Tag: Banking & Finance

AAM University Teaches For the Second Year

Arvest Asset Management, the financial services arm of Arvest Bank Group Inc., has been holding its second AAM University since April.

Bank Commissioner Speaks to Rotary

A group of Rogers Rotarians sang ?Happy Birthday? to their guest speaker, State Bank Commissioner Robert ?Bunny? Adcock, before he took the podium on July 19.

Companies Weigh Benefits Of Public vs. Private Status

The number of public companies in the Fort Smith area had dwindled from six to four since 2000, reflecting a national trend of public companies going private.

Legacy National Bank Tallies $60 Million in Assets

Legacy National Bank of Springdale, which opened its doors on April 11, already has $60 million in assets as of June 30, officials said.

Signature’s Gary Head Considers Loan Office at Waterford

Signature Bank Chairman Gary Head said that he?s thinking about opening a loan production office at Goshen?s newly approved Waterford Estates.

Book ’em, Accountants

The number-crunching branch of forensic accounting isn’t all cloak, dagger and CSI Miami. It’s really about being able to prove a financial theory and back it up in a court of law.

StephensChoice:A Choosy 401(k)

Gary Millican, the chief financial officer at South Arkansas Oil Co., said the reason his El Dorado firm chose Stephens Inc. as its retirement services provider is simple, literally.

Demand for Bankers Raises Area HR Bar

It looks as if the banking job market grew about 35 percent from the same date in 2000. But for the record, nobody is saying what everybody knows: Salaries are going up.

SOX Compliance Pressures HR Sector

Public accounting firms typically see higher turnover rates than private accounting practices, but the Sarbanes-Oxley Act of 2002 requirements have further tightened the market.

Remember the old Modern Fence & Supply Co. site on Sixth Street in Fayetteville? Liberty Bank of Arkansas bought the 1.74-acre piece from owner Roy Milligan for $1.1 million and Modern Fence is moving to Springdale.

More Shareholders Buy Parkway Parts

A raft of new shareholders sign on with Parkway Bankshares Inc.

Signature Signs On for Success

Gary Head’s Signature Bank of Arkansas signs Raymond James and considers yet another stock offer.

Fountain Plaza Attracts Bankers

At least three banks could be operating out of Bentonville’s Fountain Plaza, with one more looking at the site as well.

Bank of Arkansas Shuffles Offices

Amid the flurry of bank and infrastructure announcements in the two-county area, the Bank of Arkansas N.A. has made some subtle changes to its location strategy.