in Northwest Arkansas and the Fort Smith metro. The Fayetteville-based company shared the details in…
by - June 20, 2024 10:24 am
According to Attom Data Solutions, mortgage originations in Northwest Arkansas were down 5.5% in the first quarter this year compared with the same time last year. The total marked the…
by - June 19, 2024 6:30 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders signed into law Wednesday (June 19) a series of significant tax cuts that will result in personal and corporate taxes falling by a half-percent at the top…
by - June 18, 2024 7:36 pm
Arkansas lawmakers overwhelmingly passed major tax relief and a lingering budget appropriation in the Senate and House chambers on Tuesday (June 18), the second day of a special session at…
by - June 18, 2024 11:52 am
According to a recent Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) report, net income for 81 FDIC-insured Arkansas banks in the first quarter this year was $488 million, essentially unchanged from $489…
by - June 18, 2024 10:52 am
Southern Bancorp hired Joycelin Randle as its senior manager for investor relations & stakeholder engagement. “We are thrilled to welcome Joycelin to the Southern Bancorp team,” said Kenya Davenport, interim…
by - June 17, 2024 8:17 pm
Arkansas lawmakers on Monday (June 17) advanced an appropriation bill for the Game & Fish Commission (G&FC) and complimentary tax cut bills to reduce the top personal and corporate income…
by - June 17, 2024 9:19 am
Arvest Opportunity Fund, a subsidiary of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has established an advisory board and named six members from the bank’s four-state footprint. According to a news release on Monday…
by - June 16, 2024 10:33 am
A 3,014-square-foot retail building in Bentonville’s Commerce Centre development recently sold for $2.2 million, or $729.92 per square foot. Curtis Jared, a commercial real estate investor in Springfield, Mo., bought…
by - June 13, 2024 10:45 am
Editor’s Note: The following story appeared in the June 3 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business…
by - June 12, 2024 7:33 am
ABS Southern Hills LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County from April 15 to May 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - June 11, 2024 4:57 pm
It’s no surprise to capitol insiders, but Gov. Sarah Sanders announced Tuesday (June 11) that she will call a special session to start next week on Monday, June 17 for…
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…
