by - July 27, 2018 3:43 pm
Privately owned Eagle Bank & Trust Co. of Little Rock has recently opened a mortgage office in Fayetteville. A formal ribbon cutting was held July 18 at the new location,…
by - July 27, 2018 11:13 am
The Bank of Fayetteville (BOF), a division of Suttgart-based Farmers & Merchants Bank, has hired Blake Holzhauer as market president. His first day will be Monday (July 30). Holzhauer was…
by - July 26, 2018 12:38 pm
The mortgage division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank has originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans for the 16th year in a row. That includes both purchase-money and refinance loans….
by - July 25, 2018 6:28 am
Home BancShares chairman Johnny Allison hasn’t figured out why his bank’s stock isn’t overperforming, but as long as the company’s financials are hitting on all cylinders, he isn’t too worried….
by - July 23, 2018 5:52 pm
Simmons First National Corp. on Monday (July 23) posted record profits of nearly $54 million, the second consecutive quarterly benchmark for the Pine Bluff-based regional bank that has expanded its…
by - July 22, 2018 10:03 am
Edward Haddock recognizes that Arkansas is booming in urban regions of the state and busting in non-urban areas. As the director of the U.S. Small Business Administration’s Arkansas district office,…
by - July 20, 2018 1:19 pm
EDITOR’S NOTE: The following story appeared in the July 9 issue of the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal. “Then & Now” is a profile of a past member of the Business Journal’s…
by - July 19, 2018 8:52 am
Home BancShares Inc., which acquired a major East Coast marine lending firm earlier this month, posted record second quarter profits largely on the strength of nearly a billion dollars in…
by - July 17, 2018 5:55 pm
As the Trump administration enters a new era of trade relations with key allies and long-term trading partners, new data shows spending by so-called foreign direct investors in American businesses…
by - July 17, 2018 3:07 pm
Gov. Asa Hutchinson and a host of local business and community leaders will get a chance to preview the 2018 class of financial technology startups that have for the past…
by - July 17, 2018 1:15 pm
Dr. Karama Neal has been named president of Southern Bancorp Community Partners (SBCP), a nonprofit development finance organization and loan fund. SBCP works with Southern Bancorp Inc. and Southern Bancorp…
by - July 17, 2018 12:57 pm
New consumer options for dining and banking will be arriving on the west side of Springdale next year. An 11,300-square-foot retail shopping center called Sunset West Plaza is in development…
by - July 17, 2018 8:55 am
Oklahoma-based Grand Savings Bank, which has a large footprint in Benton County, has made a key hire that clearly signals its intention to expand into Washington County. The locally owned…
by - July 16, 2018 11:05 am
Little Rock-based Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK), formerly Bank of the Ozarks, celebrated the first day of trading under its new name and ticker symbol OZK, marking the occasion by opening…
by - July 12, 2018 6:13 am
Bank of the Ozarks Wednesday (July 11) posted another strong quarterly earnings report as the dynamic Arkansas-based banking group prepares for the next phase of growth and competition with larger…
by - July 11, 2018 2:44 pm
Lowell-based carrier J.B. Hunt Transport Services is expected to report second-quarter earnings will rise 45.5% to $1.28 per share, from the same period in 2017, according to a consensus of…
by - July 11, 2018 2:12 pm
Fort Smith native Zach Ledford will return to his hometown to lead operations for First Security Bank, which is opening up a downtown location in the old Town Club property…
by - July 10, 2018 2:04 pm
First National Bank of NWA (FNBNWA) has acquired land in Fayetteville to build a new banking center. FNBNWA paid $550,000 ($17.78 per square foot) for a 0.71-acre parcel on Steele…
by - July 5, 2018 4:58 pm
Fort Smith Metro home sales broke the $200 million mark in the first half of 2018 with Sebastian and Crawford counties seeing year-to-date gains of 13.7% and 18.15% in sales…
by - July 5, 2018 11:40 am
The Financial Industry Regulatory Authority (FINRA) will soon offer an updated disclosure review process for public financial records of those looking to register with a brokerage firm. Starting Monday (July…
