Encore Bank Expands Its Loan Network to 20 Markets In 3 Years 
Since 2019, total deposits at Encore have ballooned from nearly $121.8 million to more than $1.9 billion. read more >
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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.
Since 2019, total deposits at Encore have ballooned from nearly $121.8 million to more than $1.9 billion. read more >
The 119-room hotel in downtown Little Rock was recovered by RSS Comm 2013-LC13-AR MLRH LLC. read more >
The holding company of Merchants & Farmers Bank in Dumas boosted its capital through a $9 million subordinated debt offering in August. read more >
West Little Rock's Jaguar-Land Rover-Volkswagen dealership at 25 Col. Glenn Plaza changed hands in a two-part transaction. read more >
The location of the Riverdale Center in Little Rock has a nearly 70-year legacy of attracting retailing traffic, and moviegoers have been a target audience during much of that run. read more >
Built in 1985 for $7.8 million, Pavilion in the Park has struggled to find its way in the competition for upscale shops. read more >
Battered by the pandemic, a cinema mainstay in west Little Rock's Breckenridge Village Shopping Center, is battling financial woes. read more >
Hopeful new tenants at Breckenridge Village, the Riverdale Center and Pavilion in the Park share a new vision for how aging commercial properties can bring back customers. read more >
The 143-bed nursing home in west Little Rock was purchased by Cottage Lane Health & Rehab LLC, led by Joey Wiggins. read more >
Xcited Riverdale LLC, a group of Arkansas partners formed by T.J. Lefler of Lefler Capital in Fayetteville, bought the Riverdale Shopping Center at 2500-2610 Cantrell Road. read more >
