Bob Taylor

The pending sale of Parkway Bankshares Inc. of Portland (Ashley County) will end an 11-year struggle to make profitable inroads in northwest Arkansas. read more >

Bank deposits in Arkansas grew by 5 percent in the 12 months that ended June 30, according to the annual summary of deposits released Sept. 28 by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., a pace somewhat slower than the 5.4 percent growth in bank deposits nationally. read more >

Citizens Bank, the expansion-minded Batesville bank that opened a full-service branch in Fayetteville earlier this year, announced late Wednesday afternoon that it will buy Parkway Bank of Rogers before the end of the year. read more >

Parkway has clawed its way back to profitability with net incomes of $326,000 in 2010, $526,000 in 2011 and $1.26 million in 2012. read more >