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Jeffrey D. Cass has been named dean of the College of Arts & Humanities at Arkansas Tech University in Russellville.

Greg Martin has been promoted to executive vice president and division president of the northwest Arkansas, Kansas and Oklahoma markets for Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff.

Amid modest overall job growth, the central Arkansas region’s financial sector grew jobs at nearly twice the U.S. average from 2017 to 2019, according to Metroplan’s 2019 Economic Review and Outlook report released Wednesday.

The Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame will induct six people whose leadership and service have brought distinction to the state's largest business sector.

Money has named Bank OZK “Best Bank in the South” in its annual rankings.

Janet Moore, a 40-year banking veteran, has joined Stone Bank as its chief operations officer.

The Independent Community Bankers of America and the Venture Center announce the 10 companies selected for the second annual ICBA ThinkTECH Accelerator program.

Renee Huffaker has been promoted to chief compliance officer at Arvest Bank.

U.S. long-term mortgage rates fell this week to their lowest level in 13 weeks, as financial markets roiled by U.S.-Iran conflict pushed investors toward the safety of Treasury bonds.

Brock Hessing is the new senior vice president of commercial lending for the Bentonville branch of Signature Bank of Arkansas.

Arkadelphia’s Southern Bancorp Inc. has joined the ranks of Certified B Corporations, an Arkansas first.

Magnolia’s Farmers Bank & Trust holds more than $147.8 million of the $368 million deposits in Prosper, Texas, a city of nearly 30,000 an hour north of Dallas.

Arkansas Health Network of Little Rock saved the organizations it works with more than $14.7 million in 2018, the latest figure available.

A Searcy doctor with millions of dollars of debt and a troubled history with state regulators now confronts his latest nightmare: A lender has accused Dr. Benjamin Carlyle of submitting false financial statements to obtain loans.

Little Rock Soirée announces sessions that will be part of its 2020 Soirée Women’s Leadership Symposium, which takes place Thursday, April 30, in Little Rock.

Rising energy costs drove U.S. consumer prices higher in December, and American workers’ earnings couldn’t keep up.

Arkansas Federal Credit Union says it purchased the FamilyLife building in west Little Rock for $12 million and plans to move its headquarters there over the next 18-24 months.

Home BancShares Inc. of Conway reports fourth-quarter earnings of $73.3 million, up from $71.0 million in the same quarter last year.

Bank OZK of Little Rock reports fourth-quarter profit of $100.8 million, down 12% from $115.0 million in the same quarter last year.

The finance sector in central Arkansas is going strong, a phenomenon noted by Metroplan in its latest “Metro Trends: Economic Review & Outlook.”

Tech Selects Cass as Arts & Humanities Dean (Movers & Shakers)

Martin Named EVP, Division President at Simmons (Movers & Shakers)

Metroplan Report: Fintech Helping Region Grow

Arkansas Agriculture Hall of Fame to Induct 6

Money Magazine Names Bank OZK Best in the South

Janet Moore Named COO of Stone Bank

Venture Center Names 10 Firms in New Fintech Accelerator

Arvest Bank Names Renee Huffaker Chief Compliance Officer

US Long-Term Mortgage Rates Fall; 30-Year Loan at 3.64%

Hessing Promoted to SVP at Signature Bank (Movers & Shakers)

Southern Bancorp Certified as State's First B Corporation

Farmers Prospers in Texas Market After De Novo

Health Network Saved Its Members $14.7M in 2018

Complex Path Led Dr. Benjamin Carlyle into Deep Debt

Soiree Announces Sessions for 2020 Women's Leadership Symposium

Rising Energy Costs Lift US Consumer Prices 0.2% in December

AFCU Buys FamilyLife Building for $12M, Will Move HQ from Jacksonville

Home BancShares 4Q Earnings Rise to $73M

Bank OZK 4Q Down 12% But Above Expectations

Central Arkansas Finance Sector Sees Growth