Jacksonville is on the rise, and its schools are playing no small role in that. Replacing all schools in the Jacksonville-North Pulaski School District is one way the district, carved out of the Pulaski County Special School District in 2014, is hoping to improve education in the community. read more >
The $74 million, 338,000-SF Jacksonville High School that opened welcoming 1,100 students gives an obvious boost to the city's education sector. But economic developers also see it as key to growing business there. read more >
Your state’s tax dollars are less than they should be. How is that? One simple reason is that, for years, our state Legislature has exempted credit unions from paying income taxes. read more >
John Rogers of North Little Rock was sentenced Wednesday to 12 years in prison by a Chicago federal judge who said the former sports memorabilia dealer and photo archivist was a threat to the public. read more >
Testimony at the Nov. 20 bond revocation hearing of serial fraudster John Rogers shed more light on new evidence uncovered by federal investigators. read more >
A federal judge in Chicago ordered that serial fraudster John Rogers be remanded to the custody of U.S. marshals. read more >
Instead of plea-reduced sentencing, John Rogers faces a bond revocation hearing in U.S. District Court in Chicago for financially enriching himself through more illegal shenanigans. read more >
Several Arkansas banks are using interactive teller machines to offer extended hours and better service to their customers, grow their deposits and gain a competitive edge, especially in new markets. read more >
First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville enters Conway for the first time, purchasing a vacant bank branch at Hogan Road and Prince Street. read more >
Jay Barber has quietly built a national business as an energy banker in Searcy, but he’s not completely hush-hush. read more >
John Rogers has been working closely with a would-be buyer of his former sports memorabilia and photo archive, according to a sworn deposition given by one of his many creditors. The proposal, $28 million in cash plus stock, is awaiting court review. It isn’t the first problematic business deal visited on Arkansas by Tim Holly and his Red Alert Media Matrix Inc. read more >
Larry Wilson, CEO of First Arkansas, confirms his bank's purchase of old Simmons branch in Jacksonville. And he threw in a couple more for good measure: the former Metropolitan branches at the intersection of Highways 321 and 89 in Cabot and at Kiehl and Brockington in Sherwood. read more >
A partnership between the First Arkansas Bank & Trust and the University of Central Arkansas Alumni Association is expected to provide scholarships to UCA students. read more >
Larry Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of First Arkansas Bank & Trust in Jacksonville, has donated $50,000 to an endowed fund in the College of Business at the University of Arkansas at Little Rock. read more >
Wilson’s gift to the Stephen Harrow Smith Endowed Dean’s Fund will be doubled with a match from the Donaghey Foundation, bringing the total value of the gift to $100,000. read more >
Larry Wilson, chairman, president and CEO of First Arkansas Bank & Trust of Jacksonville, believes regulators need to quit rubber-stamping branch expansions and develop new evaluation criteria. read more >
