Walter Smiley

First Security Bancorp is looking to the future with its purchase of three west Little Rock buildings. read more >

An affiliate of Avenir Senior Living of Scottsdale, Arizona, purchased the 59-unit Clarity Pointe project at 8401 Ranch Blvd. read more >

Louisiana & Third Properties LLC of Little Rock, led by Sam Alley, recently acquired a 0.32-acre parking lot at the northwest corner of Third and Louisiana streets in downtown Little Rock in a property swap valued at $725,000. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson kicks off the first meeting of his new Blue Ribbon Commission to Report on the Economic Competitiveness of Computing and Data Analytics in Arkansas. read more >

Gov. Asa Hutchinson forms a blue ribbon commission to study how to grow the state's computer science and data analytics sector. The 19-member commission is co-chaired by Acxiom Corp. founder Charles Morgan and Arkansas Economic Development Commission Executive Director Mike Preston. read more >

Glendell Jones Jr. has been named chairman of Southern Bancorp Inc. of Arkadelphia, a $1.1-billion asset community development bank holding company. He replaces Walter Smiley, who held the post for more than 20 years. read more >

Here's our our Arkansas Business Week in Review, via our friends at THV 11 News. read more >

State Rep. Darrin Williams will take over as CEO of Southern Bancorp Inc. effective Feb. 1, the company announced Wednesday. read more >