Soon the River Valley Region of Arvest Bank will have three brand new branches in Fort Smith, Van Buren and Alma!

Our Alma location marks Arvest’s entrance into its 90thcommunity, making it branch #24 for the Arkansas River Valley market.  For over a year, our very busy ATM has served the fine folks in Alma and the full-service Alma branch is scheduled to open in early 2009 and the other two River Valley locations are actually “relocations” of existing branches to new, more customer-friendly and convenient buildings.

• Our first relocation is the highly-anticipated, renovation of the old Woolworth Building (circa 1915) located in downtown Fort Smith at 9th & Garrison.  All 10,000 square feet of the building are being completely refurbished.  And, we’re being careful to protect the historical facade and the building’s many unique features.  Our full-service branch at 16th Street will move to this historic location by the end of this year.  The Woolworth Building rennovation  project has been from the beginning a true collaboration between Arvest, the City of Fort Smith, Downtown Development, Rodney Ghan Commercial Properties & the Greater Fort Smith Chamber of Commerce.  What great partners to have in such a meaningful project!
• Our second relocation is to Hwy 64 in Van Buren.  Our very-busy Cloverleaf Plaza branch will move this location, where customers are sure to enjoy easier bank access.  Driving on Hwy 64, you’re sure to notice the demolition currently taking place.  Our Hwy 64 branch in Van Buren is scheduled to open early next year. 

All of our new branches will be full-service locations with drive thru lanes.  These new branches will be ready to serve you from 7 a.m. to 7 p.m.