Grant and additional financing will fund $196,215 redevelopment of substandard housing, coordinated with city clean-up program funded in 2007 through Delta Bridge
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Phillips County, Delta Bridge Project, Other Related News, Southern Financial Partners, Southern Bancorp
The knowledge is Power Program (KIPP is experiencing growing pains. On Monday, the national organization, based in San Francisco, announced some changes and additions to help with that growth.
Scott Shirey, the founding director of the Delta College Preparatory School in Helena-West Helena, a public charter middle school, has been named executive director of the program’s Delta Region, which may include as many as 12 KIPP schools in three additional KIPP cities.
Archive: July 2008 | Section: Uncategorized
Southern Bancorp’s comprehensive community revitalization efforts in Helena-West Helena were featured on an award winning AETN documentary titled “Delta Dreams.” The documentary won a Silver Screen Award in the social issues category of the U.S. International Film and Video Festival.
Archive: June 2008 | Section: Uncategorized
Further consolidation in Arkansas’ banking community likely is already under way, the CEO of Southern Bancorp said Tuesday.
“I think you’ll see probably massive consolidation here in Arkansas and I think that that’s probably under way right now and will continue,” Phillip Baldwin said after a speech at the Arkansas Small Business Awards luncheon. “We probably would anticipate growing ourselves as we acquire some banks that end up being sold.”
Archive: June 2008 | Section: Uncategorized
“The name will change, but everything else will be the same,” said Bill Wright, chairman and CEO of Elk Horn. “Our customers can keep using their Elk Horn Bank checks and ATM cards and debit cards.”
Archive: May 2008 | Section: Uncategorized
