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George Waldon joined Arkansas Business in 1985 as an associate editor and has covered a smorgasbord of topics during his tenure, ranging from weighty matters to the absurd. He grew up in Corning (Clay County), graduated with a bachelor's degree in journalism from the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville and worked as a general assignment reporter at the El Dorado News-Times before signing on with Arkansas Business.
The purchase of Tyronza Bancshares Inc. by Big Creek Bancshares Inc. represents a nearly $8.5 million transaction. The acquisition of the parent company of Marked Tree's First Delta Bank is an all-cash deal. read more >
Premier Bank of Arkansas is making its first move outside Crittenden County by jumping into the $2.5 billion-deposit Jonesboro market. read more >
A lease dispute over a 2,876-SF former One Bank & Trust branch in west Little Rock is no more. read more >
An affiliate of AMG Realty Group bought the 372-unit Colonial Parc Apartments and the 124-unit Meadowcrest Apartments from Colonial Park RBG LLC of West Plains, Missouri. read more >
The Chapter 7 bankruptcy of former high-flying northwest Arkansas developer Bill Schwyhart has become an attorney's delight. read more >
Kappa Realty LLC, led by Chris Robertson, bought the 17.6-acre home of the Riverdale Shopping Center at 2500-2610 Cantrell Road from the Roman Catholic Diocese of Little Rock. read more >
An affiliate of Crow Holdings of Dallas bought the 27,718-SF retail center in west Little Rock. read more >
The April 8 order, which was released publicly by the FDIC on Friday, charges the leadership of the $76 million-asset lender with unsafe or unsound banking practices. read more >
These days, the First Security name is shared among 21 lenders in 15 states around the nation. But the biggest in the land by far is the $5.3 billion-asset financial institution that makes its home in Searcy. read more >
Affiliates of Vesta Capital of Leawood, Kansas, purchased the 280-unit Briarwood Apartments for $13.58 million and the 245-unit Spring Valley Apartments for $8 million. read more >
