Car-Mart amends it corporate credit line
America’s Car-Mart amended its credit agreement with lenders, securing a $200 million credit line made public in a federal filing Friday (Oct. 10). The prior credit limit was $145 million.The amendment...
View ArticleRetail imports expected to surge ahead of holiday push
Import cargo volume at the nation’s major retail container ports is expected to see a final surge and set a new monthly record in October as the holiday season approaches, according to the National...
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J.C. Penney taps Home Depot exec Marvin Ellison as next CEO
J.C. Penney announced that Marvin Ellison, a vice president at Home Depot, will be joining the retailer Nov. 1 and assuming the CEO role from Mike Ullman in August, after a training / transition...
View ArticleChampionship Charities set to begin at Hardscrabble Country Club
Championship Fore Charities is a new golf event in the Fort Smith area benefiting eight local charities. The concept was developed by a few local community volunteers to bring together one event that...
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Centennial Bank Fayetteville promotes Harris and Thompson
Centennial Bank announces two new promotions at its Fayetteville headquarters. Kevin Thompson was promoted to senior vice president of lending and Nathan Harris was promoted to vice president of...
View ArticleArvest to offer Apple Pay
Arvest Bank said it will offer Apple Pay to its customers joining the ranks of Bank of America, Chase, Citi and Wells Fargo who have signed on to the mobile pay option unveiled by Apple on Sept. 9....
View Article26 named to Arkansas boards and commissions
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe made the following appointments or reappointments to state boards and commissions.Dr. David Beasley, Jonesboro, to the State Board of Licensure for Professional Engineers and...
View ArticleJBU graduate receives prize for student film project
Recent John Brown University alumnus Marcel Guadrón received the Grand Prize for Short Film for his film, “Undercover,” at the South Central Broadcasting Society’s regional conference. Developed as...
View ArticleCentennial Bank parent company sees income rise, signs deal with Apply Pay
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireHome Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, reported a third quarter profit of $27.4 million, or 41 cents diluted...
View ArticleLeadership Fort Smith program moving to Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce
After 27 years of affiliation with the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and the university’s earlier iterations, the Leadership Fort Smith Program will operate as a program of the Fort Smith...
View ArticleFort Smith comp plan committee reviews first draft of proposed plan
The Fort Smith Comprehensive Plan Steering Committee received its first draft of the final proposed plan Thursday (Oct. 17) that will eventually be submitted to the Fort Smith Board of Directors for...
View ArticleFort Smith Port Authority updated on grant requests, tonnage trends
At a meeting of the Fort Smith Port Authority Thursday (Oct. 17), Ports of Fort Smith and Van Buren operator Marty Shell updated authority members on an application for grant money to build a new...
View ArticleBill Simon snags seat on Darden board
Darden Restaurants has named Bill Simon, former CEO of Walmart U.S., to its board of directors.Simon is no stranger to the restaurant business. He spent more than a year as senior vice president of...
View ArticleWal-Mart de Mexico CEO to step down at year-end
Walmex CEO Scot Rank, who has overseen Wal-Mart’s Mexican business unit for five years, will step down from that role at the end of this year. Rank will transition to vice-chairman of Wal-Mex effective...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas Council, ARK Challenge receive international recognition
The Northwest Arkansas Council and The ARK Challenge on Monday (Oct. 20) were recognized with a top award given out by the world’s largest professional organization for economic development...
View ArticleEarnings up for BancorpSouth, but income misses Wall Street expectations
BancorpSouth posted gains in key revenue categories but non-diluted earnings of 32 cents per share narrowly missed the consensus analyst estimate of 33 cents per share.Tupelo, Miss.-based BancorpSouth...
View ArticleCrawford County grants addition election commission, assessor office funding
The Crawford County Quorum Court on Monday (Oct. 20) approved appropriation reallocation requests for the Election Commission and the assessor's office.The Election Commission's original request for...
View ArticleFirst National Bank of NWA expanding to Bentonville
First National Bank of NWA – formerly First National Bank of Rogers – has announced it has received regulatory approval to build a branch at 402 SW A. Street in Bentonville, a site the bank acquired...
View ArticleJBU awarded EPA grant to develop clean water
Faculty and students at John Brown University are developing a drinking water disinfection system for rural Guatemala with the help of an Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) grant of $14,520.The...
View ArticleArvest Mortgage originates $1 billion in home loans this year
Arvest Mortgage Company announced Tuesday (Oct. 21) that it originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans – both refinance and purchase money loans – through Sept. 30, 2014. Arvest said it had...
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