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Simmons Bank Names Meador SBA Regional Manager of Sales, Business Development

Simmons Bank has named Itzel Meador its Small Business Association regional manager of sales and business development.

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US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Decline

U.S. long-term mortgage rates declined this week for a second straight week, reversing the upward trend in April as a lure to potential home buyers.

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Armor Bank Buys Naming Rights to WindRiver Building

Armor Bank said Thursday that it has bought the naming rights of the office building at 2300 Cottondale Lane, formerly known as the WindRiver Building.

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Markham West Ownership Shifts in $19.7M Transaction (Real Deals)

Affiliates of Weingarten Realty of Houston, Texas, were on either side of a $19.75 million transaction involving a 166,735-SF retail project in west Little Rock.

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Warren Stephens Stands by Startup's CEO Marc Gorlin

Warren Stephens says he has confidence in Marc Gorlin, founder and CEO of crowdsourced delivery service startup Roadie, in which Stephens has invested. After all, he said, look at Kabbage, which...

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Riverdale Shopping Center Sold for $8.3M

Kappa Realty LLC, led by Chris Robertson, purchased the 17.6-acre home of the Riverdale Shopping Center at 2500-2610 Cantrell Road from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock.

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US Long-term Mortgage Rates Fall; 30-year Average at 4.07%

U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell slightly this week, marking a third straight week of declines as a continued inducement to purchasers in the spring homebuying season.

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Arkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.6% in April

Arkansas' unemployment rate in April was 3.6%, down one-tenth of a percentage point from the previous month.

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John French Promoted to EVP at Southern Bancorp

Southern Bancorp Bank has promoted John French to executive vice president of Risk and Operations.

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At Women's Symposium, Leaders Share Tips for Navigating Boardrooms

Simply getting a seat at the corporate table remains a barrier for women in the workforce, a panel of women business leaders said Thursday during the first Soirée Women's Leadership Symposium at the...

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St. Louis Fed Announces 2019 Investment Connection Series

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis is kicking off the second full year of its Investment Connection program on May 21 in Memphis, to be followed by other live events around the Eighth Federal...

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Arvest Bank Sells 36 Lots For $170K

Arvest Bank recently sold 36 lots in the Kanis Village subdivision of Little Rock for $170,000.

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Tyler Davis Takes Spot on Livestock & Poultry Commission (Movers & Shakers)

Tyler Davis of Ashdown was recently appointed by Gov. Asa Hutchinson to a seven-year term on the Arkansas Agriculture Department’s Livestock & Poultry Commission Board.

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Joe Clay Young Moves Up at Merrill Lynch (Movers & Shakers)

Joe Clay Young IV was recently promoted from first vice president to senior vice president at Merrill Lynch in Jonesboro. Brenda Eldridge has been hired as chief financial officer at Partners Bank of...

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Federal Charters Down to a Dozen in Arkansas

With Fidelity National Bank of West Memphis transforming into Fidelity Bank, the ranks of federally chartered banks in Arkansas are whittling down.

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Cross County Bancshares Seeks Bigger Stake in Central Bank

The parent company of Wynne’s Cross County Bank currently owns nearly 20.2% of Little Rock’s Central Bank and could up its position to as high as 35%.

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DeWitt Bank Transaction Tops $10.2M

The pending acquisition of DBT Financial Corp. presents a nearly $10.3 million transaction backed by a healthy dose of stock and some cash.

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Construction Employment in Arkansas Still Below Pre-Recession Heights

The number of those employed in the construction industry in Arkansas reached 51,900 in March, the latest figures available.

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New Ownership Moves Into NLR’s Thrive Argenta (Real Deals)

Thrive Argenta LLC, led by Rob Coleman, sold its namesake project at 501 Magnolia St. to an ownership group divided among four entities.

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Bankruptcy Judge OKs Windstream Bonuses

A bankruptcy judge in New York last week approved Windstream Holdings Inc.’s request to use up to $24 million for bonuses for executives.

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