Written by Gregory Manning on April 24, 2022
Arvest Equipment Finance announces staff additions
FinanceArvest Equipment Finance (AEF), a division of Fayetteville-chartered Arvest Bank, has hired Eric Johnston and Jay Bankston as vendor business development representatives. The new hires are the result of continued growth and expansion of AEF’s vendor program according to AEF division president Eric Bunnell. Johnston most recently worked for Caterpillar Inc., and also previously worked
Written by Gregory Manning on April 23, 2022
Predicting the Future of Media and Entertainment
FinanceVisualizing the Future of Media and Entertainment Over your lifetime, the consumption of media and entertainment has already changed drastically. For Boomers and Gen Xers, the shift has been earth-shattering. Both generations will remember a time before mainstream computing when TV was dominated by the Big Three TV networks (NBC, ABC, and CBS), and newspapers
Written by Gregory Manning on April 23, 2022
Financial, corporate and community groups announce new initiative to help underserved access bank accounts
FinanceA statewide coalition of financial institutions, large corporations and community nonprofits are pooling their resources to launch a new banking option for undeserved Arkansans. Bank On Arkansas+, a special project of the Arkansas Asset Funders Network, is hoping to reverse these trends: one in 10 Arkansas household have no bank account. Of those that do,
Written by Gregory Manning on April 20, 2022
Bank OZK rings opening bell to celebrate rebranding, new ticker symbol
FinanceLittle Rock-based Bank OZK (NASDAQ: OZK), formerly Bank of the Ozarks, celebrated the first day of trading under its new name and ticker symbol OZK, marking the occasion by opening the market Monday morning (July 16) at NASDAQ. Bank OZK Chairman and CEO George Gleason was joined by executives from throughout the company to ring
Written by Gregory Manning on April 14, 2022
Minimum wage increase qualifies for ballot; opponents to mount legal challenge
FinanceAn effort to raise the minimum wage in Arkansas to $11 per hour has enough signatures to qualify for the ballot. Opponents are raising money for a legal challenge. Secretary of State Mark Martin wrote in a letter dated Aug. 16 to David Couch, sponsor of the petition, that the ballot initiative had “no more
