PRESS RELEASE
Texarkana, Ark. — Oct. 10, 2022 – The Farmers Bank Foundation has committed $100,000 to
the University of Arkansas at Hope-Texarkana (UAHT) to fund the construction and
development of a new Workforce Center at the Texarkana, Arkansas, campus.
The building will be called the Farmers Bank & Trust Workforce Center and is set to open for the
2023 spring semester. The new 14,754-square-foot facility will serve as a modern employment
training center for students in the southwest Arkansas region and house the Arkansas High
School Collegiate Academy and the Secondary Career and Technical Education Center.
“We are excited to partner with the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana to provide a state-
of-the-art facility for workplace education,” said Elizabeth Burns Anderson, Executive Director of
the Farmers Bank Foundation. “Preparing students with hands-on employment training is the
future of education and benefits local communities for years to come. We are humbled and
grateful to support the efforts of UAHT. This type of project is exactly why the Farmers Bank
Foundation was established.”
The contribution from Farmers Bank & Trust’s charitable nonprofit organization was approved in
early September by the University of Arkansas System Board of Trustees, which oversees
UAHT. The six-figure donation for the Workforce Center will be paid out over 10 years. The
Bank announced the gift publicly Saturday evening, Oct. 8, 2022, with a check presentation at
the UAHT 10th Anniversary Celebration at the Texarkana, Arkansas, Convention Center.
"We are grateful for Farmers Bank & Trust's investment in our students and community through
this generous gift," said Dr. Christine Holt, UAHT Chancellor. "These funds will be used to
provide our students with state-of-the-art education and job training, which will, in turn, help
them invest back into our communities in the future. Partnerships like this will help improve our
communities for decades."
“When I thought of the opportunity for naming the Texarkana Workforce Center and it being the
first named building on our Texarkana campus, there was no better fit in my mind than our
friends at Farmers Bank and Trust,” said Anna Powell, UAHT Executive Director of Institutional
Advancement. “The Farmers Bank and Trust Organization is the real deal. They are a
consistent long-term partner of The University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana, and I am honored
to have their name on our building.”
James Bramlett, Texarkana Market President at Farmers Bank & Trust added, “This is a fantastic opportunity for the University of Arkansas Hope-Texarkana and Farmers Bank & Trust to work with our partnership in education for the Texarkana region. This will help us to better prepare our workforce for the future and have a long-lasting positive impact for our region.”
About Farmers Bank Foundation: Created in 2021 for Farmers Bank & Trust’s 115
anniversary, the Farmers Bank Foundation’s giving priorities are to support local nonprofits
whose mission is to purposefully enrich the quality of life in the communities where Farmers
Bank & Trust customers and employees live.
The foundation's funding is made possible by the
bank's shareholders and employees across Arkansas, Oklahoma, and Texas. The Farmers
Bank Foundation is a 501(c)(3) organization that will operate independently from Farmers Bank
& Trust. For additional information or to apply for Farmers Bank Foundation funding, please visit
MyFarmers.Bank/FarmersBankFoundation.