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Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

Industrial Purchase Tops $4.3M (Real Deals)Lock Icon

Nearly 874 acres for a future expansion of the Little Rock Port Industrial Park tipped the scales at $4.35 million. read more >

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A photo illustration showing the letter that Encore Bank sent to shareholders informing them that it had settled a lawsuit with Simmons Bank. Simmons Tower in downtown Little Rock is in the background. 
Banking & Finance / Legal / Public Companies

Encore Bank Will Pay $3.6M to Simmons to Settle Lawsuit

Simmons alleged that former employees took customer and proprietary bank information when they left to work for Encore. read more >

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An executive triumvirate is guiding the transformation of Capital Bank into Encore Bank. From left, Chris Roberts, chairman and CEO; Phillip Jett, vice chairman and president; and Burt Hicks, senior executive vice president, chief operating officer and general counsel.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Legal

Simmons Battles Encore BankLock Icon

Simmons Bank of Pine Bluff has accused former employees of taking customer and proprietary bank information when they left to work for Encore Bank of Little Rock. read more >

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