Brown & Brown of Greater Central Arkansas

Located in Little Rock, Ark., Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System designs, communicates and administers employee benefit programs within the framework of applicable state and federal laws. It offers training sessions on a variety of topics, such as eligibility, proper completion of forms, remitting payment of matching and contributions, reporting earnings and service, delinquent service and lump sum payments. Arkansas Public Employees Retirement System also provides training on retroactive wage increases, wage settlements, death of an active member, the Deferred Retirement Option Plan and retirement plan issues. It additionally offers several online forms, including notice on contributory election, notice of employer contribution rate, membership data, remittance and wage verification forms.

Crews & Associates, a wholly owned, non-bank affiliate of First Security Bancorp, specializes in fixed-income products that include municipal and corporate bonds, as well as United States Treasury, government sponsored agencies and mortgage-backed securities. The firm introduces investment services in equities, unit investment trusts, options, mutual funds and variable annuities. Its public finance group provides underwriting and financial advisory services related to note, bond, lease and other transactions to clients throughout the nation. Beardsley Public Finance, a division of Crews & Associates and member of First Security Bancorp's financial services group, specializes in financial advisory services for Arkansas public school districts. First Security Leasing, a wholly owned subsidiary of Crew & Associates and member of First Security Bancorp's financial services group, specializes in structured lease financing. Founded in 1979 with six associates, Crews & Associates has grown to an organization of more than 160 professionals and is located in Little Rock, Ark.

Established in 1987, Hudson, Cisne & Co. LLP primarily provides accounting and tax services as well as audit functions to both large and small closely-held businesses. Based in Little Rock, Ark., the firm offers a wide range of services to its individual and business clients. It offers litigation support, asset protection, financial planning, tax preparation, cash flow and budgeting analysis services. The company is a Certified Public Accountant (CPA) and is an independent member of the BDO Alliance nationwide network.