Includes Simmons first EQ2 investment to support minority entrepreneurs in central Arkansas LITTLE ROCK, Ark., May 17, 2024 /PRNewswire/ -- Simmons Bank and Southern Bancorp Community Partners (Southern Bancorp) announced an agreement for a 1.25millioninvestmentthatwillsupportSouthernBancorp′sMinorityBusinessEmpowermentProgram(MBEP),abusinesstechnicalassistanceprogramandloanfundsupportingminorityentrepreneursincentralArkansas.SimmonsBank′ssupportincludesa10−year,1 million ...