Memphis

Arkansas State Senator Keith Ingram (D-West Memphis) announced Friday morning that he will not seek re-election following his current term. Sen. Ingram’s service in the Arkansas legislature spans back to 2009 when he was first elected to the House of…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis announced changes to its Little Rock Branch board of directors, effective Jan. 1: Millie A. Ward, president of Stone Ward in Little Rock, has been elected board chair for 2022 by the Branch…

Southern Bancorp Community Partners, a loan fund and Community Development Financial Institution headquartered in Arkansas, has hired its next president, Anthony Young. The organization initiated a nationwide search for a new leader after its former president Dr. Karama Neal was…

Last month’s passage of the $1 trillion federal infrastructure package could help advance the planned Interstate 69 corridor, which includes 184 miles through south Arkansas, a little closer to fruition and maybe even fund a proposed crossing of the Mississippi…

The Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis has appointed five new members to its Community Development Advisory Council, three of which are from Arkansas. The council meets twice a year to inform St. Louis Fed President James Bullard and Community Development…

Simmons Bank, in partnership with the City of Memphis, has announced that it is in advanced negotiations to be title sponsor of Liberty Bowl Memorial Stadium. Opened in 1965 by the City of Memphis as Memphis Memorial Stadium, it serves…

The first-ever Wahlburgers Wild has officially opened for business, inside Memphis’ 32-story Bass Pro Shops Pyramid. This “wild” location is first Wahlburgers in the state of Tennessee, and the first of its kind with the franchise. The popular casual dining…

Bank of America announced new promotions of executives in the Little Rock and Memphis areas on Thursday. Merrill Lynch Wealth Management has named Charles Gaba as Market Executive for the Memphis-Little Rock Market, overseeing 65 financial advisors. Charles began his…

The Arkansas Department of Transportation confirmed on Wednesday that all Interstate 40 eastbound lanes of the Hernando de Soto Bridge at West Memphis connecting Arkansas to Memphis will open on Monday, Aug, 2, by 6 a.m. Additionally, the department confirmed…

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…