Finance & Banking

Ark Angel Alliance has added John Nabholz and Philip Tappon to their board of directors. These new members add great value to the angel network to help guide investors through the process of investing in startups in Arkansas. Established in…

The Arkansas income tax has been a leading policy topic this year. On Jan. 1, the top marginal rate fell to 5.9 percent, according to the Federation of Tax Administrators. In April, Gov. Asa Hutchinson announced his intention to call…

Allan Meadors, a long-time pillar of the Arkansas insurance industry, died Tuesday, Oct. 12, at age 89. In 1964, he co-founded the venerable Little Rock agency now known as Meadors, Adams & Lee. In 2015, Meadors was an inductee in…

Everyone knows the story of the two siblings, where one is the perfect example of success— the “try hard” varsity athlete, straight A’s, Harvard-bound, the “talk of the town.” While the other goes about their business where success is, in…

Citizens Bank, headquartered in Batesville, recently announced its $5,000 donation to the University District Development Corporation (UDDC) as part of its new partnership to provide affordable housing in the Little Rock area. The UDDC is a 501(c)(3) non-profit organization under the…

Simmons Bank, in partnership with the City of Memphis, has announced that it is in advanced negotiations to be title sponsor of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1965 by the City of Memphis as Memphis Memorial Stadium, it serves…

Smiley Technologies recently announced the hiring of Marc Haynes as its Chief People Officer. Within this role, Haynes will oversee all functions related to Human Resources as well as creating and cultivating programs to support and enhance the company’s culture…

The Arkansas Economic Development Commission (AEDC) has awarded $6.42 million in Community Development Block Grants (CDBG) to 26 Arkansas cities and counties. The grants were awarded under the General Assistance set-aside, part of Arkansas’ $18.4 million 2020 formula grant allocation,…

Arkansas-based Southern Bancorp is one of 14 financial institutions in the country to receive a multi-million dollar equity investment from JPMorgan Chase as part of a $100 million commitment to minority-led financial institutions. The investment is part of JPMorgan Chase’s…

Simmons Bank announced Wednesday the promotion of Jason Culpepper to director of participations and syndications in the Institutional Banking Department and Reggie Rose to regional community president for the North Central Arkansas market. In his new role, Culpepper will develop,…