Brandt Certified at Merchants & Planters (Movers & Shakers)
Josh Brandt of Merchants & Planters Bank of Newport has received certification from the American Bankers Association. read more >
Josh Brandt of Merchants & Planters Bank of Newport has received certification from the American Bankers Association. read more >
Diana Smithson has been hired as senior vice president and senior private banker at Arvest Bank in Little Rock. read more >
Jim S. Gowen Jr. has been re-elected to the Independent Community Bankers of America Federal Delegate Board. read more >
If an annual trophy was given for the Arkansas bank voted least likely to survive, Community State Bank in Bradley could very well be a multiyear winner. read more >
It looks like legal problems are on the menu for Tim Chappell, owner of Gusano’s Chicago-Style Pizzeria. read more >
As chairman and CEO, Chris Roberts is leading the campaign to rebrand and relaunch Capital Bank with a $50 million stock offering. The 50-year-old banker considers his recent move from Simmons Bank to be a curtain call on his 27-year lending career. read more >
Community banks lack the financial and human capital of their larger counterparts to invest in research and development, but they need new technologies all the same. Partnerships with financial technology startups are a practical way to address this need, four of the state’s community bankers told Arkansas Business. read more >
Peoples Bank of Westville, Oklahoma, has filed a foreclosure suit against Fayetteville developer William Lazenby. read more >
Starting next month, a resurgent downtown Newport will host events on 22 of 26 weekends, culminating in late September with Depot Days, the city’s signature music festival. read more >
