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Adam Mitchell Resigns From Citizens Bank, Jeff Teague Assumes CEO Job
Mitchell told Arkansas Business that he "made a good decision for myself and my family and am ready to move on to the future." read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Virus Relief Leaves Arkansas Banks Awash in Deposits
COVID-19 has taken a toll on bank profitability, but the combination of federal relief money and pandemic-induced financial caution created a temporary glut of deposits. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Citizens Bank Exceeds $1B in Assets, CEO Baldwin to Retire
Citizens Bank of Batesville exceeds $1 billion in total assets, and says that CEO Phil Baldwin will retire next year. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
New Little Rock Branch for Citizens Bank in the Works
Batesville’s Citizens Bank is wading deeper into the Little Rock market with a second full-service branch. The $921 million-asset lender is establishing an office in the former One Bank & Trust lo-cation at 8000 Cantrell Road. read more >
by George Waldon -
Citizens Bank’s Batesville HQ Sets Model for New Branches
The directors of Citizens Bank at Batesville were already contemplating a new headquarters building when they hired Phil Baldwin as CEO in 2013. The 37,000-SF $13.8 million building finally opened last month, and it is decidedly different. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Citizens Sweeps In Former Simmons Execs
Seven commercial lending and treasury management professionals have left Simmons Bank to help Citizens Bank of Batesville beef up its Little Rock operations. read more >
Banking Exchange Recognizes Batesville’s Sandra Starnes
Sandra Starnes, 30-year-old vice president for emerging products and services at Citizens Bank in Batesville, is one of Banking Exchange's 20 Under 40 honorees. read more >
Citizens Bank Selects Point for Entry Into Little Rock
Citizens Bank of Batesville is formally wading into the state’s largest market with a west Little Rock presence. read more >
by George Waldon -
Adam Mitchell Named President at Citizens Bank
Adam Mitchell of Simmons Bank joins Batesville's Citizens Bank as president and chief lending officer. read more >
by George Waldon -
Crawford Succeeds Brock at Citizens’ Trust Department
G. Gene Crawford II, who had been CEO of First National Bank of Crossett, has returned to his hometown to succeed Robin Brock as head of trust services at Citizens Bank of Batesville. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Citizens Bank To Break Ground on New Headquarters
Citizens Bank on Wednesday announced that a groundbreaking ceremony for its new headquarters at 655 St. Louis St. in Batesville has been scheduled for 5:30 p.m. Tuesday. read more >
Citizens Bank Won’t Fill Marketing Position After Don Hale Departure
Don Hale's back in the workaday world, having left his marketing post as a senior vice president of Citizens Bank of Batesville a couple of months ago. read more >
Phil Baldwin, Citizens Bank of Batesville (CFO Lifetime Achievement Award)
Phil Baldwin held the post of chief financial officer for a little over a decade at four stops during his 36-year career. That experience positioned him to become a statistic in a national trend among business executives. read more >
Marketers Don Hale, Kirby Williams Work Bankers’ Hours
Last month, word got around that Don Hale and Kirby Williams were stepping back from their firms to become marketing chiefs at banks — Hale at Citizens Bank of Batesville and Williams at Stone Bank of Mountain View, working out of Little Rock. read more >
by Kyle Massey -
Education a Cornerstone of Batesville’s Strategic Plan
Making sure the children of Independence County have the educational opportunities necessary to escape poverty is a cornerstone of the Impact strategic plan that Baldwin worked on when he was chairman of the Batesville Area Chamber of Commerce. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Batesville Impact Plan Living Up to Its Name
Fresh eyes, strategic planning, youthful energy and cold, hard cash are shaking up Batesville, a college town on the jagged edge of the Ozarks that is burdened with many of the same challenges as the Delta that’s just minutes away. read more >
by Gwen Moritz -
Citizens Bank Adds Don Hale, Tim Byers to Marketing Team
Citizens Bank of Batesville added two to its marketing team: Don Hale, formerly of the Diamond Agency of El Dorado, and Tim Byers, who has worked for companies including Acxiom Corp. of Little Rock and Merkle Inc. of Baltimore. read more >
Historic Melba Theater in Batesville Reopens Aug. 12
One of the state’s oldest theaters, the Melba Theater in Batesville, will reopen Aug. 12 with a grand opening, red carpet gala thanks to the restoration efforts of owners Janelle and Joe Shell and Mandi and Adam Curtwright. read more >
Online Banking Rises in Use, but Arkansas Branches Remain Important
Physical branches are still important and will remain vital, bankers say, even as the number inches downward as customers increasingly bank online. read more >
by Marty Cook -
Doyle Rogers Family Sells Interest In Citizens Bank
The Doyle Rogers family sold its 25.82 percent stake in the $722 million-asset lender to a descendant of another founding family: poultry pioneer J.K. Southerland. read more >
by George Waldon -
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