Red Wolf Convention Center Plans September Open in Jonesboro
The $58 million Embassy Suites by Hilton Hotel and Red Wolf Convention Center at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro is set to open in late September. read more >
Tagged: Northeast Arkansas
Citizens Bank's Batesville HQ Sets Model for New Branches
The directors of Citizens Bank at Batesville were already contemplating a new headquarters building when they hired Phil Baldwin as CEO in 2013. The 37,000-SF $13.8 million building finally opened last month, and it is decidedly different. read more >
Cross County Bancshares Seeks Bigger Stake in Central Bank
The parent company of Wynne’s Cross County Bank currently owns nearly 20.2% of Little Rock’s Central Bank and could up its position to as high as 35%. read more >
Federal Charters Down to a Dozen in Arkansas
With Fidelity National Bank of West Memphis transforming into Fidelity Bank, the ranks of federally chartered banks in Arkansas are whittling down. read more >
Joe Clay Young Moves Up at Merrill Lynch (Movers & Shakers)
Joe Clay Young IV was recently promoted from first vice president to senior vice president at Merrill Lynch in Jonesboro. Brenda Eldridge has been hired as chief financial officer at Partners Bank of Helena, the new name of the bank previously known as Helena National Bank. read more >
Zane Gastineau Takes Seat as Dean at Harding's College of Sciences (Movers & Shakers)
Zane Gastineau’s appointment as dean of the College of Sciences at Harding University in Searcy was effective last week. read more >
Bill Shannon Earns Farmers National Award (Movers & Shakers)
Bill Shannon of Jonesboro has received the Gold Eagle Award for real estate sales in 2018 from Farmers National Co. read more >
Democrat-Gazette Continues Print Pullback; Sunday-Only Paper Coming
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette readers in Conway get notice that weekday print delivery there will cease in July. The news comes amid talk about a staff meeting in which top officials discussed plans to print only on Sundays by the end of the year. read more >
Ritter Communications Seeks Partner in Continued Growth Push
Ritter Communications of Jonesboro is looking for a partner, not a buyer. Responding to a Wall Street Journal article, officials of the family-owned, regional broadband provider said that at this time the company is seeking investment partners only. read more >
The Cold War Hot Again, Blytheville Moves Ahead with Museum Plan
Cold War nostalgia is in full swing, leading some to forecast success for Blytheville's efforts to transform the former Eaker Air Force Base into a Cold War museum. read more >
Keli Jacobi Joins Lyon College (Movers & Shakers)
Keli Jacobi has been hired as the director of marketing and communications at Lyon College in Batesville. read more >
Sunstar Merges with Todd Agency of Little Rock
Sunstar Insurance Group LLC of Little Rock has continued its expansion trend, announcing a merger with the Todd Agency of Little Rock. read more >
Prysmian Group to Expand Paragould Plant, Add 12 Jobs
Prysmian Group of Milan, Italy, says it will expand its Paragould facility, investing $2.8 million and adding 12 positions. The plant already employs 182 people at 1 Prestolite Drive. read more >
Walter Hussman Bets Big on a Digital Democrat-Gazette
Soon, readers won't get a newspaper outside central Arkansas and the northwest. Operations will be mostly digital, and a Sunday-only print edition is conceivable, Publisher Walter Hussman says. read more >
Shawnie Carrier Connects with Jetton General (NEA Movers & Shakers)
Shawnie Carrier has joined Jetton General Contracting in Paragould as director of strategic development. read more >
Ritter Extends Reach with $8M Data Center in Jonesboro
Ritter Communications celebrates the start of construction on its $8 million, 8,882-SF cloud and data storage facility in Jonesboro. read more >
Joseph Bates Honored for Lifetime Achievement at Health Care Heroes Event
Joseph Bates III of the Fay W. Boozman College of Public Health at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences received the Lifetime Achievement Award at the annual Health Care Heroes awards luncheon on April 24. read more >
Arkansas Duck Hunting Not Dead Yet
Reports that there were “no ducks” in the Arkansas Delta this hunting season were greatly exaggerated, but industry leaders are concerned nonetheless. read more >
Hope Remains for $410M Forrest City Plant
President Donald Trump’s trade war with China may have helped delay the $410 million textile plant planned for Forrest City, but it hasn’t killed it. read more >
Arkansas Delta Boosters Seek 'Critical Mass'
The Arkansas Delta Council, a nonprofit economic development organization still in formation, hopes to raise money and entice investors to a region that has been losing population, unevenly but inexorably, for half a century. read more >
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