Simmons Bank and Southern Bancorp Community Partners (Southern Bancorp) announced an agreement for a $1.25 million investment that will support Southern Bancorp's Minority Business Empowerment Program (MBEP), a business technical assistance program and loan fund supporting minority entrepreneurs in central Arkansas. Simmons Bank's support includes a 10-year, $1 million Equity Equivalent (EQ2) investment and a $250,000 grant to provide technical assistance to participating MBEP businesses.
Officials from the Simmons Bank Championship – a PGA TOUR Champions tournament – announced today that Stephens Inc., an independent financial services firm headquartered in Arkansas, will be the presenting sponsor of the event, which will be held at Pleasant Valley Country Club in Little Rock, Arkansas, later this year.
Simmons First National Corporation's ( NASDAQ:SFNC ) investors are due to receive a payment of $0.21 per share on 1st...