Simmons Breaks Ground on New Jonesboro Branch
The financial center is one the first prototypes for Simmons Bank, and it will be used to remodel existing branches and build new financial centers across the bank's six-state footprint. read more >
The financial center is one the first prototypes for Simmons Bank, and it will be used to remodel existing branches and build new financial centers across the bank's six-state footprint. read more >
Looking for a sign of the times? Look no further than your local bank marquee. read more >
Fayetteville’s Arvest Bank lost nearly $1.4 million for the six months ending June 30, compared with an $81 million profit during the first half of 2022. read more >
The Simmons Bank Championship will be the second playoff of the Charles Schwab Cup Championship, the final event of the men's senior professional golf tour. read more >
Go Forward Pine Bluff, the nonprofit formed to improve the southeast Arkansas city, will likely dissolve if a five-eighths-cent sales tax used to support the agency isn’t renewed, its CEO says. read more >
CEO Bob Fehlman said the bank continues to seek operational savings as funding costs rise. read more >
Josh Herron, Chad Rawls, Steve Wade and Chris White have been promoted. read more >
In a statement, President and CFO Jay Brogdon said the changes will position Simmons for growth by emphasizing its community and retail franchise. read more >
The $3.2 trillion-asset lender is now pursuing a Bentonville location instead of Rogers. read more >
The tallest building in North Little Rock was purchased by Lakewood House APT CB LLC of Lakewood, New Jersey. read more >
The branch follows the opening of a 22,000-SF regional corporate office and financial center in Memphis in December. read more >
West Little Rock branches operated by Pine Bluff’s Simmons Bank and Batesville’s Citizens Bank were put out of action by a March 31 twister, along with an Eagle Bank & Trust office at 2310 E. Kiehl Ave. in Sherwood. read more >
CEO Bob Fehlman said the lender faced challenges from rising interest rates and heightened market volatility, but deposits were stable and the bank ended the period with solid liquidity. read more >
She is also the first woman and the youngest general manager in the history of the fair. read more >
Hughes was previously executive vice president of BBVA USA's treasury division. read more >
Prominent mixed-use redevelopments in downtown Little Rock changed hands in tandem deals totaling $10.34 million. read more >
The bank reported slowing activity in its commercial loan pipeline, which it attributed to "softening prospects of economic growth." read more >
Current CEO George Makris Jr. will shift to a role as full-time chairman in the new year. read more >
Some overlooked but important Arkansas Business stories from the preceding year. read more >
The project, known as Block 34, is designed to revitalize a vacant city block into an "inclusive and sustainable public space that reflects the cultural heart and soul of the community." read more >
