Independent Banker

JANUARY 31, 2022

Darrin Williams, an attorney and former Arkansas state representative, wasn’t interested when Southern Bancorp, Inc. Traditionally, community banks have supported CDFIs through making charitable contributions, providing loan capital to CDFI loan funds or, at the highest range, making an equity investment in a CDFI. By Judith Sears.

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PYMNTS

JULY 31, 2020

The company almost doubled its revenue and profit numbers while spending more than $9 billion on capital improvement projects. Among those numbers: Operating cash flow increased 42 percent to $51.2 Operating income increased to $5.8 Most likely, merchandise managers will buy for in-store and online inventory.

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Jeff For Banks

SEPTEMBER 13, 2011

Last post was dedicated to the #4 Bank, Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, Arkansas (see post here ). ESB operates like many other thrifts. Part of the secret sauce may be management longevity, as most senior managers, including CEO Charlotte Zuschlag, have been with ESB for 20 years or more.

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PYMNTS

JUNE 7, 2019

This week was one of the latter, as Walmart hosted its investor meeting in Arkansas and Amazon decided this week’s menu of technological innovations in retail would be an all-you-can-eat buffet. the tool combines an AI-driven dialog manager with an advanced dialog simulation engine that automatically generates synthetic training data.

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Gonzobanker

FEBRUARY 7, 2018

Allison bragged that Home BancShares has created more millionaires than any company in Arkansas [Note: we may need to fact check that with Walmart shareholders]. As Kirk Wycoff, Managing Partner from Patriot Financial Partners pointed out: 50% of a mid-size commercial bank’s deposits are retail. Capitalizing on Good Times.

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CB Insights

APRIL 3, 2018

Recently, Chinese T-shirt manufacturer Tianyuan Garments Company signed a memorandum of understanding with the Arkansas government to employ 400 workers at $14/hr at its new garment factory in Little Rock, Arkansas. Operations are scheduled to begin in 2018. Warehouse automation: Sorting, storing, & managing inventory.

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