Johnny Allison Donates $5M to Arkansas State Athletics Department
Johnny Allison, chairman of Home BancShares Inc. of Conway and an Arkansas State University alumnus, made the largest personal gift commitment in the A-State athletics department's history: $5 million.
View ArticleOne Bank Makes Claim on Branch Property Titled to Scooter Stuart Partnership
A lawsuit challenges who owns the OneBanc branch at 14711 Cantrell Road in west Little Rock. Real estate records indicate a general partnership called Bank Partners. One Bank & Trust claims it is...
View ArticleSimmons' Deal for Delta Trust: 3 Years Coming
The acquisition of Little Rock's Delta Trust & Banking Corp. by Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff was announced in March and should be completed by the end of the month. But the merger...
View ArticleScooter Stuart's Tainted Assets Draw More Fire
This year's number of new lawsuits surrounding the controversial business affairs of the late Layton “Scooter” Stuart indicates the rancor is only growing.
View ArticleSimmons First Completes Delta Trust Acquisition
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff has completed its acquisition of Delta Trust & Banking Corp. of Little Rock.
View ArticleToymaker Redman's Rough History Doesn't Deter State Investment
The state's top economic development official said he has no undue concerns about a $2 million taxpayer investment in Redman & Associates, despite the CEO's bankruptcy a decade ago and subsequent...
View ArticleUpdate: 14 Laid Off By Toy Car Maker in Blow to Wal-Mart's 'Made in USA'...
Redman & Associates filed a federal lawsuit Friday accusing a Chinese company of engaging in an "underhanded strategy" in an attempt to derail Wal-Mart's attempts to bring manufacturing back to the...
View ArticleThe Beauty of New Market Tax Credits (James Harkins Commentary)
One of the most important parts of my job as a real estate professional is understanding the financial tools available to clients. The goals of most buyers, as well as of those needing help with new...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Taps Keesee To Lead Western Division (Movers & Shakers)
Don Keesee has been named western Arkansas division president at Bank of the Ozarks. Keesee, who has more than 30 years of financial experience in Arkansas, worked for Arkadelphia-based Summit Bank in...
View ArticleNo Banking Future for Former First Southern CEO Woody Castleberry
Thanks to the fraud of convicted former Little Rock attorney Kevin Lewis, Woody Castleberry will never work in banking again. Castleberry told us last week that his settlement with the Federal Deposit...
View ArticleArvest Forecloses on Downtown LR Building Owned by Matt Lile
The bank's foreclosure is on two loans totaling more than $821,500 secured by the 20,332-SF building at the northeast corner of Center and Sixth streets. The property is the home of EJ's restaurant in...
View ArticleRelyance Lures Straessle Away from First Security
David Straessle, who had been president of the Little Rock market for First Security Bank of Searcy since 2011, was hired last Thursday to do the same job for Relyance Bank of Pine Bluff.
View ArticleARK Challenge: Acorn Hours Solving 'Real Problem'
Acorn wants to "intertwine" accountability and service when it comes to tracking service hours, help young people tell their stories and be "catalysts for change," and free up teachers from sometimes...
View ArticleFirst Arkansas Bank Sues NLR Businessman John Rogers for $14.2M
First Arkansas Bank & Trust has sued to collect $14.2 million from North Little Rock businessman John Rogers. Meanwhile, Rogers is no longer involved in day-to-day operations of the photo archive...
View ArticleUS Recovery Drives the Dollar Sharply Higher
A strengthening U.S. economy, combined with a gloomy outlook for growth elsewhere in the world, is pushing the U.S. currency sharply higher.
View ArticleSimmons First Trust to Buy Talbot Capital Management
Simmons First Trust Co. said Friday that it has agreed to purchase Talbot Capital Management Inc. of Pine Bluff for an undisclosed price.
View ArticleEast-Harding Makes Kathy Robinson New CFO (Movers & Shakers)
Kathy Robinson has been promoted to chief financial officer for East-Harding Construction of Little Rock. She was formerly controller and has worked for East-Harding for more than 10 years.
View ArticleHarvest Problems Crop Up in Turner Grain President's Bankruptcy Case
Lee County farmer Keith Wilkison has asked for an emergency hearing in the personal bankruptcy case of Turner Grain President Dale Bartlett so Wilkison can harvest more than 400 acres in Lee County.
View ArticleJohn Rogers Asks for Dismissal of Brace Suit
North Little Rock sports memorabilia dealer John Rogers denied the allegations of breaching a contract with a photographic estate and asked for a dismissal in Pulaski County Circuit Court last week.
View ArticleRegions Bank Adds Wayland Wiggins to Roster
Regions Bank has scored a nice hire: Wayland Wiggins, previously president of the Stuttgart branch of Arkansas County Bank of DeWitt.
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