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…
Texas
- AMP NewsEducationIndustriesNewsmakersPeople
Damphousse Resigns as Chancellor of Arkansas State University
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffDr. Kelly Damphousse announced his resignation as chancellor of Arkansas State University on Thursday morning, effective June 30, 2022. He will be joining Texas State University as president in July. Damphousse has been with Arkansas State for five years. Texas…
- MagazineMarch 2022
2022 AMP C-Suite: Heath Simpson, Ritter Communications CFO
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffHeath Simpson Ritter Communications Heath Simpson joined Ritter Communications in March 2020 following a nationwide recruitment campaign utilizing a leading executive search firm. Simpson’s 25 year career includes extensive financial and operational experience in telecommunications. During his decade at AT&T,…
- AMP NewsBusinessBusiness servicesEnergyIndustriesNewsmakersPolicy
Polar Vortex of ’21 Cost Arkansas State Utility Customers Over $935M: What Happened
Between Feb. 11-20, 2021, Arkansas experienced extreme weather resulting in sub-zero temperatures, the accumulation of ice and record snowfalls across the state. The deep freeze caused by the polar vortex caused a huge disruption in natural gas supplies at the…
- Arkansas HospitalsConstruction/Real EstateHealth CareIndustries
Arkansas Heart Hospital to Open First Out-of-State Clinic
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas Heart Hospital will open its first out-of-state facility at 3930 Galleria Oaks Drive in Texarkana next month. Sources say the 21,000-square-foot building will include a full-service cardiology clinic and, by early 2023, an ambulatory surgery center. “Our expansion into…
- Business & FinanceIndustriesReal estateTransportation
Waco Investment Group Acquires Lewis Ford Property in Fayetteville
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffCushman & Wakefield | Sage Partners announced Friday the $9M sale-leaseback of Lewis Ford Sales, Inc. located at 3373 N College Avenue in Fayetteville. The deal represents a landmark partnership between seller Lewis Ford Sales and buyer City Center North,…
- BusinessBusiness servicesGovernment/LawIndustriesPeopleWorkforce
Four Attorneys Named Members of Mitchell Williams Law Firm
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffMitchell Williams Law has elected four new attorneys to membership, the corporate law firm announced this week. Firm memberships of Brytne Kitchin, Casey Dorman Lawson, Allison Raley and Lindsey Vechik were effective as of Jan. 1. “I am pleased to…
- AgricultureAMP NewsBusiness & FinanceCash and CandorIndustriesManufacturingNewsmakers
Tyson Foods to Give Hourly Team Members $50M in Year-End Bonuses
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSpringdale’s Tyson Foods is thanking its frontline and hourly team members by giving them approximately $50 million in bonuses for their efforts over the past year. For team members in the U.S., these one-time bonuses will be based on tenure,…
- AMP NewsBusiness & FinanceBusiness servicesGovernment/LawIndustriesNonprofit
Arkansas Law Firm Accepting Applications for Charity Through Nov. 19
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffArkansas law firm Mitchell Williams is currently accepting applications through Nov. 19 for its “Take Time To Give” program, the firm’s primary community service initiative. Established in 1954, Mitchell, Williams, Selig, Gates & Woodyard, P.L.L.C. is a full-service corporate law…
- MagazineSeptember 2021Sports/Outdoors
Editor’s Letter: Hate Texas Week Is Back
by Mark Carterby Mark CarterIn 1977, Arkansas was still something pretty darn close to a college football blueblood, and Texas was still, well, Texas. And the third week of October, Hate Texas Week, saw the No. 2 horns in Fayetteville to take on the…