The Agribusiness Weekly Update, compiled from various sources by The City Wire staff, is presented each Tuesday. Sources include the U.S.Department of Agriculture, U.S. Meat Export Federation, and Stephens Inc.
Arvest Bank said it has entered an agreement to purchase Union Bank of Kansas City which has 10 branches in that market. This will double Arvest’s number of branches in the large metropolitan area of 2.87 million people.
The Girls Incorporated Board of Directors has named Amanda Daniels the executive director of Girls Incorporated in Fort Smith. She is set to begin on Feb. 13.
Sustained droughts not only pushed more cattle to slaughter in recent years, but has also kept the overall herd numbers down as ranchers retained fewer heifers.
The Army Corps of Engineers, Little Rock District is hosting five public workshops in February to discuss proposed changes in operations at 29 of its parks because of budget cuts.
Arvest Equipment Finance (AEF), a division of Arvest Bank, continued double-digit growth in 2011 as the total number of equipment finance companies decreased by 1%, according to an Arvest statement.
The Martin Luther King, Jr. Annual Recognition Banquet was held Saturday, Jan. 15, 2012, at the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith Smith-Pendergraft Campus Center.
The Internal Revenue Services has appointed Holly Sutton, director of tax at Golden Living, to its Information Reporting Program Advisory Committee (IRPAC).
Steve Forbes, former Presidential candidate, president and CEO of Forbes Inc. and editor-in-chief of Forbes Magazine, will be the featured speaker at the annual banquet of the Fort Smith Regional Chamber of Commerce.
