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Private Firms List Led by Blue Cross
Seventeen private companies owned and headquartered in Arkansas are believed to have had revenue of more than $1 billion in 2023. read more >
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Kyle Davidson Joins FNBC as Community President, Mountain Home (Movers & Shakers)
Davidson will take charge of the bank’s two branches there. read more >
Crews & Associates Opens Office in Midtown Manhattan
The brokerage firm said the expansion to New York City will enable it to widen its customer reach, as well as "draw from the talent pool of fixed income professionals based in the financial capital of the world." read more >
It’s Not Bragging If It’s True (Lance Turner Editor’s Note)
It’s past time central Arkansas crafted a singular vision for itself to grow its economy. read more >
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First Security Eyes Future Growth
First Security Bancorp is looking to the future with its purchase of three west Little Rock buildings. read more >
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First Security Office Purchase Totals $28M
First Security purchased the property Dec. 16 from fintech giant Fidelity Information Services. read more >
First Security Plans Move From Downtown Little Rock
The financial services company has purchased three buildings totaling 275,000 SF at a corporate office park on Rodney Parham Road. read more >
First Community Bank Adds 1 in NWA (Movers & Shakers)
Natalie Bartholomew will be in charge of expanding the bank’s presence in northwest Arkansas. read more >
SEC Penalizes Crews, Former CEO Harding for Conflict in Bond Deal
The U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission assesses a penalty against Crews & Associates of Little Rock and its former CEO, Rush F. Harding III, for "unfair dealing" in a West Virginia municipal bond tender offer. read more >
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Business Hall of Fame Won’t Add New Class in 2021
Citing "continuing uncertainty created by the COVID-19 pandemic," the board that oversees the University of Arkansas' Arkansas Business Hall of Fame says it won't induct a new class of honorees in 2021. read more >
First Security Bancorp Burgeons Into Big Time
These days, the First Security name is shared among 21 lenders in 15 states around the nation. But the biggest in the land by far is the $5.3 billion-asset financial institution that makes its home in Searcy. read more >
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Property & Casualty Holds No Luster for Most Lenders
After a path was cleared for banks to get into the insurance business, few Arkansas lenders jumped in. read more >
by George Waldon -
Business Icons: Reynie Rutledge Proves Hard Work, Luck Never Hurts a Good Fortune
Reynie Rutledge is president of the privately held First Security Bancorp in Searcy, the holding company for First Security Bank and its more than 70 branches across Arkansas, as well as the Little Rock bond brokerage Crews & Associates. read more >
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First Security Bancorp Invests in CrossFirst
First Security Bancorp of Searcy has added to its stake in an out-of-state banking concern: CrossFirst Holdings LLC of Leawood, Kansas. The $2.65 million transaction boosts FSB’s direct ownership from 9.78 percent to 10.8 percent. read more >
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Arkansas Business Power List 2016: Banking & Finance
A banking and finance resource to help navigate the leadership of the largest Arkansas companies or institutions. read more >
Sentencing Delayed for Bank Ex-Employee in Beebe
Sentencing has been delayed for a Beebe woman who pleaded guilty to embezzling more than $350,000 from a local bank. read more >
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First Security Bank to Buy Fayetteville First Federal Branch
First Security Bank of Searcy reaches a deal with First Federal Bank of Harrison to purchase the assets and deposits of the First Federal branch at 191 West Main in Farmington, near Fayetteville. read more >
Bank of the Ozarks, Home Bancshares, Simmons Rake In Nice Profits for 2012
Arkansas’ largest publicly traded banks have announced their profits for 2012, and they were impressive. read more >
Reynie Rutledge Offers Searcy $230,000 Loan for Airport
Reynie Rutledge, president of First Security Bancorp, is loaning the city of Searcy $230,000 to complete airport improvements as officials await grant funding for the project. read more >
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Arkansas Business: The Best & Worst News of 2012
There was good news and there was bad news in Arkansas in 2012. And in case you’ve forgotten the details, the Arkansas Business staff is here to remind you. read more >
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