Troy Duke

The smallest bank in Arkansas is poised for its second ownership change in three years. read more >

Brock Hessing is the new senior vice president of commercial lending for the Bentonville branch of Signature Bank of Arkansas. read more >

There’s a new face in the president’s office at Capital Bank of Little Rock. Actually, it’s pretty much like the previous face. read more >

Gateway Bank, formerly know as the Bank of Rison, is in the process of raising $3 million, according to a filing with the U.S. Securities & Exchange Commission. read more >

The Bank of Rison is the second-smallest bank in the state, but its owners — CEO Troy Duke and Hot Springs businessman LR Gardner — have aspirations. read more >

The Bank of Rison is no longer the smallest bank in Arkansas, and CEO Troy Duke is celebrating with two major developments: a new headquarters building on Main Street and the bank’s first branch. read more >

Sigma Holdings was formed by veteran Little Rock banker Troy Duke and Garland County businessman Lewis Ray “LR” Gardner specifically to buy the bank, which had been left at the altar last year by Fordyce Bank & Trust. read more >

Veteran Little Rock banker Troy Duke and Lynn Hamilton, vice president of operations for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette, will be honored in October by their alma mater, the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. Duke will receive the Dean’s Award at the UALR College of Business Alumni Luncheon on Oct. 2, and Hamilton will be named the college’s Distinguished Alumnus for 2013. read more >

Sigma Holdings Inc. of Little Rock, a newly formed investment company led by veteran Little Rock banker Troy Duke and Garland County businessman Lewis Ray "LR" Gardner, announce a deal to buy the Bank of Rison. read more >