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- Mitsubishi files antitrust suit against GE; says Ark. plant could sit idle if nothing changes
- German wind turbine parts maker to build plant in Ark., hire up to 500 workers
- Party-switching veteran Specter loses in Pa., Paul wins GOP nod in Ky. with tea party help
- Paul wins GOP nod in Kentucky with tea party help; Specter loses in Pennsylvania
- Obama raps GOP as ‘just-say-no crowd’ on economy, defends his policies in campaign-style stop
- Brushing aside anti-incumbent talk, Lincoln talks up clout as Ark. Senate primary nears
- Hino Motors seeks to force Entergy Arkansas to lower rate; says fees not applied fairly
- Nation’s racetracks warily embrace slots, video gambling amid concern of being shoved aside
- Acxiom 4th-quarter profit falls 26 percent as revenue inches down, beats Street estimates
- Outside groups flood Arkansas with money, advertisements in heated Democratic Senate fight
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- US Justice Department sues Arkansas over treatment of disabled, says disabled given no choice
- Dillard’s cites Easter shift for sharp decline in April revenue comparison, misses Street view
- Union members critical of Windstream over attempt to cut medical benefits for retirees
- Arkansas governor tapping into ‘rainy day’ fund to plug $41 million in budget holes
- Union: TV ads ‘thanking’ Ark. Senate candidate for sending jobs overseas ‘horribly racist’
- Republicans who supported bailout of banks in 2008 find votes come back to haunt them
- Hino Motors dedicates frame rail line at plant in Marion; adds 25 jobs despite slow economy
- Jury awards Ark. farmers $48M in lawsuit over genetically altered rice from Bayer CropScience
- JB Hunt says 1Q profit rose 21.9 percent on more traffic
- Tyson Foods will appeal $7.3 million verdict in case filed by farmers
- Mitsubishi to start construction in fall for $100M wind turbine plant in Arkansas
- Ark. gov shows not all incumbents are toxic; what can other candidates learn from his example?
- Regulators shut 2 Georgia banks, 1 in Florida, 1 in Arizona; makes 41 US bank failures in 2010
- Regulators shut down 2 Georgia banks, 1 in Florida; makes 40 US bank failures this year
- Opening statements made in lawsuit against Bayer over experimental rice in commercial market
- Country about to be hit with quarter-mania as Mint rolls out new 50-state quarter program
- Ark. economic developers advised to keep close watch on local companies to pounce on trouble
- Long road ahead, but Ark economic incentives attract film crews; state hopes for stability
- Wal-Mart Stores raises annual dividend by 12 cents to $1.21, first payment on April 5
- Hewlett-Packard dedicates Ark. service center, bringing 1,200 jobs and perhaps more ahead
- Ark. GOP gubernatorial candidate Keet calls for cuts in capital gains, income taxes
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- Vulnerable Democratic senator to face primary challenge in Arkansas, underscoring party schism
- Arkansas Lt. Gov. Halter says he’ll challenge Lincoln in Democratic primary for Senate seat
- Southwest Power Pool to hire 200 workers at new $62 million Little Rock headquarters
- Wal-Mart: Fewer company employees insured, but more enrolled in retailer’s health package
- Ark. GOP Senate hopeful: No apology needed for comparing stem cell work to Nazi tests on Jews
- Ark firm agrees to $2.75M settlement of wage lawsuit brought by migrant forest workers in Tenn
- Missouri federal court jury: Bayer should pay $1.5M to rice farmers in Arkansas, Mississippi
- Black farmers urged to lobby head of Senate ag panel on proposed discrimination settlement
- Tyson Foods returns to 1st-qtr profit; all units, including chicken, make money in turnaround
- Dillard’s department stores report 5 percent drop in sales at stores open at least a year
- Wal-Mart to cut 300 jobs at Arkansas headquarters in effort to cut duplication
- Tyson Foods to cut 480 Iowa jobs as it moves work from Council Bluffs to Tennessee and Texas
- French company says investing $14M and adding 250 jobs at Arkansas-based auto-parts plant
- Arkansas AG makes language changes, then approves proposed 7-county casino amendment
- Ark. Human Services head warns lawmakers that Medicaid program could face big deficit in 2012
- $400K to go for floating barge construction project in Ark. city; 28 jobs could be affected
- Arkansas’ balanced budget includes no raises for state employees, chief fiscal officer says
- Wal-Mart to close 10 money-losing Sam’s Clubs stores, cut 1,500 jobs to save on costs
- Ark. governor says he’ll cut 2010 budget by $106 million after revenue shortfalls deepen
- Ark. AG calls for congressional leaders to remove “Nebraska Compromise” from health care bill
- Department store Dillard’s key sales figure drops 7 percent in December
- Arkansas senator says agreement in health care bill benefiting Nebraska should be removed
- Arkansas financial office says more cuts in revenue forecast likely after tax collections drop
- $25M Powerball ticket helps Arkansas convenience store owner overcome concerns about lottery
- Arkansas city lands $15 million manufacturing plant, about 50 new jobs planned
- Federal judge denies Verizon request to restrain ex-employee now working for Allied Wireless
- Louisiana-developed rice could chip away at Thai jasmine grains’ share of US market
- Little Rock attic factory, among Ark’s largest minority-owned businesses, adding jobs
- Arkansas unemployment rate drops to 7.4 percent; retail trade sees big gain in jobs
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- LM Glasfiber says its US plants to produce minimum of 1,800 blades in 5-year deal with Samsung
- Allied Wireless to build corporate headquarters in Little Rock, create up to 250 jobs
- Economists estimate $309 million Arkansas crop losses due to persistent rains, late floods
- Arkansas mom featured on reality show gives birth to 19th child in emergency cesarean section
- Entergy CEO: EPA move to regulate carbon emissions should tell Congress to act on climate bill
- Oklahoma Lottery sales hurt by lagging economy, competition from Arkansas
- Owner of Apple Tree Investents in Little Rock cited by Arkansas Securities Department
- Tyson promotes 2 to lead poultry, beef and pork units following promotions to fill CEO slot
- Aircraft manufacturer Dassault Falcon to lay off more than 200 workers at Arkansas plant
- Arkansas lawmakers won’t move forward with studying repeal of state’s lottery
- Dillard’s Nov. sales comparison falls 11 percent, juniors’ and children’s clothes weak sellers
- Ark. finance officials predict increase in revenues but still a tough budget picture next year
- Farmer-owned cooperative Riceland Foods sees sales increase 8 percent to $1.3 billion
- Southwestern Electric Power wins approval for rate increase for Arkansas customers
- Windstream to list on NASDAQ exchange, moving from New York Stock Exchange
- FCC chairman pitches universal broadband Internet access as key to nation’s economic success
- Expanding broadband Internet access subject of FCC chairman’s talk in Arkansas
- Windstream to buy Iowa Telecom for $1.1 billion to expand reach into Iowa and Minnesota
- Arkansas farmers detail crop losses from flooding as congressional panel meets in Little Rock
- Museum planned for restored home where Little Rock Nine gathered during desegregation crisis
- Tyson Foods reports 4Q loss on charge in beef business, but overall sales edge up
- Tyson Foods loses money in 4th quarter on hefty goodwill impairment charge; sales climb
- 3 Democratic moderates to decide fate of health bill _ for now _ in crucial Saturday vote
- Nation’s banking woes offer fertile expansion ground for Louisiana-based Iberiabank Corp.
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