Arkansas Capital Corp.
The Croissanterie’s Journey from Truck to Two Locations
Jill McDonald and Wendy Schay grew The Croissanterie from a food truck to two brick-and-mortar locations in under four years, thanks to hard work, good timing, and support. read more >
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2 Hired at Taylor King Law (Movers & Shakers)
Thomas Odom has been hired as an attorney at Taylor King Law of Little Rock, and Kelsi Scarlett has been hired at the northwest Arkansas branch of Taylor King Law in Springdale. read more >
Riceland Elects 3 New Board Members (Movers & Shakers)
Britt Allmon, Curtis Fox and Cole Hicks have all been elected to the board. read more >
Corning Publishing Co. to Be Auctioned Off
Founded in 1962, the company succeeded for years printing and distributing newspapers, comics, catalogs and magazines. But the internet age has been disastrous for printers. read more >
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Jessica Rivera Named VP of Hospital Operations at Baptist Health NLR (Movers & Shakers)
She recently served as the CEO of Meridian Health in Houston, Texas. read more >
$3.7B Gas to Liquid Plant Strides Forward
The revised projected capital investment would make it the largest single industrial endeavor in state history. Construction could start as early as 2025, with commercial operations following in 2029, if all goes well. read more >
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Arkansas Capital Corp. Board of Directors Elect Chair, Vice Chair (Movers & Shakers)
Carroll Penick and Bryan Scoggins have been elected. read more >
Corning Publishing Faces Foreclosure
A Corning printing company is facing a foreclosure lawsuit, accused of defaulting on a multimillion-dollar loan it took out in 2016. read more >
Arkansas Capital Corp. Elects New Board Leaders
Carroll Penick was named chair of the organization's board of directors and Bryan Scoggins was named vice chair. read more >
Esperanza Massana Crane Named Director of AEDC’s Small Business & Entrepreneurship Development Division (Movers & Shakers)
She has been with the AEDC since 2013 and has been director of the Minority & Women-Owned Business Enterprise Division. read more >
UA, OBU Take Prizes at 2023 Governor’s Cup
Winners of the 23rd annual Arkansas Governor’s Cup Collegiate Business Plan Competition. read more >
4 Promoted at First Community Bank (Movers & Shakers)
The promotions are across the marketing, graphic design, communications, and lending and diversity departments. read more >
Business Guidance, Woman To Woman
Mimi San Pedro, the chief strategy officer for the Venture Center in Little Rock, says the creation of the Woman Achieve mentorship program was a long time coming. read more >
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Promotions Made at Arkansas Capital Corp.
Sam Walls III, who became CEO of Arkansas Capital Corp. of Little Rock in January, isn’t the only one moving up. read more >
Arkansas Capital Corp. Names Sam Walls III as CEO
Walls replaces Rush Deacon, who served as CEO from July 2013 through December 2021. read more >
Arkansas Capital Hires Logan (Movers & Shakers)
Austin Logan of White Hall has joined Arkansas Capital Corp. of Little Rock as vice president of commercial lending. read more >
Woman Rise Mentorship Program Launched
The year-long program is the first partnership of the Venture Center, Venture Noire, Wright Lindsey Jennings, the Arkansas Economic Development Commission and Arkansas Capital Corp. read more >
Harper Named Director at Capital Markets (Movers & Shakers)
William Harper has been promoted to director of the Capital Markets Group at Crews & Associates, a bond brokerage, in Little Rock. read more >
2021 Governor’s Cup Winners Announced
The eight winners of the 2021 Arkansas Governor's Cup Collegiate Business Plan competition were announced during a virtual presentation held at noon Thursday. read more >
Arkansas Capital Corp. Eyes More Interstate Opportunity
After stepping up during the COVID-19 pandemic, nonprofit Arkansas Capital Corp. sees “a banner year for loan volume” as lending activity gets busy. read more >
by George Waldon -