by - December 18, 2024 8:54 am
Arkansas State University alumnus and Lynn native Dr. J.B. Penn donated more than $450,000 to support a trading program jointly developed by the College of Agriculture and the Neil Griffin…
by - December 17, 2024 12:46 pm
Farmers & Merchants Bankshares announced Tuesday (Dec. 17) the appointment of D. Kirk McDonald, president and chief Operating officer of Zachry Exploration, to its board of directors. McDonald has a…
by - December 17, 2024 8:03 am
First Security Bank recently held an open house for its newly renovated branch office in downtown Springdale on Emma Avenue. The building has a special historical connection for the bank,…
by - December 16, 2024 10:28 am
DW WH Conway, LLC, an investment group led by Andrew Wiechern and Isaac Smith of Colliers | Arkansas, closed on a 641,698-square-foot industrial facility at 600 Dave Ward Drive in…
by - December 16, 2024 10:23 am
Batesville-based Citizens Bank promoted Rob Woods to City President of all Northwest Arkansas branches. He has served as City President for Bentonville and Rogers since 2021, and will now have…
by - December 15, 2024 6:18 pm
With a half-century of accomplishments under its belt, the Winthrop Rockfeller Foundation has big plans to expand its reach on its 50th anniversary. Founded after the death of its namesake,…
by - December 13, 2024 10:28 am
With consumers trying to stretch holiday budgets while also avoiding high credit card interest rates, more shoppers are turning to buy now, pay later (BNPL) options. Adobe Analytics projects BNPL…
by - December 12, 2024 3:35 pm
U.S. Rep. French Hill, R-Little Rock, received the endorsement Thursday (Dec. 12) of the House GOP steering panel to lead the House Financial Services Committee, an influential panel that guides…
by - December 12, 2024 11:40 am
A new report shows a 12% decline in statewide venture capital investment in 2023 from 2022, with 12 deals totaling $106.4 million. Northwest Arkansas captured most of the venture capital…
by - December 11, 2024 2:47 pm
Arkansas had an 8.87% decline in foreclosure activity in November compared with November 2023, just below the national decline of 9%, according to Irvine, Calif.-based ATTOM. Most Arkansas metro areas…
by - December 9, 2024 10:46 am
Allyson Twiggs Dyer is good at saying no. She adheres to Warren Buffett’s mantra, “the difference between successful people and really successful people is that really successful people say no…
by - December 5, 2024 11:13 am
Rogers-based America’s Car-Mart Inc. posted a revenue decrease but a profit in the second quarter of fiscal 2025 as vehicle sales declined and the average sales price rose. Earnings and…
by - December 5, 2024 9:56 am
Arkansas natives Edward Prewitt, Max Mahler, and Mark Gilbert recently founded a new financial advisory practice, 1828 Capital & Partners, marking their departure from Wells Fargo Advisors. The new firm,…
by - December 4, 2024 5:16 pm
The Fort Smith Board of Directors approved a plan Tuesday (Dec. 3) to pass along credit card fees to citizens. The city uses PayIt as a third party to process…
by - December 2, 2024 5:06 pm
President-elect Donald Trump announced Monday (Dec. 2) that he will nominate Warren Stephens, chair, president and CEO of Little Rock-based Stephens Inc., as the U.S. Ambassador to the United Kingdom….
by - November 25, 2024 4:08 pm
Longtime Arvest Bank executive Don Walker has died. He was regional executive when he retired from the Fayetteville-chartered bank in January 2020. The banker was first hired into banking by…
by - November 25, 2024 12:56 pm
The Federal Reserve has lowered the federal funds rate by 0.75 percentage points in its past two meetings and signaled that another 0.25 percentage point cut may happen before year-end….
by - November 21, 2024 7:57 pm
Gov. Sarah Sanders proposed Thursday (Nov. 21) a balanced state budget that included new money for a state employee pay plan, more funding for her LEARNS Act voucher program, an…
by - November 15, 2024 7:55 am
Simmons First National Corp. announced this week that Robert “Bob” Fehlman will step down as CEO and former CEO George Makris, the current executive chairman, will assume CEO duties effective…
by - November 11, 2024 9:00 am
With more military veterans buying homes in the Fort Smith area, builders, remodelers and real estate agents need to know more about Veteran Administration (VA) loans and how they can…
