by - April 18, 2023 1:36 pm
FNBC has hired Kyle Davidson as its community president in Mountain Home. He succeeds Chad Hudson, who has held the role since 2010, and will continue to serve FNBC as…
by - April 18, 2023 1:33 pm
Various ratios measure a bank’s performance. One of the benchmark percentages is ROA, short for return on assets, which is a bank’s net income divided by its total assets. As…
by - April 18, 2023 12:16 pm
Walmart will soon use its first compressed natural gas engine in its private trucking fleet as the retailer works toward zero emissions in its massive transportation operations by 2040. Cummins…
by - April 18, 2023 12:15 pm
The phrase “safe and sound” originates from Shakespeare’s play, “The Comedy of Errors.” In more recent times, it is a guiding principle of the federal regulatory bodies that oversee the…
by - April 18, 2023 12:06 pm
Walmart has returned to the debt market to raise about $5 billion in capital that will be used for general purposes, the company said. The retail giant is selling notes…
by - April 18, 2023 7:26 am
The board of directors of Farmers and Merchants Bank and The Bank of Fayetteville announced the promotion of two employees to key leadership roles. Blake Holzhauer will serve as Chief…
by - April 17, 2023 7:16 pm
Eric Shell, a nationally known healthcare consultant, will present a lecture, “The Future of Healthcare: Strategies for Success,” on Thursday (April 20), at the Arkansas State University Fowler Center. New…
by - April 17, 2023 5:19 pm
Walmart will sell the upscale men’s fashion retailer Bonobos for a reported $75 million to Express Inc. and brand management firm WHP Global, as it continues to unwind the online…
by - April 17, 2023 5:04 pm
Enplanements at the Fort Smith Regional Airport are up more than 3% in the first quarter of 2023 after finishing 2022 with a 30.5% enplanement increase over 2021 in which…
by - April 17, 2023 4:26 pm
The Tahlequah, Okla.-based Cherokee Nation on Monday (April 17) said the tribal nation provided a more than $3.04 billion economic impact on the Oklahoma economy in 2021. The report was…
by - April 17, 2023 10:46 am
The mortgage division of one of the state’s largest banking organizations is committing $100,000 to help first-time homebuyers. FNB Mortgage, a division of Fort Smith-based holding company First Bank Corp.,…
by - April 17, 2023 10:05 am
The Federal Aviation Administration and the Arkansas Division of Aeronautics are conducting a study as to whether a regional airport needs to be built somewhere in a 19-county area in…
by - April 16, 2023 3:11 pm
U.S. retail sales were down 1% from February, but up 2.9% year over year, according to the U.S. Census Bureau. Sales slid more than the consensus estimate on a month-over-month…
by - April 16, 2023 11:10 am
The Arkansas Research Alliance (ARA) named Mike Ross, senior vice president at Southwest Power Pool (SPP), and Daniel Brown, U. S. Steel’s senior vice president of Advanced Technology Steelmaking and…
by - April 16, 2023 11:06 am
Arkansas nonprofits can apply now through May 1 for $5,000 grants totaling more than $80,000 through Cox Communications’ employee-funded giving program, Cox Charities. Non-profits that serve Cox’s service areas, including…
by - April 16, 2023 11:02 am
SHHTH Properties LLC made the most significant residential and commercial property transfer in Craighead County, from Feb. 15 through March 15, according to the Craighead County Assessor’s Office. The company spent…
by - April 16, 2023 10:52 am
On her first two days in office in January, Gov. Sarah Sanders issued a number of executive orders for state agencies to provide reports to her within 30, 60 or…
by - April 16, 2023 9:50 am
After last year’s turmoil, much has been written about what 2023 holds for the mortgage market. As the calendar flips to Q2, it’s worth reflecting on the critical lessons learned…
by - April 15, 2023 10:45 am
It’s been nearly a decade since Walmart CEO Doug McMillon and his wife Shelley gave $1 million to his alma mater, creating an extra-curricular innovation studio for entrepreneurial students. The…
by - April 14, 2023 1:13 pm
Charles Redfield, chief merchandising officer and 32-year employee at Walmart, is leaving the retailer in May, according to an internal email sent Friday (April 14). He will transition into an…
