Eric Mangham Promoted to Executive VP & CFO at Arkansas Federal Credit Union (Movers & Shakers)
Mangham, who joined the credit union in 2012 as a senior financial analyst, is now responsible for all financial functions including accounting, finance and card services. read more >
Tiffany Wilkerson Named GM of the Arkansas State Fair (Movers & Shakers)
She is also the first woman and the youngest general manager in the history of the fair. read more >
Amanda Matthews Named Senior Sales Director at New Nexus Group (Movers & Shakers)
Matthews will serve as the strategic leader in merchandising for the company’s partner brands. read more >
Edward Haddock to Lead Small Business at FNBC Bank of Ash Flat (Movers & Shakers)
He has more than a decade of experience, most recently as the district director of the Arkansas District of the U.S. Small Business Administration. read more >
Arkansas Federal Credit Union Hits $2B in Assets
The milestone that comes after six straight years of record net income read more >
3 Move Up At Arkansas Federal Credit Union (Movers & Shakers)
Dustin Cole, Alan Harrison and Brandon Webb are now senior vice presidents. read more >
Latham, Linn Named VPs at First Service Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Joyce Latham has been hired as vice president of strategic operations at First Service Bank in Greenbrier. Kimberley Linn has been promoted to vice president of human resources. read more >
First Service Bank Adds Bartlett (Movers & Shakers)
Nate Bartlett has joined First Service Bank of Greenbrier as commercial lending and business development officer for the Conway market. read more >
Banner Profits for AFCU Accompany Long-Planned HQ Move
Arkansas Federal Credit Union is poised to move its headquarters from Jacksonville to Little Rock amid its most profitable season since its 1956 launch. read more >
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Three Advance at AFCU (Movers & Shakers)
Heather Savage, Valerie Erkman and Nicole Matsoukas have been promoted by Arkansas Federal Credit Union in Jacksonville. read more >
Home Solar Gets Lender
Loanpal made headlines last month with its plan for a 100-employee operation in Bentonville, but the sustainable home improvement lender’s arrival is a “big deal” for a reason nobody reported at the time. read more >
McDaniel Takes Over Northeast Arkansas for IberiaBank (Movers & Shakers)
Melissa McDaniel has been named market president for IberiaBank in northeast Arkansas. read more >
Canopy Apartments Sold for $16.6M
The landscape of recent million-dollar real estate transactions is dotted with apartments, flex buildings, convenience stores, bank branch locations, car washes and more. read more >
Credit Union Consolidation Stirs Little Rock Market
The recent merger of the $2.8 million-asset Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Federal Credit Union with Arkansas Federal Credit Union pared the number of credit unions with a presence in Little Rock to 18. read more >
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AFCU Buys FamilyLife Building for $12M, Will Move HQ from Jacksonville
Arkansas Federal Credit Union says it purchased the FamilyLife building in west Little Rock for $12 million and plans to move its headquarters there over the next 18-24 months. read more >
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AFCU Adds Sherwood to Expansion
Arkansas Federal Credit Union recently acquired a former Twin City Bank location in Sherwood for $535,000 from JWJ Investments LLC of North Little Rock, led by Steven Jenkins. read more >
Arkansas Federal Credit Union to Absorb Democrat-Gazette Credit Union
Arkansas Federal Credit Union of Jacksonville has agreed to merge with the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Federal Credit Union of Little Rock. read more >
AFCU Expands in Saline County
Jacksonville’s Arkansas Federal Credit Union acquired a former Summit Bank location in Benton for $1.3 million from Southern Marine LLC, led by Ricky Willis. read more >
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Woodland Heights Sold for $37.7M
A senior-living project in west Little Rock forms this week’s real estate triangle with restaurant-inspired transactions in Greenbrier and Benton. read more >
Texarkana Project Expected to Propel Downtown Growth
After a decade of hope and false starts, the revitalization of downtown Texarkana achieved a breakthrough with the sale July 31 of the historic Hotel Grim to a housing development group. read more >
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