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Tom Fritsche

Curtis Winar of Frost PLLC in Little Rock
Banking & Finance / Business Services / Insurance

Winar Named Partner at Frost (Movers & Shakers)

Curtis Winar has been promoted to partner at Frost PLLC of Little Rock. read more >

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Banking & Finance / Investments

For Arvest, Bear State The Biggest Buy Ever

The proposed $391 million cash purchase of Little Rock’s Bear State Financial Inc. represents a historic acquisition for Arvest Bank of Fayetteville. read more >

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Mark McFatridge, president and CEO of Bear State Financial
Banking & Finance / Public Companies

Show-Me State Hoosier Mark McFatridge Leads Bear State Financial

When Bear State Financial made its first out-of-state acquisition of Metropolitan National Bank of Springfield, Missouri, it didn't find just a merger partner in Mark McFatridge, president and CEO of Metropolitan. It found a new leader for its management team. read more >

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