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Arkansas Business News
Pet-food supplier to build up plant
Mars Petcare announced Jan. 15 it will expand operations in Fort Smith, creating 120 jobs with a $145 million investment to increase pet-food production.
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Andrew Moreau -
January 25, 2021
State finds way to pinpoint best spots for broadband expansion
As state officials await word on federal broadband funding for 2021, Arkansas has developed a mapping tool to pinpoint towns and communities that would be ideal...
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Andrew Moreau -
January 24, 2021
Pine Bluff advertising commission among 21 entities receiving grant
Twenty-one advertising and promotion commissions and convention and visitor bureaus in Arkansas received more than $3.5 million in grants supported by funding f...
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Special to The Commercial -
January 23, 2021
Walmart to widen vaccine rollout
Walmart Inc., which already gives covid-19 vaccinations at a few pharmacies in Arkansas and New Mexico, will offer them in seven more states, as well as in Chic...
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Serenah McKay -
January 23, 2021
Telecom company exec resigns after women file sex-assault suits
Allegations in civil lawsuits of human trafficking and sexual assault have prompted Terry Fleming, founder of PerfectVision Manufacturing in Little Rock, to res...
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Stephen Steed -
January 23, 2021
News in brief
Delta Dental chief plans to step down
January 23, 2021
Bank OZK posts 4Q surge
Bank OZK of Little Rock on Thursday announced robust fourth-quarter earnings, with net income and earnings per share both climbing by 19% for the period that en...
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Andrew Moreau -
January 22, 2021
Conway banker breaks records
Home BancShares Inc. ended 2020 on a strong note, delivering quarterly records in net income and earnings per share. However, the bank's profit for the full yea...
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Andrew Moreau -
January 22, 2021
SGL Carbon adding 45 jobs in state
SGL Carbon, a global industrial giant based in Germany, will invest $4.5 million and add 45 jobs over three years to its carbon composite manufacturing operatio...
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Noel Oman -
January 22, 2021
P.A.M. posts profit in fourth quarter, beating expectations
P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. reported fourth-quarter 2020 earnings of $14 million after posting a loss for the same quarter in 2019.
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Arkansas Democrat-Gazette -
January 22, 2021
News in brief
Southern Bancorp to buy DeWitt bank
January 22, 2021
Tyson to pay $221.5M over price-fixing claims
Tyson Foods Inc. has agreed to pay $221.5 million to settle allegations of chicken price-fixing.
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Nathan Owens -
January 21, 2021
News in brief
LR port logs drops in barges, tonnage
January 21, 2021
J.B. Hunt's 4th quarter beats forecasts
J.B. Hunt Transport Services Inc. on Tuesday reported a fourth-quarter earnings increase, partially offset by rail challenges.
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Nathan Owens -
January 20, 2021
Entergy recognized for restoring power in severe weather
Entergy Arkansas and its parent company have been recognized by the Edison Electric Institute for swift action to restore power after several severe storms and ...
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Andrew Moreau -
January 20, 2021
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