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The River Company announced Monday that it has acquired fellow Arkansas insurance company Heffington Insurance, Inc. The acquired agency, which offers affordable and reliable insurance choices to Western Arkansas, will reopen under The River Company name by July 2022. Heffington…

Hugg & Hall Mobile Storage has acquired Rentway Storage, Inc., combining the two Arkansas-based mobile storage container companies into one source for the construction, industrial and retail markets. “We’ve been in friendly competition with Rentway since our founding in 1995.…

Crafton Tull, an employee-owned professional services firm in Arkansas, announced Monday it has acquired Hot Springs-based B & F Engineering (B & F). The acquired company will do business as ‘B & F Engineering, a Division of Crafton Tull’ as…

J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. will acquire the assets of Zenith Freight Lines LLC from Bassett Furniture Industries Inc. for about $87 million, according to a press release. J.B. Hunt will continue to service Bassett through Zenith following the deal.…

Southern Bancorp, a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, has entered into a merger agreement to acquire FCB Financial Services, Inc. and its wholly owned subsidiary, Premier Bank of Arkansas, a $200 million asset…

Arkansas Hospice has acquired First Choice Senior Care (FCSC) of Little Rock, according to a press release sent out by the nonprofit hospice service on Wednesday. First Choice Senior Care will now operate as a subsidiary of Arkansas Hospice and…

The Robbi Davis Agency of Little Rock has been acquired by Arthur J. Gallagher & Co. for an undisclosed sum, the firm has announced. The Davis agency, founded in 1996, is a full-service insurance agency specializing in employee benefits, Medicare…

Simmons Bank will be acquiring two Tennessee-based banks in two separate deals. The Pine Bluff-based bank will be acquiring Triumph Bancshares Inc., headquartered in Memphis, Tenn., and Landmark Community Bank, headquartered in Collierville, Tenn. Triumph Bancshares is the parent company…

The River Company has added two insurance agencies to its portfolio. The company acquired Arkansas Valley Insurance Agency and Seal & Hodge Insurance Agency, which were both previously owned by TPAP Insurance Agency, LLC. This acquisition will add five locations…

Southern Bancorp has closed its acquisition of Dewitt First BankShares Corporation and Arkansas County Bank, a transaction that was announced in January 2021. This acquisition will add three bank branches to Southern Bancorp’s network. This will include two in Arkansas…