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From: Fire at Tyson Building
Spencer TireyFirefighters on the roof of a Tyson research facility Wednesday morning.
Whirlpool employees accept severance
About 800 Whirlpool Corp. workers at a Fort Smith manufacturing plant that will close in mid-year voted Wednesday to accept a severance package offered by the company. Continue reading...
State
From: Tyson 1st-quarter profit ...
Ryan McGeeneyTyson Foods Inc. Chief Operating Officer Jim Lochner, at the annual shareholders meeting Friday at the Holiday Inn Convention Center in Springdale, said overpriced cattle hurt the company’s quarterly revenue.
Electronic registry of mortgages legal but limited in state
LITTLE ROCK — The New York attorney general has sued several large national banks, saying they have used an electronic mortgage registry in residential foreclosures to the disadvantage of homeowners. Continue reading...
National
Pedestrians pass a CVS store Tuesday in Chicago. The company reported a fourth-quarter profit of $1.06 billion Wednesday.
Rival’s Rx dispute boosts CVS
Chain raises outlook, cites transfers from Walgreen
LITTLE ROCK — Drugstore chain Walgreen’s loss of a big client is turning into rival CVS Caremark’s gain so far this year. Continue reading...
