by - August 14, 2006 12:00 am
Fayetteville Taking Bids For Investment Management Services
The City of Fayetteville has whittled down the list of bidders for investment management services to four and may have picked a winner.
Tag: Banking & Finance
by - August 14, 2006 12:00 am
Signature Bank Devloping New Division
New division to manage money and trust services for the bank’s trust customers.
by - August 14, 2006 12:00 am
Beall Barclay & Co. Tops Accounting Firms
Beall Barclay & Co. tops the list of the region’s top accounting firms.
by - July 31, 2006 12:00 am
Baby Boomers Face Retirement (Larry Root Commentary)
While baby boomers have enjoyed a generally improved quality of life over the past decade, nearly one-third of them have virtually nothing saved for retirement and face a shaky retirement picture.
by - July 31, 2006 12:00 am
State’s Reserve Second in Region
In the first quarter of 2006, Arkansas banks collectively had a loan-loss-reserve ratio of 1.44 percent, down from 1.53 percent for the same period in 2005.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
FDIC Reports Show Steady First Quarter
The Federal Deposit Insurance Corp. published its quarterly edition of state profiles, a summary of state-by-state banking and economic trends, on July 6.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
AVF Organizers Seek Companies
About 20 entrepreneurs, investors and economic development leaders gather at the University of Arkansas’ Innovation Center in Fayetteville to discuss an action plan for the upcoming Arkansas Venture Forum on July 6.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
Future Economy Relies on Education (Market Forecast)
The best answers to economic development are in making critical investments in ourselves. The state needs to simultaneously create better jobs and better workers.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
House Bill Would Close Wal-Mart Bank Loophole
A bipartisan bill aimed at closing a loophole that allows retailers such as Wal-Mart Stores Inc. to own industrial loan companies is introduced in the U.S. House of Representatives.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
First Arkansas Valley Makes River Valley Move
First Arkansas Valley Bank of Russellville applies with the Arkansas State Bank Department to open a location in Van Buren.
by - July 17, 2006 12:00 am
The Regions’ Largest Employers
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest employers.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
ANB Financial Purchases Two United Bank Mortgage Offices
ANB Financial N.A.’s purchase of two mortgage processing offices from United Bank of Springdale could add at least 20 percent to ANB’s mortgage business.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Arkansas’ 1Q ROA Fourth in District
In the first quarter of 2006, Arkansas banks collectively had a return on their average assets (ROA) of 1.14 percent, ranking as No. 4 of the seven states in the U.S. Federal Reserve Bank’s Eighth District.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Wal-Mart Plans Co-Branded Credit Cards in China
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is advancing plans to launch its own credit card in China in a partnership with GE Money and Shenzhen Development Bank.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
FOIA Doesn’t Show Broyles Board Status
A Freedom of Information request made to the University of Arkansas for a comprehensive list of university personnel who serve as a board member to any financial institution didn’t show Frank Broyles, who we knew serves as a board member for Priority Bank
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Valley View Opens Office in Springdale
Valley Bank of Moline, Ill., opens a loan production office in Springdale in late April, and has already made the charts.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
Arvest to Relocate a Fayetteville Branch
Arvest Bank-Fayetteville has plans to juggle one of its branches. The bank’s location at 1164 E. Joyce Blvd. will move across the street and east about a quarter of a mile into a yet-to-be-built 8,000-SF Arvest prototype.
by - July 3, 2006 12:00 am
OK Industries Tops Region’s Private Companies List
OK Industries of Fort Smith tops the Northwest Arkansas Business Journal’s annual list of the region’s largest private companies, with revenue of about $900 million in 2005.
by - June 19, 2006 12:00 am
Pinnacle Bank Wants to Move Main Office to Rogers
Start-up Pinnacle Bank has filed an application with the Arkansas State Bank Department to relocate its main office, and charter, from Bentonville to Rogers.
by - June 19, 2006 12:00 am
MNB Opens First Northwest Office
One year and one week after officials made a grand announcement about an intended $30 million investment and a 12-branch entry into the Northwest Arkansas market, Little Rock?based Metropolitan National Bank held a soft opening of its first permanent offi