LITTLE ROCK — Greyhound to reopen
stations in 6 towns
Starting Monday, the Greyhound bus line will reopen stations in Bald Knob, Jonesboro, Marked Tree, Newport, Searcy and West Memphis, Greyhound said in news release Friday.
The restoration of service is enabled in part by a federal subsidy program called Section 5311 and administered by the state Highway and Transportation Department “for private-for-profit transportation companies,” said David Nilles, a department spokesman. “We [the state] are required to give 15 percent of a $13 million allocation for intercity [transportation] each year,” he said.
According to a Greyhound employee, who did not give her name, the stations in the towns were closed about three years ago.
During the first week of service, Greyhound is offering a $1 fare to customers traveling to and from the reopened stations, from or to any Greyhound location.
More information is available at www.greyhound.com or (800) 231-2222.
State Career Expo
set at NLR arena
Job seekers and those wanting to further their education are invited to attend the Arkansas Workforce Centers’ Career Expo on Wednesday in North Little Rock.
The event will run from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. at Verizon Arena.
The expo will feature more than 100 exhibitors, including employers and education providers.
In addition to the exhibitors, resume-writing and interview workshops will be held. Some employers will be interviewing.
More information and a list of employers and educational providers is available at www.dws.arkansas.gov/careerexpo.
State’s index drops;
Dillard’s falls 1.6%
The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, fell 0.28 to 185.49 Friday.
Seven stocks advanced, nine declined and one was unchanged.
Dillard’s lost 1.6 percent in average trading.
Windstream rose 1 percent on half its normal volume.
For the week, 11 stocks declined and six advanced.
P.A.M. Transportation Services dropped 7.9 percent in light trading Friday and fell 11.8 percent for the week.
First Federal Bancshares gained 4.5 percent for the week.
Baldor Electric rose 2 percent Friday in aboveaverage trading.
The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.
Business, Pages 35 on 10/30/2010