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Longtime banking executive and former state legislator Bruce Maloch of Emerson is retiring after 40 years at Farmers Bank & Trust in Magnolia. Maloch was an attorney at Anderson, Crumpler, Bell and Maloch in Magnolia before he transitioned into banking …

AJ Gary will retire as director of the Arkansas Division of Emergency Management and state homeland security advisor effective Nov. 1, concluding more than a decade of service in state emergency management. Gary was first appointed by former Gov. Asa …

Jimmy Anthony has been tabbed to serve as the next president of Delta Dental of Arkansas. He will take on his new duties, effective Jan. 1, 2027, replacing the retiring Kristin Merlo. Merlo will remain in an advisory role through …

Lisa Hunter, executive vice president and chief data officer at Simmons Bank, is retiring after 30 years of leading technology, operations and data capabilities, the bank announced. During her tenure, Hunter led the implementation of Simmons’ first corporate website and …

Arkansas architecture and engineering firm Cromwell recently announced that Chairman and CEO Greg Cockmon has retired after 37 years with the firm. Effective July 9, Dan Fowler has assumed the role of chairman and CEO as part of a long-planned …

After more than 37 years with Cromwell Architects Engineers, CEO Greg Cockmon will retire effective July 10. A Little Rock native, Cockmon joined the firm as an intern architect in 1989 after earning an associate degree in Architectural Engineering Technology …

Diane LaFollette will retire as CEO of Mid-America Science Museum after 13 years leading the institution, effective Oct. 2. The museum’s board of directors will begin a formal search for her successor. LaFollette joined Mid-America Science Museum in 2013 and …

Photo by Jane Colclasure In the history of underdog stories, it is hard to beat Bridge Street in Hot Springs. At just 98 feet long, the swath is only about twice as long as it is wide and, according to …

University of Arkansas at Little Rock Chancellor Christina Drale has told the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees that she will retire June 30 of 2027. Drale cited her 40 years of work in higher education as the impetus …

Scott Stern, M.D., CARTI’s chief medical officer, will retire, the organization announced. Matthew Hardee, M.D., Ph.D., current medical director of radiation oncology, will assume the CMO role on July 1. “The role of a physician-leader is one of the most …