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BKD Wealth Advisors and DHG Wealth Advisors have officially merged to form FORVIS Wealth Advisors, a registered investment advisory firm. The entity will provide service to clients throughout the country under the name FORVIS Private Client.  FORVIS, a Top 10…

Sunstar Insurance Group, LLC is merging with Evins Insurance Group of Jonesboro. The merger will be Sunstar’s ninth expansion in five years. Sunstar Insurance Group effectively blankets the state of Arkansas with a comprehensive insurance network comprised of industry veterans.…

Ozark Surgical Associates, located at 3017 Bob Younkin Drive in Fayetteville, has joined the Washington Regional Medical System. General surgeons Wayne Hudec, M.D., Jeffrey Kellar, M.D., Ronald Mullis, M.D. and their staff will continue to provide their patients with surgical…

Note: This is an update to a previous announcement posted Nov. 19, 2021 at 10:13 a.m. Simmons First National Corp. officially completed the acquisition of Spirit of Texas Bancshares, Inc., the parent company of Spirit of Texas Bank SSB, based…

BKD CPAs & Advisors announced Thursday that Bankers Assurance, LLC will be joining BKD, effective Feb. 28. Little Rock-based Bankers Assurance was founded in 2009 and is the leading regulatory compliance consulting firm in Arkansas. It currently serves more than 75…

Two Little Rock companies have merged to provide expanded payroll services. On Aug. 23, The Payroll Company (TPC) acquired the payroll clients of CFO Network and will now provide an even higher level of service to their clients.   The…

Staley Technologies, of Little Rock, has merged with POSitive Solutions Group, a Michigan-based reseller and servicer for NCR solutions. The merger between Staley Technologies and POSitive Solutions Group was finalized on Thursday, Dec. 31. The terms of the transaction were…

Seeking to fill gaps in each other’s merchandise lines and boost buying power and locations were some of the motivating factors spurring a recent merger between two home-grown outdoor outfitter companies.  Southern Reel Outfitters and Trader Bill’s Outdoor Sports joined…

Two Central Arkansas outdoors companies are merging to form a new company, Innovative Outdoor Management LLC. Southern Reel Outfitters announced on Tuesday, July 28 that it will be merging with Trader Bill’s Outdoor Sports of Hot Springs. The two companies…

The University of Central Arkansas (UCA) has created a new college, combining multiple departments in the university. The new college began official on July 1, 2020. The College of Arts, Humanities, and Social Sciences (CAHSS) will encompass a range of…