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Mike Myers Named Interim CFO at Southern Bancorp (Movers & Shakers)

Myers is the former Winrock chief financial officer and longtime Southern Bancorp board director. read more >
Banking & Finance / Small Business

Southern Bancorp Launches Minority Business Empowerment Program

The program offers technical assistance and funding readiness for minority business owners in five Arkansas counties. read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Small Business

Simmons Bank Commits $1.25M to Southern Bancorp’s Minority Business Empowerment Program

The 12-week program aims to empower participants to seek funding to support their business operations, growth and scalability. read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Government & Politics

Robert Birch Hired as Economic Development Director for the City of Jacksonville (Movers & Shakers)

He previously was director of business development for the city of North Little Rock. read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Construction

Westrock Coffee Hires Justin Majcher as Chief Information Officer (Movers & Shakers)

Justin Majcher has been hired as chief information officer at Westrock Coffee of Little Rock. He previously was chief information officer and vice president of Whole Earth Brands. Mallory Ramsey has been […] read more >
Banking & Finance / Education / Legal

Lydia Smith Named Director of Mortgage Production at Southern Bancorp Inc. (Movers & Shakers)

Lydia Smith has been hired as director of mortgage production at Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock. She previously was vice president of diversity lending at InQlusion Mortgage Capital. David Roberts has […] read more >
Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Media & Marketing

Southern Bancorp Names Charles Blake As Little Rock Market Executive

Southern Bancorp Inc. names former state legislator Charles Blake as its Little Rock market executive. read more >
Banking & Finance / Energy

Arkansas Capital Corp. Board of Directors Elect Chair, Vice Chair (Movers & Shakers)

Carroll Penick and Bryan Scoggins have been elected. read more >
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Banking & Finance / Government & Politics / Investments

19 Arkansas Banks and Lenders to Split $72.65M in GrantsLock Icon

The U.S. Treasury announced the grant recipients from their Equitable Recovery Program last week. read more >
Banking & Finance

Southern Bancorp Buys FCB Financial Services, Premier Bank

Premier Bank is a $213 million asset bank with three branches in Marion, West Memphis and Jonesboro. read more >
Southern Bancorp gains two new counties in its Arkansas service area with its acquisition of Premier Bank.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

Southern Bancorp Paying $28M Cash for Premier Bank

The addition of the $227.4 million-asset bank, which operates full-service offices in Craighead and Crittenden counties, will enlarge Southern Bancorp’s footprint to 16 Arkansas counties. read more >
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc., talks about urban branching and more at Little Rock’s 12th Street Station.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

Southern Bancorp Poised to Double Capital, Expand Financial ReachLock Icon

It took more than a decade for Southern Bancorp Bank to double its tally of total assets from $1 billion to $2 billion. The top executive of the bank’s parent company expects the journey to $4 billion will be much shorter. read more >
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

Anthony Young Chosen as Southern Bancorp Community Partners President

He replaces Karama Neal, who earlier this year was appointed to a position at the U.S. Department of Agriculture. read more >
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Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

DeWitt First Set to Sell for $26.1M

The stockholders at DeWitt First Bankshares Corp. are looking at a $26.1 million payday in the pending sale to Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia. read more >
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc.
Banking & Finance

Southern Bancorp to Acquire DeWitt First Bankshares

Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia says it will acquire DeWitt First Bankshares Corp. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Arkansas County Bank. read more >
Little Rock School Superintendent Mike Poore: “We’ve got to be aggressive, and I hope that the community feels like that’s what’s happening in Little Rock right now.”
Agriculture & Poultry / Banking & Finance / Business Services

Beyond COVID-19: Industries and Leaders Look to FutureLock Icon

Arkansas Business asked industry leaders to share their expectations for 2021, both before and after the coronavirus vaccine is widely available. Here’s what they said. read more >
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Investments

BOA Invests in Southern BancorpLock Icon

Bank of America recently acquired about 5% of shares in Southern Bancorp Inc. of Little Rock, worth about $5 million. read more >
Darrin Williams, CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc.
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Insurance

Arkansas Bankers Seize a National MomentLock Icon

George Floyd’s death in May in Minneapolis set off protests against police brutality and racism nationwide, but it had an unforeseen effect on Arkansas banking. read more >
Banking & Finance / Investments

Southern Bancorp Certified as State’s First B Corporation

Arkadelphia’s Southern Bancorp Inc. has joined the ranks of Certified B Corporations, an Arkansas first. read more >
Berry Bishop’s defunct Alliance Insurance Group of Arkadelphia reported $2.9 million in gross revenue in 2017. It filed for Chapter 7 bankruptcy in May 2018.
Government & Politics / Legal

Berry Bishop Sentenced to 60 Months for Bank Fraud

Supportive family members cried in a Hot Springs courtroom Friday morning as Berry R. Bishop, the Hot Springs insurance agent who also had offices in Prescott and Arkadelphia, was sentenced to five years in federal prison for bank fraud totaling more than $4.3 million. read more >