by - September 20, 2021 2:51 pm
Titan General Contractors LLC paid $1 million for the former M Star hotel (99 units) at 1010 Breckenridge Drive in Little Rock. The deal closed Sept. 3. Bill Pendergist, Jim…
by - September 19, 2021 11:35 am
Russellville-chartered First State Bank (FSB) plans to build its first full-service branch in Northwest Arkansas on Van Asche Drive in Fayetteville. In August, the bank closed a real estate deal…
by - September 19, 2021 9:47 am
Gov. Asa Hutchinson wants to see a further cut in the state’s income tax, but he’s avoiding a position on a potential proposal to eliminate the tax in eight years….
by - September 17, 2021 10:23 am
Natalie Bartholomew, vice president and chief administrative officer of Grand Savings Bank, has resigned. In a social media post on Friday (Sept. 17), Bartholomew said Friday was her last day…
by - September 16, 2021 2:46 pm
The White House announced the appointment of nine people, including Southern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams, to the 15-member board that advises the Community Development Financial Institutions (CDFI) Fund and its…
by - September 16, 2021 1:02 pm
Arvest Bank took a big stride forward in its digital transformation initiatives on Thursday (Sept. 16). The Fayetteville-based bank has selected London-based fintech firm Thought Machine to implement a next-generation…
by - September 15, 2021 3:40 pm
A multi-tenant office building at 11219 Financial Centre Parkway in Little Rock changed hands recently for $2.15 million. Acadia Properties LLC, registered to Ali Raja, bought the three-story, 32,767-square-foot Financial…
by - September 15, 2021 3:25 pm
State Line Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from July 15 through Aug. 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The…
by - September 15, 2021 8:01 am
Conway-based Home BancShares (NASDAQ: HOMB), holding company of Centennial Bank, announced Wednesday (Sept. 15) its entrance to the Texas market with the $918 million all-stock acquisition of Happy Bancshares, parent…
by - September 14, 2021 8:29 am
After more than eight years of working for Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, Sara Heck was recently appointed CEO of Springdale-based Waco Title Co. Heck was asked to become CEO of Waco…
by - September 12, 2021 9:58 am
Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce/Associated Industries of Arkansas President and CEO Randy Zook says the business community’s reaction to a Biden executive order mandating vaccines has been “muted.” He also…
by - September 9, 2021 10:22 am
A new report from California-based Attom Data Solutions shows that 6,839 mortgages secured by residential property were originated in the second quarter of 2021 in Northwest Arkansas. That’s up 9.1%…
by - September 8, 2021 7:43 pm
Walmart said Wednesday (Sept. 8) it planned to buy back $8 billion of its bonds ranging from notes due from 2023 through 2049. The tender offer was made public in…
by - September 8, 2021 2:52 pm
The 4,951 commercial banks and savings institutions insured by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. (FDIC) reported aggregate net income rose by 281%, or by $51.9 billion, to $70.4 billion in…
by - September 7, 2021 2:19 pm
On Tuesday (Sept. 7), Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank announced the hiring of Melanie Fuller as president of digital banking solutions. Fuller spent the past decade working in Ohio in various leadership…
by - September 5, 2021 6:29 pm
GOP gubernatorial hopeful Attorney General Leslie Rutledge wants to eliminate Arkansas’ individual income tax by 2030 through a constitutional amendment. Three Democrats vying to challenge for governor – Dr. Anthony…
by - September 2, 2021 10:30 am
Arvest Bank on Thursday (Sept. 2) named Matt Kendall president and CEO of the bank’s mortgage division and Arvest Central Mortgage Co. Kendal filled the role on an interim basis…
by - September 2, 2021 7:28 am
Armor Bank announced that Chris Wolcott has recently been hired as the Vice President of Commercial Banking. “Chris brings a wealth of customer service experience to Armor Bank,” said Chad…
by - August 31, 2021 3:31 pm
Tontitown-based carrier P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. will purchase 272,405 shares of its stock for more than $10.07 million, according to a Tuesday (Aug. 31) news release. Meanwhile, the carrier’s share…
by - August 24, 2021 1:12 pm
According to Attom Data Solutions’ second-quarter 2021 U.S. Home Equity & Underwater Report, of the 379,887 mortgaged homes in Arkansas, 84,226 (22%) are considered equity-rich. That means those mortgagees own…
