Rodney West to Take Over for Mike Flynn as Simmons Fort Smith President
Rodney West has been named Fort Smith community president for Simmons First National Bank, the bank announced Thursday. West will replace Mike Flynn when Flynn retires at the end of the year. Flynn was...
View ArticleArkansas Capital Corp. Changing Funding Model
Arkansas Capital Corp. of Little Rock will no longer work with state government to provide small-business loans. For the first time in the organization’s almost 60-year history, its funding model is...
View ArticleSimmons Snags Arvest's Greg Martin as Top NWA Executive
Greg Martin, a senior vice president at Arvest Bank in Fayetteville, has been hired to succeed James Stobaugh as Simmons First National Bank's top executive in northwest Arkansas. Martin's title will...
View ArticleRegions Bank Recognizes Tanya Bonham Scott (Movers & Shakers)
Tanya Bonham Scott, a branch manager for Regions Bank in Little Rock, has received the bank’s Better Life Award for October 2015. The award is given to an employee who displays dedication and job...
View ArticleLawsuit Postponed as Hot Springs Developer Goes Bankrupt
A Hot Springs developer filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy protection last week and listed $2.46 million in debt and just $100 in assets. SJT Properties LLC also is being sued by Evelin Hampton of Hot...
View ArticleCo-conspirator in Joyce Judy Investment Scam Pleads Guilty to Felony
Three of the four central characters in the international investment scam that sent Joyce Judy, former president of a Little Rock credit union, to federal prison are now convicted felons. Charles L....
View ArticleBHL Makes Claim Against OneFinancial on Maumelle Office Building
Did you know Johnelle Hunt opened a second front in her effort to collect on a judgment against OneFinancial Corp. and debts amassed by its former owner, the late Layton “Scooter” Stuart? Hunt, through...
View ArticleSimmons First Unveils Plan to Move Pine Bluff Forward
Simmons First National Corp. is leading a coalition of civic, business and government leaders in Pine Bluff in an initiative called "Go Forward Pine Bluff" designed to invigorate the city and grow its...
View ArticleSurvey: Arkansans Optimistic About Personal Finance, Buying Conditions
Arkansans remain optimistic, slightly less so than in March, about their personal financial situations, according to the second phase of the Fall 2015 Arvest Consumer Sentiment Survey released Tuesday....
View ArticleGary Rickenbach Offers Conditional Guilty Plea in One Bank Case
Gary Rickenbach, the former senior executive vice president of One Bank & Trust of Little Rock, on Monday offered a conditional guilty plea in federal court provided the judge agrees to sentence...
View ArticleTy Warren Named New Regional President of BancorpSouth Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Ty Warren has been promoted to president of BancorpSouth Bank’s northwest region, headquartered in Little Rock, which includes the states of Arkansas and Missouri. Warren previously served as president...
View ArticleBeall Barclay's Barbara Hambrick on What Causes the Most Common Accounting...
Barbara Hambrick earned a Bachelor of Science in Business Administration in accounting from Oklahoma State University and joined the Fort Smith accounting firm of Beall Barclay & Co. PLC in 1994....
View ArticleAaron Gamewell Leaving Arkansas Bankers Association
Aaron Gamewell, executive vice president and chief operating officer for the Arkansas Bankers Association for the past three and a half years, gave notice last week. On Jan. 1, he’ll become president...
View ArticleCorporate Refunds Push Arkansas Revenue Down in November
LITTLE ROCK - Finance officials say larger than expected corporate tax refunds in November pushed Arkansas' revenue below expectations and below the same month last year. The Department of Finance and...
View ArticleSurvey: US Businesses Hired at Healthy Pace Last Month
WASHINGTON — American businesses stepped up hiring last month, led by strong gains in retail, finance and other service industries, a private survey found. Payroll processor ADP said Wednesday that...
View ArticleYellen Signals Growing Likelihood of a December Rate Hike
WASHINGTON — Federal Reserve Chair Janet Yellen told Congress Thursday that economic conditions are falling into place for policymakers to raise interest rates when they meet in two weeks — as long as...
View ArticleAnother Month of Solid US Hiring Clears Way for Fed Hike
WASHINGTON — The U.S. economy generated another month of solid hiring in November, making it highly likely that the Federal Reserve will raise interest rates from record lows this month. Employers...
View ArticleArkansas State Bank Department Adds Five Commercial Examiners (Movers & Shakers)
Chris Davis, Nathan Elliott, Jim Homan, Lance Nutt and Scott Smith have been promoted to certified bank senior examiner by the Arkansas State Bank Department. All five are commercial examiners. Davis...
View ArticleFirst National Bank of McGehee Makes Plans to Act Naturally
First National Bank of McGehee is seeking regulatory approval to change its name to First NaturalState Bank. The move by First National also entails converting to a state-chartered bank. The Desha...
View ArticleShow-Me State Hoosier Mark McFatridge Leads Bear State Financial
The decision to make its first out-of-state acquisition by entering southwest Missouri made for a logical geographic progression at Little Rock’s Bear State Financial Inc. The $70 million cash-stock...
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