Regulators OK First National Bank of Wynne's Acquisition of Bank of McCrory
First National Corporation of Wynne, parent company of The First National Bank of Wynne, said Thursday that it received regulatory approval to acquire Bank of McCrory.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Rate Rises to 3.5 Percent
Arkansas' unemployment rate in August increased one-tenth of a percentage point to 3.5 percent.
View ArticleLand O' Lakes Subsidiary Buys Armor Seed
Armor Seed LLC of Jonesboro, one of the largest regional seed providers in the country, has been acquired by Winfield United, a subsidiary of Land O' Lakes of Arden Hills, Minnesota.
View ArticleMarshall Saviers on What's Missing from Northwest Arkansas' Growth Experience
Marshall Saviers is now president of Sage Partners, where he oversees brokerage operations for the company and helped facilitate the 2017 merger between Sage Partners, Hunt Ventures of Lowell and...
View ArticleData Theft: Is Your Business Ready? (Aaron Gamewell Expert Advice)
Aaron Gamewell of SBS CyberSecurity offers his list of actions that every business should deploy to mitigate the risk of a data breach.
View ArticleMultifamily Trio Add Up to $21.9M Transaction (Real Deals)
Affiliates of Republic Funds of Toronto purchased the 258-unit Spanish Rock Apartments, the 224-unit Spanish Jon’s project and the 120-unit Wilmington Apartments project.
View ArticleCentennial Files Foreclosure Against Former Allens CEO
Centennial Bank of Conway has filed a foreclosure suit against Joshua Allen, the former CEO and president of Allens Inc. of Siloam Springs.
View ArticleWilliams & Anderson, Allen Law Firm Announce Merger
Allen Law Firm will merge with Williams & Anderson effective Oct. 1, the two Little Rock law firms announced Tuesday.
View ArticleCommercial Vacancy in Northwest Arkansas is Lowest Since 2004
In northwest Arkansas, the commercial real estate market's vacancy rate for the first half of 2017 is the lowest it has been since the inception of Arvest Bank's Skyline Report in 2004.
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Formally Announces New Headquarters
Bank of the Ozarks Inc. of Little Rock, which has been planning a new headquarters in west Little Rock, joined Gov. Asa Hutchinson and Little Rock Mayor Mark Stodola to formally announce those plans,...
View ArticleUA System Names Gina Terry as CFO
University of Arkansas System President Donald R. Bobbitt names longtime senior audit director Gina Terry as chief financial officer for the UA System.
View ArticleFed Announces a Start to Modestly Reducing its Bond Holdings
The Federal Reserve will begin shrinking the enormous portfolio of bonds it amassed after the 2008 financial crisis to try to sustain a frail economy. The move reflects a strengthened economy and could...
View ArticlePublic Shaming Likely But GOP Wary of New Laws After Equifax
Prospects are good for a public shaming in the Equifax data breach, but it's unlikely Congress will institute sweeping new regulations after hackers accessed the personal information of an estimated...
View ArticleJPMS Cox, HoganTaylor Announce Merger
Accounting firms JPMS Cox of Little Rock and HoganTaylor of Oklahoma announced Friday they will merge on Jan. 1, then operate under the HoganTaylor name.
View ArticleSimmons First's Burt Hicks Reflects Upon Impact
Burt Hicks is the president and CEO of Simmons First Investment Group Inc.
View ArticleStretch, Little Rock, Stretch (Natalie Ghidotti Commentary)
I’m not so bold as to believe that Little Rock will be a top contender for Amazon, even though we are certainly worthy of consideration. It’s only because Amazon was very specific about the needs for...
View ArticleTim Hicks Takes Over Investor Relations at BOZ (Movers & Shakers)
Tim Hicks has been named chief administrative officer and executive director of investor relations at Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock.
View Article20 in Their 20s: New Influentials of 2017 Take Courage, Drive and Heart to...
This is the ninth year that Arkansas Business has sought out talented young leaders in our business and nonprofit community to introduce to readers in a feature called the New Influentials: 20 in Their...
View ArticleAs Factory Closes, Allens Foods Remains in Bankruptcy
Allens remains in bankruptcy, and its trustee in the Chapter 7 liquidation continues to fight some of the creditors that he accused of scheming to buy the vegetable and food processor out of bankruptcy...
View ArticleHome BancShares Feels Effects of Hurricane Irma
By the time you read this, Johnny Allison should have had a firsthand look at the impact Hurricane Irma had on the Centennial Bank branches in Florida.
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