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Simmons First selects new investment officer

Simmons First selects new investment officer

PINE BLUFF, Ark. - April 9, 2012 - Simmons First National Bank recently announced the addition of S. Owen McNulty as Raymond James Financial Advisor and Simmons First Investment Officer for Simmons First Investor Services according to J. Thomas May, Chairman and Chief Executive Officer of Simmons First National Bank.

McNulty holds a Bachelor of Arts in History from The University of the South in Sewanee Tennessee and previously served as a Financial Advisor prior to joining Simmons First Investor Services. McNulty will make his office at the Simmons First Highway 10 Financial Center located at 14220 Cantrell Road in Little Rock.

Owen has 12 years investment experience and serves on the Pulaski County Youth Services Advisory Board.

U.S. Pizza fundraiser for Our House Thursday night

U.S. Pizza fundraiser for Our House Thursday night

U.S. Pizza Co. is donating 10% of all their food sales to Our House Thursday, March 29 (dinner only).

"Our House provides the working homeless – individuals and families – with shelter, housing, job training, education, free childcare and summer youth programs, in order to equip them with the skills to be successful in the workforce, the community and their own families."

Downtown Network Training set for March 20 in Pine Bluff

Downtown Network Training set for March 20 in Pine Bluff

LITTLE ROCK, AR—Main Street Arkansas will host a training session for Arkansas Downtown Network towns, featuring Randy Wilson of Community Design Solutions, in Pine Bluff on Tuesday, March 20, Main Street Arkansas Director Cary Tyson announced today. Main Street Arkansas is a program area of the Arkansas Historic Preservation Program.

The training will be held from 9:30 a.m. to 4 p.m. at the Donald W. Reynolds Community Center at 211 W. Third St. in Pine Bluff. It will feature discussions on principles of good design, design as an agent for community change, mid-century alterations to historic buildings, and a “Walk and Learn” tour around downtown. For more information, call Samantha Evans at 324-9356 or email Samantha@arkansasheritage.org.  

Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 announces winners

Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 announces winners

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (March 1, 2012) – March Madness-level excitement came early for several high school students today as the winners of the 2nd annual Youth Entrepreneur Showcase 2.0 (Y.E.S. 2.0) were announced.  Y.E.S. 2.0 is a statewide business plan competition for ninth to twelfth grade students that is sponsored by the Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation (AEAF), an affiliate of the Arkansas Capital CorporationToday’s winners were notified at noon via live stream from the Arkansas Capital Corporation headquarters near Little Rock’s River Market.  They included:

Most Innovative Product or Service

1st Place:  Fair Trade America, Roe Home School

Team Member:  Jeremiah Moore

Advisor:  Sarah Moore

Welspun to add 200 jobs at Little Rock Plant

Welspun to add 200 jobs at Little Rock Plant

Welspun Corp. Ltd says it will add 200 jobs and invest an additional $100 million in the Little Rock facility where it makes large-diameter pipe for the oil and gas industry... Read More

Whole Hog Cafe to Open in Little Rock Airport

Whole Hog Cafe to Open in Little Rock Airport

Arkansas Business has confirmed that a Whole Hog Cafe is going into a vacant space at Little Rock National Airport... Read More