Heartland Bank Braces For 2016
Heartland Bank of Bryant and its parent company, Rock Bancshares Inc., have started 2016 amid changes in management, board membership and more. Attention has turned from delivering dividends to...
View ArticleThe Future of the Community Bank in an Era of Consolidation (Aaron Brooks...
Last month, Arkansas Business Senior Editor George Waldon's excellent cover story highlighted the considerable burdens imposed on banks that exceed the 2010 Dodd-Frank Act's $10 billion asset...
View ArticleArvest Bank Names New Morrilton VP
Arvest Bank announced Friday that William "Will" Fisher has been hired as a senior vice president in the bank's commercial banking division in Morrilton. Before joining Arvest, Fisher was a location...
View ArticleKathy Deck Takes Seat on Real Estate Industry Council (Movers & Shakers)
Kathy Deck, director of the Center for Business & Economic Research at the Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, has been named to the Real Estate Industry...
View ArticleAuctioneer Punished for Tipping Off John Rogers
Alleged serial fraudsters trying to gain favor as FBI informants don’t make for reliable confidants. That maxim was driven home earlier this month when Doug Allen received a stiffer sentence because of...
View ArticleBear State Suit Puts Walter Quinn Jet on the Radar
A new lawsuit has taken flight in search of money and assets from Little Rock businessman Walter Quinn. Bear State Bank of Little Rock recently filed suit to recover $585,549 on a delinquent loan and...
View ArticleSimmons Bank to Lead Conference on Declining Delta Population
Simmons Bank, the bank company owned by Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff, will sponsor "The Arkansas Delta: Why It Still Matters," a conference on the future of the Arkansas Delta region, on...
View ArticleOne Bank Customer Solaroli Sentenced to One Year in Federal Prison
Someone who steals $1.5 million has to go to prison, U.S. District Judge Brian Miller told a former One Bank & Trust customer on Friday. Miller sentenced Alberto Solaroli, a Canadian citizen doing...
View ArticleMacArthur Commons Sells for $10.5 Million (Real Deals)
A 59-unit apartment project in downtown Little Rock weighed in at $10.5 million. MacArthur Commons LLC, led by David Thompson, bought its namesake project at 414 E. Capitol Ave. The seller is River...
View ArticleArkansas Colleges Live With Legacy of 1942 Vote
(Editor’s Note: This is the latest in a series of business history feature stories. Suggestions for future Fifth Monday articles are welcome. Please contact Gwen Moritz at (501) 372-1443 or...
View ArticleM&M Cleanup Company Meets Messy End
At first, Sam McFadin thought it would be the perfect business paring. Omega Capital of Tulsa bought a majority interest of McFadin’s M&M Environmental Oil Services LLC of Conway for $7 million in...
View ArticleAllied Bank Liquidates Wiederker Village OREO
Remember that big chunk of property in Franklin County that Allied Bank of Mulberry carried on its books for most of last year? The $79.3 million-asset lender liquidated nearly all of that real estate...
View ArticleScooter Stuart's Fall Still Feeds Litigation
Only a handful of lawsuits that erupted from the upheaval at One Bank & Trust continue to wind through the court system. The cases represent a mix of civil and criminal action put in motion after...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks Aims to Add 2 to Board of Directors
Two new members are nominated to join the board of directors at Little Rock's Bank of the Ozarks Inc. They are Jack Mullen, 66, director of derivatives and market strategy with AgriBank, FCB since...
View ArticleArkansas Revenue Remains Above Forecast, Last Year's Numbers
LITTLE ROCK - Arkansas revenue officials say a decline in income tax refunds kept the state's revenue above expectations and last year's numbers, despite a drop in tax collections. The Arkansas...
View ArticleFed Survey Finds Weaker Exports Hurting Manufacturers
WASHINGTON — The economy was expanding in most of the country in January and February, helped by gains in consumer spending and home sales. But there were also rising headwinds from falling oil prices...
View ArticleCantu, Tooley Join Arvest Bank in Springdale's Board
Arvest Bank in Springdale this week named two new directors to its advisory board: Eddie Cantu, pastor and founder of Centro Cristiano Hispano Assembly of God Church, and Russell Tooley, executive vice...
View ArticleYou Can Make Nominations Now for Arkansas Business 40 Under 40
For the 23rd consecutive year, Arkansas Business is seeking nominations for its 40 Under 40 program, which recognizes 40 professionals under the age of 40 who excel in their profession and are leaving...
View ArticleUnited Federal Credit Union Promotes Tia Shibley (Movers & Shakers)
Tia Shibley has been promoted to manager of the United Federal Credit Union branch inside the Walmart Supercenter on Elm Springs Road in Springdale. Shibley, a native of Greenwood and a graduate of...
View ArticleBarry Jackson Moves Into Executive Slot at Arkansas Bankers Association
Barry Jackson has been hired to succeed Aaron Gamewell as senior vice president and chief operating officer of the Arkansas Bankers Association in Little Rock. In the position he assumed last week,...
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