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Arkansas: The South’s Unexpected Bastion Of Growth

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Arkansas is an easily forgotten state in the Deep South. Landlocked and geographically smaller than some of its surrounding states, Arkansas tends to be better defined by the political personalities it produces. Which is not entirely unfair — Arkansas has produced some very interesting politicians. By The Store Front Numbers .

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Podcast: ‘Folks Who Are Low-Wealth Also Need Wealth Advisers’

ABA Community Banking

Homeownership, savings and holding down a job are three keys to financial well-being and moving out of generational poverty, so that's what Southern Bancorp focuses on in its home Mississippi and Arkansas Delta region, one of the nation's poorest.

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Walmart Takes Customer Service Associates To School

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The Dallas Morning News reported that Walmart is set to open about 200 new academies dedicated to training department and assistant store managers in the finer points of the American consumer. The program will also help managers know how to develop and train the folks who work for them to be successful on a career path.”.

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Walmart Inches Closer To Drone Delivery

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The retail giant said it is a mere six to nine months away from deploying drones for superior management of its warehouse inventories in the United States, Reuters reported. The race for drone deliveries among eCommerce companies is getting tense with Walmart inching closer to its drone ambitions. Its application to U.S.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #4 Bank of the Ozarks

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Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Nasdaq: OZRK) of Little Rock, Arkansas Over a 100-year banking history, Bank of the Ozarks expanded from its headquarters in Little Rock, Arkansas, to more than 100 locations throughout the Southeast and is consistently ranked among the top performing banks in America (see chart).

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Finovate Debuts: 3E Software’s Teslar is a Toolbox for Credit Management

Fintech Labs Insights

Its lending and credit management tools offer multiple services to track commercial debt. What is unique about the platform, according to CEO Joe Ehrhardt, is that Teslar aggregates multiple tools to offer a cradle-to-grave approach to assist with all phases of loan management. Stats: Self-funded. 100% employee owned. Dashboards.

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Top 5 Total Return to Shareholders: #3 ESB Financial Corporation

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Neither supported this regional president''s opinion. Last post was dedicated to the #4 Bank, Bank of the Ozarks of Little Rock, Arkansas (see post here ). 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.