Venture Center Launches New Fintech Summit
The conference will feature product demonstrations from up to 75 companies who completed the accelerators the Venture Center has hosted.
View ArticleUS Average 30-year Mortgage Rate Back Up Over 3% This Week
The housing market has been hamstrung by a lack of supply even before the pandemic broke in early 2020.
View ArticlePressure on Fed's Powell Rises as Inflation Worsens
Some policymakers are pushing to accelerate the central bank's timetable for tapering and rate hikes.
View ArticleUpdate: Simmons First to Buy Spirit of Texas Bancshares in $581M Deal
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff is acquiring Spirit of Texas Bancshares Inc. and its wholly-owned subsidiary, Spirit of Texas Bank SSB, in a cash and stock deal valued at about $581 million.
View ArticleArkansas Unemployment Drops to 3.7% in October
The U.S. jobless rate was also down, hitting 4.6% in October.
View ArticleGenerations Bank Names New Market Presidents (NWA Movers & Shakers)
Max Harrell has been promoted to Rogers area market president for Generations Bank of Rogers, and Rick Moody has been hired as market president for the Fayetteville area.
View ArticleWhat to Watch in 2022 (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
A flurry of November news has implications for Arkansas business and politics next year.
View ArticleBiden to Keep Powell as Fed Chair
The president also said he would nominate Lael Brainard, the lone Democrat on the Fed’s Board of Governors, as vice chai.
View ArticleFormer NBA player Junior Bridgeman Talks Achieving Success on Next 'Business...
Bridgeman turned his $350,000 salary into $600 million.
View ArticleArkansas Economist Sees Low Unemployment, Less Spending Ahead
Unemployment of between 3.3%-4% is also expected.
View ArticleBrandt Certified at Merchants & Planters (Movers & Shakers)
Josh Brandt of Merchants & Planters Bank of Newport has received certification from the American Bankers Association.
View ArticleFirst State Expands Into Northwest Arkansas
Russellville’s First State Bank is developing its first full-service branch in northwest Arkansas.
View ArticleHoratio State Makes Move In Ashdown
A dormant bank property in the heart of Ashdown will soon have new life.
View Article5 Tips for the Minority Business Owner (Jimmy D. Warren II Commentary)
Minority small businesses hold an important place in history, society and our hearts. They are mom-and-pop restaurants, local barbershops, lawn care specialists and more. Those successful enterprises...
View ArticleEverything’s Bigger With Texas (Lance Turner Editor's Note)
It’s well established that Arkansas has more than its fair share of banking talent. And that talent’s been on display throughout the year.
View ArticleRoss Whipple’s Big Lake Remains Elite Getaway
More than 135 years ago, a group of Little Rock businessmen banded together to form a hunting club on about 2,000 acres of bottomland woods in south Pulaski County.
View ArticleFDIC Fines Bank of England Nearly $130K for 'Deceptive' Loan Claims
The Arkansas-based mortgage lender waived its right to a hearing on the matter.
View ArticlePowell Says Omicron Clouds Inflation, Economic Outlook
He said the new variant could worsen supply chain disruptions.
View ArticleNominees Announced for 34th Arkansas Business of the Year Awards
Finalists and winners in each category will be celebrated March 9 at the DoubleTree in Little Rock.
View ArticlePowell Says Fed May Accelerate Pullback in Economic Support
It could put the central bank on a path to begin raising its key short-term rate as early as the first half of next year.
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