Worthen Banking weighs merger, other options
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. -- Worthen Banking Corp. indicated it is considering a possible merger or sale of the company.</br></br>Worthen said that it is evaluating "various strategic alternatives"</br></br>and that one of those alternatives is remaining independent. The</br></br>company, which didn't elaborate, has hired PaineWebber Inc. to help it</br></br>review the possibilities.