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Arkansas economist sees prolonged recession
Citing new jobless figures, economist Greg Kaza with the Arkansas Policy Foundation reiterated his position that the nation has been in a recession since the first of the year and would likely remain in one for the foreseeable future. - Sunday, Oct 5, 2008

Activist shareholders call for more dillard's changes
Two activist shareholder groups have asked the Dillard's family to relinquish control of their Class B common stock, which effectively gives the namesake family control of the board of directors. - Sun, Sep 28, 2008

Attorney general subpoenas gas retailers
Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has issued more than 30 subpoenas to gasoline retailers over prices raised during Hurricane Ike's trek through Arkansas. - Sat, Sep 20, 2008

Highway funding gets short-term fix
Congress acted this week to shore up the Federal Highway Trust Fund, which reflected an $8 billion deficit. - Sun, Sep 14, 2008

Back-to-school boosts Wal-Mart sales
Noting that "customers responded well" to back-to-school offerings, Wal-Mart recorded stronger-than-expected sales growth in August. - Sun, Sep 07, 2008


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