…”Helena has it all,” said Ruskey as he prepares to open the second outlet of Quapaw Canoe Co. on Cherry Street. The grand opening celebration is scheduled for June 27 and Ruskey seems excited to make Helena the canoe capital of the lower Mississippi River.
Archive: May 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
“Delta Dreams”, the Arkansas Educational Television Network’s two-year study of eastern Arkansas’s decline and plan for recovery, won a prestigious Silver Screen Award in the social issues documentary category of the U.S. International Film and Video Festival.
Archive: May 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
The formation of a Boys and Girls Club in Arkadelphia is in its first stages thanks to the leadership subcommittee of the Clark County Strategic Planning Committee. The subcommittee and other interested persons met Thursday afternoon with Ben Steinberg and Tim Schuringa of Southern Financial Partners. Schuringa was one of the founding board members of the Boys and Girls Club in Helena.
Archive: April 2008 | Section: Clark County, Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Community development financial institutions (CDFIs) focus primarily on delivering financial products and services to underserved markets. Although products and services are important for economic revitalization, it had become increasingly clear to Southern Financial Partners, a 501(c)3 and a CDFI, that vibrant communities require far more than increasing access to capital.
Archive: April 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners
ELAINE—The City of Elaine has received a $5,000 grant from Southern Financial Partners toward construction of a children’s basketball court for the city park, SFP Senior Vice President Joe Black announced today.
Archive: April 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern Financial Partners
…The title of the first reading was called “Advancing in Adversity.” To most, that is foreign to the way we think. After all adversity is defined as “difficulty” or “hardship,” and advancing means to “ move forward.” How do you move forward…
Archive: April 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
The Delta Bridge Project Tuesday awarded a $1.2 million, three-year grant to help fund an initiative to improve student performance in Phillips County’s three public school districts. Dr. Steven Murray, chairman of the Delta Bridge Project Steering Committee and chancellor of Phillips Community College made the formal announcement.
Archive: February 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
The Boys & Girls Club of Phillips County is a recent recipient of a grant from the Helena Health Foundation. The purpose of the grant is to assist the Boys & Girls Club in implementing programs in some of the club’s key areas of focus such as health education, fitness and health skills.
Archive: February 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
Black commented that people often tell him that they want jobs but do not realize just how much goes into bringing jobs to Phillips County.
“Without a good education system, jobs are not going to come here,” Black stated. “Without affordable housing, jobs are not going to come here. It all goes hand in hand. You can’t have one and not have the rest.”
Archive: February 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp, Southern CDC, Southern Financial Partners, Southern Good Faith Fund
David A. Knopick of GouldEvans of Kansas City Missouri finished up the first community meeting held at Temple Beth El heritage hall to discuss ways of revitalizing Helena-West Helena and Phillips County. The next meeting will be held this evening at the heritage hall.
Archive: January 2008 | Section: Delta Bridge Project, Phillips County, Southern Bancorp
