Lori Melton Selected as SVP at First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)


Lori Melton of First Community Bank in Conway.
Lori Melton of First Community Bank in Conway.

Lori Melton has been hired as senior vice president of business development at First Community Bank in Conway. Melton has 33 years of banking experience and most recently was a marketing consultant for Dave Creek Media in Conway.


Kurt Lettow has been hired as the president of the dealer division of Arvest Bank in Fayetteville. Lettow has more than 22 years of experience in the industry.

Kurt Lettow of Arvest Bank in Fayetteville.
Kurt Lettow of Arvest Bank in Fayetteville.


Clay Glasgow has been named advisory partner at HoganTaylor in Little Rock. He came to HoganTaylor during the JPMS Cox merger in 2018 and has more than 15 years of experience in public accounting.

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Sarah Langham has been named an assurance partner in the Fayetteville office, where Melania Powell is a new tax partner.

Langham, who has nearly 14 years of public accounting experience, joined HoganTaylor in 2007.

Powell joined HoganTaylor in 2008 and has extensive experience in tax compliance, due diligence, planning and research.

Clay Glasgow of HoganTaylor in Little Rock, and Sarah Langham and Melania Powell of the Fayetteville office.
Clay Glasgow of HoganTaylor in Little Rock, and Sarah Langham and Melania Powell of the Fayetteville office.


Taylor Bolen has been promoted to consumer loan officer at Citizens Bank in Monticello. Bolen has five years of banking experience and joined Citizens as a loan assistant.

Taylor Bolen of Citizens Bank in Monticello.
Taylor Bolen of Citizens Bank in Monticello.

Citizens Bank of Batesville broke ground Thursday on a new branch in Monticello. Announced last summer and approved by the Arkansas State Bank Board in December, the office at 236 Hwy. 425 N. will replace existing branches at 329 Hwy. 425 N. and 555 W. Gaines St.

Architects rendering of the new Citizens Bank branch that will replace two existing branches in Monticello.
Architects rendering of the new Citizens Bank branch that will replace two existing branches in Monticello.


Ralph Mastrangelo has been hired as managing director of the institutional sales team of Stephens Inc. in Little Rock.


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