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Community Bankers Tap Accelerator for New Tech

Community banks lack the financial and human capital of their larger counterparts to invest in research and development, but they need new technologies all the same. Partnerships with financial...

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Central Arkansas Average Weekly Earnings on Rise

Private-sector workers in the Little Rock-North Little Rock-Conway metropolitan statistical area earned an average of $861.50 each week as of February 2019.

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Springdale Hopes Opportunity Strikes

Daniel Hintz knows about revitalizing a city’s downtown area and believes a new federal tax program could be just the ticket for Springdale’s budding efforts.

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Citizens Sweeps In Former Simmons Execs

Seven commercial lending and treasury management professionals have left Simmons Bank to help Citizens Bank of Batesville beef up its Little Rock operations.

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$21M Judgment Follows Collapse of Heartland Bank Deal

In late 2015, Suneet Singal thought he had a great deal with Heartland Bank of Little Rock.

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Trio Gathers New Money to Relaunch Capital Bank as Encore

As chairman and CEO, Chris Roberts is leading the campaign to rebrand and relaunch Capital Bank with a $50 million stock offering. The 50-year-old banker considers his recent move from Simmons Bank to...

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NWA Regional Airport Authority CEO Joins Fed's Council

Aaron Burkes of Bentonville has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis.

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Simmons Completes $172M Acquisition of Reliance Bancshares

Simmons First National Corp. completed its $172 million acquisition of Reliance Bancshares Inc. in the St. Louis suburb of Des Peres, Missouri, on Friday.

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Arkansas Business to Honor 2019 40 Under 40 Class

Arkansas Business will once again honor the state's outstanding young professionals at a luncheon for its 40 Under 40 class. You can order tickets here.

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Bank OZK 1Q Profit Down 2 Percent

Little Rock's Bank OZK recorded first quarter earnings of $110.7 million, a decline of 2.2 percent compared to last year.

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Home Bancshares Reports 1Q Earnings of $71.4M

Conway’s Home Bancshares Inc. reported first quarter earnings of $71.4 million, a decline of 2.3 percent compared to a year ago.

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Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.7% in March

Arkansas' unemployment rate in March was 3.7%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.

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Merger to Add First Delta Bank Branches to Armor Bank in 2020

Big Creek Bancshares Inc., parent company of Armor Bank of Forrest City, says that it will purchase Tyronza Bancshares Inc., parent company of First Delta Bank of Marked Tree.

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Randy Sims Named Vice Chairman of Home BancShares

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway, parent company of Centennial Bank, said Friday that Randy Sims, CEO and president of Home BancShares, has been named to vice chairman of Home BancShares and executive...

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Jason Marshall Brings BBB Service to The ASA Group (Movers & Shakers)

Jason Marshall has joined The ASA Group in Little Rock as a brokerage manager.

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First Security Expands in Russellville; Southern Bancorp Makes Push Into...

First Security is increasing its presence in Russellville. Arkadelphia’s Southern Bancorp Bank is continuing its branch expansion into southwest Arkansas via Glenwood.

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Integrity First Transaction Tops $80M

The pending sale of Mountain Home’s Integrity First Bank to Stuttgart’s Farmers & Merchants Bank represents a book value multiple of 1.43.

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Building For Tomorrow (Gwen Moritz Editor's Note)

Europe is still on my bucket list, so I’ll never see Notre Dame as she was before last Monday. But, as horrific as the flames looked against the Paris night, the dawn brought renewed hope that a...

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Arrow’s Edge Transaction Surpasses $4.1M (Real Deals)

An affiliate of Altus Equity of Santa Rosa, California, purchased the 118-unit Arrow’s Edge Apartments at 300 Indianhead Cove for $4.1 million.

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Conway Airport Meeting Expectations

Almost five years after it opened, the Conway Municipal Airport at Cantrell Field is living up to expectations, city and economic development officials say.

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