Business News for the Mississippi Delta

Southern Bancorp, Inc. Announces Ozarks Financial Group Acquisition 

Southern Bancorp, Inc., a Community Development Financial Institution (CDFI) and holding company for Southern Bancorp Bank, has announced the successful closure of its deal to acquire Ozarks Heritage Financial Group, Inc., and its wholly owned subsidiary, Legacy Bank & Trust, a $1.9 billion asset CDFI headquartered in Springfield, Mo. This strategic acquisition and joining of […]

Robert H. Dunlap, Tire Industry Leader and Humanitarian, Dies at 96  

Longtime businessman and one of Mississippi’s most noted entrepreneurs, Robert H. “Bob” Dunlap, has passed. Dunlap was 96.   Dunlap was chairman and CEO of Dunlap & Kyle Co. Inc. and a philanthropist whose generosity touched thousands of lives. He passed away peacefully at home on January 11.  Born in Batesville  in 1929, Dunlap was a […]