Jim Cargill, local president and CEO for Arvest Bank in Little Rock, has announced his retirement, effective Dec. 31. Cargill has been with Arvest for more than 37 years, working in Bentonville and Rogers, as well as Bartlesville, Okla.,…
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A new equity investor is joining Delta Solar and has been named the solar company’s chairman. Bob East recently came onboard as Delta Solar’s chairman. East has been an active member of Arkansas’ business community, founding investment firm Robert East…
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Moore Named Chairman of State Highway Commission
by Tyler Haleby Tyler Haleby Tyler Hale A new chairman has been named for the Arkansas State Highway Commission. Robert S. Moore Jr., of Arkansas City, was elected chairman during a special commission meeting on March 9. Moore is replacing Tom Schueck, who died…
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Fighting the Good Fight: State Dems Chairman Aims to Turn Party Around
by Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebdaby Dwain Hebda To borrow from Francis Ford Coppola’s masterpiece The Godfather, Michael John Gray, chairman of the Democratic Party of Arkansas, believes in America. Despite the rancor that currently rules the political landscape, despite the setbacks his own party has…
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Walmart CEO Doug McMillon Named Business Roundtable Chairman
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleWalmart CEO Doug McMillon has been selected to serve as the new chairman for the Business Roundtable, an association of chief executive officers in the United States. McMillon will begin his two-year term as chair on Jan. 1, 2020. Currently…
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Gov. Hutchinson Named Southern Regional Education Board Chairman
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffGov. Asa Hutchinson has been re-elected to chair the Southern Regional Education Board. This is the second time Hutchinson has been elected to a one-year term as the SREB chairman since becoming governor in 2015. He also previously served as…
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Arkansas Bankers Association Installs New Officers
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffThe Arkansas Bankers Association has installed its new slate of officers for the coming year. Robert Robinson, of Simmons Bank in El Dorado, is the association’s new chairman, and Jonathan Harrell of Generations Bank in Rogers will serve as the…
Stephens Insurance has announced Miles Stephens will take over as the company’s president and CEO, effective June 3. Stephens will be succeeding Martin Rhodes, who is assuming the role of chairman. According to a press release, Rhodes and Stephens will…
By Caleb Talley | Photo by Jamison Mosley A year-in-a-box calendar rests on Claiborne Deming’s desk in his expansive sixth-floor office in downtown El Dorado. It’s a Murphy’s Law calendar – not a code of conduct for the Murphy Oil…
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G. Richard Smith Named UAMS Department of Psychiatry Chairman
by AMP Staffby AMP Staff(Little Rock) G. Richard Smith, M.D., has been named chairman of the Department of Psychiatry in the College of Medicine at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and director of UAMS’ Psychiatric Research Institute. Smith served as chairman…