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Smart Motors plans move to White Hall
Business Comments Updated: Jun 14, 2012 2:32pmSmart Motors, one of Pine Bluff’s oldest firms, is moving the bulk of the firm’s automobile and truck dealerships to White Hall, the company’s general manager acknowledged.
The company is...
USDA to begin testing for additional strains of E. coli
Business Comments Updated: Jun 04, 2012 7:31pmWASHINGTON — The U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Food Safety and Inspection Service announced that it would begin implementing a zero-tolerance policy for six additional strains of E. coli that...
Simmons First announces dividend
Business Comments Updated: May 31, 2012 5:55pmSimmons First National Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a regular $0.20 per share quarterly cash dividend payable July 2 to shareholders of record June 15. This dividend represents a $0....
Intern joins newspaper staff
Business Comments Updated: May 26, 2012 5:00amLocal college student Terri Harrison is getting a glimpse into a future career as a summer intern for The Commercial.
Born and raised in Pine Bluff, Harrison graduated from White Hall High...
Simmons names loan officer
Business Comments Updated: May 08, 2012 7:01pmRick Ferguson was recently hired as a consumer loan officer at Simmons First National Bank, according to J. Thomas May, Simmons’ chairman and chief executive officer.
Ferguson has 26 years...
Pine Bluff Small Business League begins
Business Comments Updated: Apr 21, 2012 9:00amMichael McCray, chairman of the Pine Bluff Small Business League, recently announced the formation of the league.
A group of small business owners, revolving loan fund recipients, and...
PB native named to UAMS panel
Business Comments Updated: Apr 21, 2012 5:00amPatricia Johnson, a Pine Bluff native, has been named to the board of directors of the Winthrop P. Rockefeller Cancer Institute Foundation at the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences.
...Simmons reports rise in net income
Business Comments Updated: Apr 19, 2012 6:03pmPine Bluff-based Simmons First National Corp. had a healthy quarter as net income rose to $6.355 million in the first quarter reporting period compared to $5.066 million one year ago.
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Wireless company launches network in area
Business Comments Updated: Apr 19, 2012 4:58pmVerizon Wireless announced that its 4G Long Term Evolution (LTE) network was launched in Pine Bluff and White Hall.
The network will offer Internet speeds up to 10 times faster, the company...
PARADE article includes PB funeral home director
Business Comments Updated: Apr 13, 2012 9:30pmPARADE’s 30th annual What People Earn report in Sunday’s edition report takes a peek at how much money Americans make, including long-time funeral director Marshall Kelley of Pine Bluff.
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