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Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Gene Gates has been promoted to loan manager in Fayetteville. He’s also been named executive vice president. Gates has more than 35 years of industry experience and joined Arvest in 2014.

The Arkansas River Valley Regional Library System’s (ARVRLS) inaugural Hispanic Heritage Festival in the Valley was a success thanks in part to a $5,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation.

The United Way of Northeast Arkansas’ commitment to put books in the hands of young children has received a boost in the form of a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation.

Arkansas Tech’s men’s and women’s golf teams will get new uniforms and equipment thanks to a $10,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation. The gift was announced at a recent check presentation at Arkansas Tech in Russellville.

Scott County Emergency Services’ newly formed emergency response unit will be better-equipped thanks to a $3,000 grant from the Arvest Foundation.

Focus on Greenwood’s Trail of Lights scholarship program has received a boost in the form of a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation.

The Pope County Fair Association has received a $5,000 grant that will benefit the local 4-H Club from the Arvest Foundation.

The CALL’s efforts to serve foster children in Crawford and Sebastian counties has received a boost in the form a $5,000 donation from the Arvest Foundation.

Arvest Bank’s commitment to the communities we serve – a principle in place since our founding more than 60 years ago – has once again been recognized.

Arvest Bank recently held a groundbreaking for a new branch we plan to open in Jonesboro, Ark., in spring 2023. The roughly 5,200-SF facility will be located at 910 Canera Drive in Greensborough Village.

Arvest Bank recently released Skyline Reports on commercial real estate in Northwest Arkansas for the first half of 2022.

Arvest Bank is pleased to announce Craig Shy has been named local bank president in Fayetteville, effective Nov. 1. Shy has 33 years of industry experience, including the last 18 at Arvest.