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By Kenneth Heard (Contact)
(Sunday, May 11, 2008)
Burl and Sharon Alumbaugh check their flooded fields in Augusta along the Cache and White rivers daily, hoping the waters will recede. » Read story.
By Stacey Roberts (Contact)
(Sunday, May 11, 2008)
FAYETTEVILLE — Owners of small local businesses knocked on the locked doors of ANB Financial branches Saturday morning looking for answers and access to their money. » Read story.
Retailer tailors stores’ formats, sizes to gain new customers
By Steve Painter (Contact)
(Sunday, May 11, 2008)
In Brazil, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is counting on its small format Todo Dia neighborhood grocery stores to drive sales among low-income customers. » Read story.
associated press
(Sunday, May 11, 2008)
Walk into an area Wal-Mart with hunger pains, and you will have the chance to order a cheeseburger and fries from a McDonald’s restaurant inside. » Read story.
ANB’s offices to open under Pulaski Bank
By David Smith (Contact)
(Saturday, May 10, 2008)
Federal banking regulators closed ANB Financial of Rogers late Friday afternoon, and its nine offices will open Monday as branches of Pulaski Bank & Trust Co. of Little Rock. » Read story.
Of 970,000 acres, forecasts show 840,000 to be harvested
By Nancy Cole (Contact)
(Saturday, May 10, 2008)
Arkansas farmers planted an estimated 970,000 acres of winter wheat last fall but are expected to harvest only 840,000 acres, due in large part to flooding, according to officials. » Read story.
Internet, digital TV growth credited
By Bill W. Hornaday (Contact)
(Saturday, May 10, 2008)
Steady additions of high-speed Internet and digital-satellite-television customers helped Windstream Corp. post a 24 percent increase in first-quarter profits Friday. » Read story.
By The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette (Contact)
(Friday, May 9, 2008)
Federal banking regulators closed ANB Financial of Rogers late Friday afternoon, and its nine offices will reopen Monday as branches of Pulaski Bank and Trust. » Read story.
By Laura Stevens (Contact)
(Friday, May 9, 2008)
Some gas stations in Arkansas raised regular by 20 cents overnight as record-setting oil futures gave retail prices a hefty boost Thursday. » Read story.
March down 23% from ’07; prices stay strong, Realtor group says
By David Smith (Contact)
(Friday, May 9, 2008)
Home sales in Arkansas continued their downward spiral in March, as 23 percent fewer houses were sold compared with March last year, the Arkansas Realtors Association said Thursday. » Read story.
3.2% increase higher than analysts expected; Dillard’s numbers slip by 4%
By Steve Painter (Contact)
(Friday, May 9, 2008)
Sales at Wal-Mart Stores Inc. rose in April more than Wall Street analysts expected, the company reported Thursday, citing strength in flat-panel TVs, video games, grocery items and over-the-counter medicines. » Read story.
Costs driving operators out of business
By David Irvin (Contact)
(Friday, May 9, 2008)
The state’s Milk Stabilization Board considered a direct-payment program Thursday to help Arkansas dairies, though it’s unclear how many producers will survive to see it. » Read story.
By Bill W. Hornaday (Contact)
(Friday, May 9, 2008)
A “say on pay” proposal by a group of Windstream Corp. investors was defeated Thursday during the Little Rock-based company’s annual meeting at the Capital Hotel. » Read story.
(Thursday, May 8, 2008)
Alltel Arena says it will no longer offer Central Arkansas Transit Authority bus shuttles to its events. » Read story.
associated press
(Thursday, May 8, 2008)
The Arkansas Supreme Court says a lawsuit filed by parents who say Tyson Foods and others should be held responsible for their son’s cancer can go forward. » Read story.
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