Brad Elliott

Fayetteville Airport Manager Summer Fallen said facilities at Drake Field are at full capacity, thanks to a strong economy and more travelers with discretionary income

Booming Economy in NWA Fuels Area’s Private Aviation

It doesn’t take a numbers guru to know that things are adding up for the Fayetteville Executive Airport at Drake Field. Summer Fallen, the airport service manager, says the airport has felt the positive effects of a strong economy in northwest Arkansas. read more >

by Marty Cook - April 22, 2019, 12:00am

Business Services / Investments / Public Companies

Wichita Bank Buys Community First Bancshares in $69M Deal

Equity Bancshares Inc. of Wichita said Thursday that it had agreed to purchase all outstanding shares of Community First Bancshares Inc. of Harrison in a deal worth about $69 million. The deal will require Community First to dispose of its $8.2 million ownership interest in White River Bancshares Inc. of Fayetteville, which controls Signature Bank of Arkansas and the Bank of Brinkley. read more >

by Lance Turner - July 15, 2016, 8:43am