{"id":138502368,"date":"2013-07-11T00:00:00","date_gmt":"2013-07-11T04:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/the-arkansas-capital-corporation-group-honors-sam-walls-for-24-years-of-service\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:07:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T17:07:09","slug":"the-arkansas-capital-corporation-group-honors-sam-walls-for-24-years-of-service","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/the-arkansas-capital-corporation-group-honors-sam-walls-for-24-years-of-service\/","title":{"rendered":"The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group Honors Sam Walls for 24 Years of Service"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-15236 alignleft\" src=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2013\/07\/C.-Sam-Walls.jpg\" alt=\"C. Sam Walls retires from Arkansas Capital Corporation\" width=\"288\" height=\"370\" \/>  <span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">Sam Walls, who served as the chief executive officer of <\/span><strong style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group<\/strong><span style=\"line-height: 1.714285714; font-size: 1rem;\">, has retired after 24 years of service.<\/span>  \u201cI truly believe that the intersection of my path with this company was an extraordinary event,\u201d Walls said. \u201cI needed this company and it needed me. And as I enter retirement, my greatest hope is that the culture and personality I have cultivated will carry on and grow.\u201d  Under Walls leadership, <strong>The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group<\/strong> expanded its lending activities to grow from an organization that managed a small portfolio of business loans to an organization that has facilitated more than $1.4 billion in loans to Arkansas businesses. Walls also diversified the organization to include entrepreneurship education, <a title=\"Heartland Renaissance Fund - New Markets Tax Credits\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/hrf\/\">New Markets Tax Credit allocations<\/a>, <a title=\"Connect Arkansas - Internet Advocacy\" href=\"http:\/\/connect-arkansas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">high-speed Internet advocacy<\/a> and a program facilitating <a title=\"Pine State Regional Center - EB-5 Foreign Investment\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/psc\/\">foreign investment in Arkansas<\/a>. Walls was the visionary behind the <a title=\"Donald W. Reynolds Governor's Cup\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/aeaf\/govcup\/\">Donald W. Reynolds Governor\u2019s Cup<\/a> collegiate business plan competition, which has awarded more than $2 million in cash prizes to students and faculty since its inception in 2001.<!--more-->  Rush Deacon, who has served as Chairman of the Board of <strong>Arkansas Capital Corporation<\/strong>, is now serving as the acting chief executive officer for the company  \u201cSam\u2019s commitment to the businesses, entrepreneurs and students of this state is without precedent, and he always conducted himself with the highest level of integrity and dedication while empowering those who worked both for and with him,\u201d said Deacon. \u201cThe company has an excellent team of professionals, and I look forward to working with them to foster the organization\u2019s spirit of creativity, innovation, and entrepreneurship that Sam created.\u201d  <strong>Arkansas Capital Corporation Group<\/strong> is a privately held group dedicated to improving the lives of Arkansans.<strong> Arkansas Capital Corporation Group<\/strong> and its affiliate companies empower entrepreneurs by providing capital to businesses through its capital availability programs and advocating for entrepreneurs through capital, educational and technological improvements. The <strong>Arkansas Capital Corporation Group<\/strong> serves as the platform from which new opportunities are launched and today includes eight affiliates including <a title=\"Arkansas Capital Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/acc\/\">Arkansas Capital Corporation<\/a>, <a title=\"Six Bridges Capital Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/acc\/\">Six Bridges Capital Corporation<\/a>,<a title=\"Arkansas Capital Relending Corporation\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/acc\/\"> Arkansas Capital Relending Corporation<\/a>, <a title=\"Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/aeaf\/\">Arkansas Economic Acceleration Foundation<\/a>, <a title=\"Diamond State Ventures\" href=\"http:\/\/www.diamondstateventures.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Diamond State Ventures<\/a>,<a title=\"Heartland Renaissance Fund\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/hrf\/\"> Heartland Renaissance Fund<\/a>, <a title=\"Connect Arkansas\" href=\"http:\/\/connect-arkansas.org\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Connect Arkansas<\/a>, and <a title=\"Pine State Regional Center\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/psc\/\">Pine State Regional Center<\/a>. To learn more, visit <a title=\"Arkansas Capital Corporation Group\" href=\"https:\/\/acccapital.com\/hi\/\">www.arcapital.com<\/a>.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Sam Walls, who served as the chief executive officer of The Arkansas Capital Corporation Group, has retired after 24 years of service. \u201cI truly believe that the intersection of my path with this company was an extraordinary event,\u201d Walls said. \u201cI needed this company and it needed me. 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