Arkansas Accounting Firms Announce Mergers
Five Arkansas certified public accounting firms say they merged their companies on Jan. 1 to form Garland & Greenwood CPAs and Advisors PLLC.
View ArticleLegacy Capital, Trent Capital Complete Merger
Legacy Capital Wealth Partners and Trent Capital Management say their merger makes them one of the largest independent registered investment advisory firms in the state.
View ArticleCOVID-19 Vaccinations: Can Businesses Make Them Mandatory for Employees? (In...
With COVID-19 vaccinations on the horizon, employers have the opportunity to think through whether vaccines should be mandatory or at the discretion of the employees. There are also legal implications...
View ArticleMcKinney, Bell Receive Lifetime Honors At CFO of the Year Awards
Greg McKinney, CFO of Bank OZK of Little Rock, and Richard Bell, president and CEO of Bell & Co. of North Little Rock, receive lifetime achievement awards during a live webcast on Dec. 15 from...
View ArticleErin Simpson Named EVP At Encore Bank
Erin Simpson has been promoted to executive vice president and chief operations and risk officer at Encore Bank.
View ArticleDavid Trice Named Hot Springs Market Manager for Armor Bank
Armor Bank has entered the Hot Springs market by hiring David Trice as market president there.
View ArticleMore COVID-19 Relief Coming for Small Businesses
The Small Business Administration and the Treasury Department are preparing to revive the Paycheck Protection Program five months after its first two rounds of funding ended.
View ArticleBarrington Hills Sale Surpasses $11M (Real Deals)
An affiliate of Property Resource Associates of Wellington, Florida, sold its 232-unit apartment project in west Little Rock.
View ArticleEncore Calls for $90M Investment
Encore Banchares Inc. is in the process of raising $90 million.
View ArticleSecond PPP Now Accepting Applications
The second $284 billion Paycheck Protection Program, which will offer more forgivable loans designed to soften job losses from the pandemic, began accepting applications from businesses today.
View ArticleWalmart Launching New Fintech Startup
Walmart announced Monday the creation of a new fintech startup designed to develop and offer “modern, innovative and affordable financial solutions.”
View ArticleReport: Companies Donated $170M to GOP Election Objectors
Corporations and industry groups have donated at least $170 million in recent years to Republicans who rejected President-elect Joe Biden's victory over President Donald Trump, according to a new...
View ArticleSimmons Bank Names Shelly Arnold Head of Private Client Department
Simmons Bank has tapped Shelly Arnold to direct and lead its Private Client Group.
View ArticleSBS Cybersecurity CEO Aaron Gamewell Dies From Cancer
Aaron Gamewell, chairman and CEO of SBS CyberSecurity, passed away Wednesday in his hometown of Little Rock following his battle with cancer.
View ArticleWith Mortgages, First Financial's Rod Beckham Closes Quarters
Rod Beckham, the mortgage division president of First Financial Bank of El Dorado, says the residential real estate market is hot.
View ArticleNew Name Trails $7M Sale Of LR’s Oaks Apartments (Real Deals)
Apex Towne Country LLC of Lakewood, New Jersey, purchased the renamed Summit at Town & Country project at 7700 Chicot Road from The Oaks Apartments Ltd., an affiliate of the Zieben Group in...
View ArticleTodd Moves to First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Scott Todd has joined First Community Bank in Batesville as vice president of secondary mortgage production and sales manager.
View ArticleArkansas Clinics Losing Both Patients, Patience
Without money from the second round of the Paycheck Protection Program, Dr. Scott Winston of Sheridan doesn’t know if his independent primary care practice will stay open.
View ArticleBanking Return on Equity Could Drop in 2021
The Deloitte Center for Financial Services is forecasting that the average return on equity in the U.S. banking industry could drop to 5.6% in 2020 but then recover to 11.7% in 2022.
View ArticleSimmons Battles Encore Bank
Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff has accused former employees of taking customer and proprietary bank information when they left to work for Encore Bank of Little Rock.
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