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SQRL Fallout: $4M In Judgments & FBI Investigation
New civil disputes and financial judgments have joined the multistate court docket involving Joseph Blake Smith and his failed SQRL convenience store venture. read more >
by George Waldon -
Joseph Blake Smith Talks Up Solar Plans in the Shadow of SQRL’s Bankruptcy
Since failing to revolutionize the convenience store industry, Joseph Blake Smith has turned his gaze toward new endeavors, such as saving America’s infrastructure. read more >
by George Waldon -
Joseph Blake Smith Denies $624K Loan Signature in SQRL Bankruptcy Hearing
The court proceedings surrounding Joseph Blake Smith’s insolvent SQRL convenience store chain took another twist last month when Smith testified that he didn’t sign paperwork associated with a $624,000 loan. read more >
by George Waldon -
A Closing Gap: Arkansas Working Steadily to Deploy Broadband
Facing a lack of internet access in rural Arkansas, electric cooperatives had the existing infrastructure and interest in customer satisfaction to lead the charge in broadband deployment. read more >
by Chloe McGehee -
Today’s Bank Expands to Benton County
The $332 million-asset lender is poised to start doing business through a newly built 2,800-SF full-service branch at 181 Slack St. in Pea Ridge. read more >
by George Waldon -
2 Promoted at FNBC (Movers & Shakers)
Allan Baldridge and Garrett Kissinger have both been promoted. read more >
Troy Blackston Joins Today’s Bank as Chief Lending Officer
He joins the community lender from First Western Bank of Boonevillle, where he worked for more than a decade as a senior vice president and chief credit officer and managed a loan portfolio totaling more than $525 million. read more >
Keck Moves Forward at Today’s Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Jannie Keck has been promoted to assistant vice president and branch manager at Today’s Bank in Huntsville. read more >
Gauthier Named Springdale Market President at Today’s Bank (Movers & Shakers)
Miranda Gauthier and Chris Hawkins have joined Today’s Bank of Huntsville. read more >
Stotts Joins First Security Team in Jonesboro (Movers & Shakers)
Haley Stotts has been hired as business development and marketing officer by First Security Bank in Jonesboro. read more >
Ecclesia Moves to Convert Property to Cash, Shed Debt
New leadership at Ecclesia College plans to sell Benton County acreage linked with a grant kickback scandal that ensnared the president of Ecclesia College, two state legislators and a lobbyist middleman. read more >
by George Waldon -
Collection Suit Against Luke Quinn Dismissed
From the Quinn camp, we heard the case went away because Today’s Bank of Huntsville didn’t own the Allied Bank loan associated with the alleged bad debt. read more >
Today’s Bank Files Suit Over $54,000 Loan to Luke Quinn
The successor to the failed Allied Bank of Mulberry is trying to collect $53,898 associated with another failed lender: Little Rock’s Heartland Bank. read more >
$1.7M Donated to Arkansas Children’s Northwest
The Arkansas Children's Foundation announced this week that the Whitaker Family Foundation and businessman Sam Mathias have donated a combined $1.7 million to Arkansas Children's Northwest hospital. read more >
Today’s Bank Lands On a Different Plane in Walter Quinn Lawsuit
Another lawsuit against Little Rock businessman Walter Quinn surfaced in Pulaski County Circuit Court. read more >
Amy Golden McCay Files for Chapter 7 Bankruptcy
The outstanding balance of an FDIC $324,632 summary judgment from January 2015 against Amy Golden McCay is now part of her recently filed Chapter 7 bankruptcy. read more >
NLR’s West Scenic Apartments Tops $3.9 Million Mark (Real Deals)
West Scenic Partners LLC of St. Louis purchased Scenic Hill Apartments at 605 and 1207 W. Scenic Drive. The seller is Scenic Hill Properties Ltd., led by James Kincannon. read more >
by George Waldon -
Today’s Bank Expands Footprint with Van Buren Branch
The $181 million-asset lender is setting up shop in a former bank branch at 615 E. Pointer Trail previously used by Arkansas Valley Electric Cooperative. read more >
by George Waldon -
Comfort Inn & Suites Transaction Checks In at $3.9M (Real Deals)
Andy & Andrew Hotel Investments LLC, led by Ashok Desai, purchased the Comfort Inn & Suites at 3915 McCain Park Drive, backed with a five-year loan of $4 million from Arkansas Federal Credit Union of Jacksonville. read more >
by George Waldon -
Last Little Rock Allied Bank Branch Set To Close
Former Allied Bank customers have been notified that the bank branch at 5701 Kavanaugh Blvd. in Little Rock will be closing in late January. read more >
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