Dixon, McCoy Advance at Petit Jean State Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Zeke Dixon has been promoted to vice president, loan officer, and Brandi McCoy has been promoted to vice president, finance, at Petit Jean State Bank in Morrilton.
View ArticleBank OZK Plans New Miami Branch
The $27.2 billion-asset Bank OZK is working on a fifth branch in the Miami-Dade County market.
View ArticlePeoples Banks Coming Together in Magnolia
Little Rock’s Bank OZK is selling its lone location in Magnolia to a locally based lender: the $219 million-asset Peoples Bank.
View ArticleSignature Bank Makes Its Mark on Harrison
Fayetteville’s Signature Bank of Arkansas has made the Harrison market a party of 10. The $805 million-asset lender has opened for business in Suite 100 of the Durand Center at 303 N. Main St.
View ArticlePark Plaza Moves Closer to Foreclosure
Lenders are pushing forward with their foreclosure lawsuit against the owners of Park Plaza Mall in Little Rock.
View ArticleStone Bank Seeks Sanctions on Lawyers
Stone Bank has asked a federal judge to sanction a farmer and his attorneys for “pursuing frivolous and baseless allegations and claims.”
View ArticleNLR Bank Building Sells for $5.6M (Real Deals)
A group led by T.J. Lefler bought the U.S. Bank building in downtown North Little Rock from U.S. Bank of Cincinnati.
View ArticleIn-State Bank Deposits Grow by 9.6%
Arkansas bank deposits exceeded $90 billion on June 30, an increase of 9.6% in 12 months and almost identical to the national trend line.
View ArticleArmor Adds Wolcott in Hot Springs (Movers & Shakers)
Chris Wolcott has been hired as vice president of commercial banking in the Hot Springs market of Armor Bank of Forrest City.
View ArticleThe 2021 20 In Their 20's: The Future Looks Bright
From Jonesboro to Little Rock to Bentonville to Prescott, bright young talent spans our state. For the 12th year, Arkansas Business is proud to introduce 20 of the freshest faces in business and...
View ArticleWalmart Denies Cryptocurrency Partnership After Phony News Release Makes...
Reuters, CNBC and Yahoo Finance are among the news outlets that were duped.
View ArticleNominate Now for the 34th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Arkansas Business is once again seeking nominations of the state's outstanding businesses, business executives and nonprofits for its Arkansas Business of the Year Awards.
View ArticleHome BancShares to Acquire Happy Bancshares of Texas in $919M Deal
Home BancShares Inc. of Conway announces a $919 million deal to acquire Happy Bancshares Inc. of Happy, Texas, pushing the parent company of Centennial Bank beyond $23 billion in assets.
View ArticleArvest Bank Announces Tech Partners for Next-Gen Banking Platform
It's part of a multi-year plan to transform the bank's services, products and operations.
View ArticleSouthern Bancorp CEO Darrin Williams Appointed to National Advisory Board
Williams says he wants to ensure that the bank's customers' stories and perspectives are heard by policymakers.
View ArticleMortgage Rates Dip to 2.86% This Week
Average long-term mortgage rates dipped lower this week as economic prospects continued muted amid a wave of new delta variant coronavirus cases. They remained under 3%.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 4.2% in August
Nine major industry sectors including manufacturing and hospitality reported growth.
View ArticleGarver HQ in North Little Rock Sells for $13.2M (Real Deals)
An affiliate of National Asset Services of Los Angeles acquired the 4701 Northshore Drive project from an affiliate of Old House Capital in Dallas.
View ArticleBig Farm Subsidies Surge Is Crisis-Driven, Industry Says
Trade war repercussions with China and Trump administration spending to keep farmers solvent in a commodities price crash propelled federal farm subsidy payments in Arkansas to a record $828 million in...
View ArticleThe Village at Valley Ranch Sells for $10.7M
This week presents a quartet of million-dollar real estate transactions in Little Rock, redevelopment in North Little Rock and nine of Pulaski County's big construction projects.
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