Southern Bancorp Community Partners

Gordon-Davenport joined Southern Bancorp in 2022 as its chief of staff and SVP of stakeholder engagement. read more >

The entrepreneurs, the first of two cohorts in 2024, now begin a 12-week program that provides technical assistance and funding readiness for small businesses. read more >

The program offers technical assistance and funding readiness for minority business owners in five Arkansas counties. read more >

The 12-week program aims to empower participants to seek funding to support their business operations, growth and scalability. read more >

Henderson has 17 years of electric utility experience and will direct the development of SPP’s transmission expansion plan to address future needs. read more >

Brown has more than two decades of banking experience and will lead efforts to expand relationships in Jonesboro. read more >

Ralph Brown is the new chief lending officer at Southern Bancorp Community Partners, the nonprofit arm of Southern Bancorp of Arkadelphia. read more >

Anthony Young, president of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, savors his work in mission-focused financial services. read more >

He replaces Karama Neal, who earlier this year was appointed to a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more >

Action must be taken now to ensure long-term economic security for women. That is why organizations such as the Women’s Foundation of Arkansas, Southern Bancorp Community Partners, Southern Bancorp Bank and others are promoting Save10. read more >

Karama Neal, president of Southern Bancorp Community Partners, gives credit to "critical mix" that have kept her company at the forefront of public policy. read more >

Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock announced Tuesday that, following a nationwide search, Karama Neal, Ph.D., was selected to serve as president of Southern Bancorp Community Partners. read more >

Southern Bancorp Community Partners gets $2 million — the maximum available under the Financial Assistance program of the U.S. Treasury's Community Development Financial Institution Fund. read more >

Historic preservationist … past or current member of several boards and commissions including chair of the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and founding board member of the Arkansas Main Street Program … first female board member of Arkansas Power & Light (Entergy Arkansas) … Chairman of the development committee of the Knowledge Is Power Program (KIPP) Delta … As Community Development Consultant with Southern Bancorp Community Partners and chair of the Helena Advertising & Promotion Commission, Cunningham led the development and implementation of the Civil War Helena project. read more >

Southern Bancorp Community Partners has raised $2.5 million toward a $5 million goal to expand its revolving loan fund for underserved communities in Arkansas and Mississippi. read more >

Tamika Edwards, director of public policy at Southern Bancorp Community Partners, has been hired as director of governmental affairs at Arkansas Advocates for Children & Families, based in Little Rock. Edwards was selected as an Arkansas Business 40 Under 40 honoree in 2010. read more >

Southern Bancorp this week unveiled its Riverside Renewal Project in Helena, part of a "trifecta of economic development tools" the rural development bank has launched in an effort to promote job growth and entrepreneurship in the Delta. read more >

As the senior vice president of programs, Jones will focus on Southern Bancorp Community Partners’ community development programs in four Arkansas and Mississippi counties. He will lead the nonprofit organization’s efforts to reduce poverty, increase employment and improve graduation rates in the region. Jones’ office is in Helena. read more >

Steve Jones, a former state legislator and currently a deputy director at the Arkansas Department of Human Services, will join Southern Bancorp Community Partners as senior vice president of programs. read more >