LITTLE ROCK — USA Truck will add 125 in W. Memphis
USA Truck said Monday that it plans to hire about 125 people, including truck drivers, to expand a West Memphis service terminal beginning in March.
“We are excited to add stable, good-paying jobs in a tough economy in the West Memphis area, where we have had a business presence for more than 25 years,” Cliff Beckham, USA Truck’s president and chief executive officer, said in a prepared statement.
The expanded operating center will include on-site fleet managers and a safety and driver training staff as well as full-service maintenance facilities and driver amenities.
Drivers 21 or older with a valid commercial driver’s license and an acceptable driving record are being sought.
More information is available at (800) 872-8782 or at goUSATruck.com.
- Glen Chase
Pasture renovation to be session topic
Cattle producers across Arkansas who culled herds early as the 2012 drought destroyed pastures can learn how to renovate their fields at a Feb. 19 conference.
The session will present research on options for establishing legume based pastures in Arkansas, as well as information on whether some pastures could be considered for different forages.
The conference, sponsored by the University of Arkansas Division of Agriculture, will be held at the Durand Center, 303 N.
Main St., Harrison, on the North Arkansas College campus.
Registration will open at 5 p.m., followed by dinner and the program at 5:50 p.m.
The conference costs $10 per person and includes dinner and session materials.
More information on the conference or preregistration is available at one’s county extension office or at (501) 671-2171.
- Glen Chase
State index falls, settles at 262.10
The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, fell 1.79 to 262.10 Monday.
“The major averages traded lower throughout the session as investors took a breather from a six week-long rally, ending the day with modest losses,” said Bob Williams, senior vice president and managing director of Delta Trust Investments Inc. in Little Rock. “Arkansas equities lagged slightly with declining stocks leading advancing issues by [a] 5-to-3” ratio.
Overall trading activity in the index components was low, with the exception of USA Truck, which fell just over 3 percent on above-average volume.
The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.
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