Four Arkansas companies were honored on Wednesday (May 23) for exporting goods and services throughout the world. Gov. Mike Beebe presented the companies with the Governor’s Award for Excellence in Global Trade during an awards luncheon at the Governor’s Mansion. This year’s winners are: Large Agribusiness – Riceland Foods, Inc. (Stuttgart) Small/Medium Manufacturer Exporter – Coleman Dairy (Little Rock) Small/Medium [...]

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As average U.S. retail gas prices continue moving lower, Arkansas travelers hitting the road on the Memorial Day weekend should expect congested highways, crowded hotels and an occasional overbooked vacation destination. According to AAA’s annual Memorial Day travel survey, 34.8 million Americans will travel 50 miles or more from home this holiday weekend beginning May 25, [...]

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There were a number of influential state legislative and judicial races settled on Tuesday. In the only statewide race besides Presidential primaries, the Arkansas Supreme Court race between Court of Appeals Judge Jo Hart and Raymond Abramson went to Hart. Hart, who lagged Abramson in fundraising, did mount an effective TV advertising strategy and her name appeared [...]

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The surprise of the night was the strong showing of Prosecutor Scott Ellington in the First District Congressional Democratic primary. Ellington held above 50% for most of the evening leading his two rivals Rep. Clark Hall and Gary Latanich. Hall, who led the primary race in fundraising, trailed in second place nearly 10 points behind Ellington. The [...]

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As expected, GOP frontrunner cruised to an easy victory in the Arkansas Republican primary, while Pres. Obama had a poor showing against an unknown candidate, John Wolfe. Romney earned nearly 69% of the primary vote even though challengers Ron Paul, Rick Santorum, and Newt Gingrich were still on the ballot. Romney will pick up 36 Arkansas [...]

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The Tennessean reports and Dillard’s confirms that it will shift jobs from Tennessee to Arkansas thanks to a new fulfillment center in Maumelle. The Nashville-based newspaper reports: Dillard’s said it plans to close its Internet sales distribution center in Nashville this summer, leaving roughly 125 employees without jobs. “It’s a bigger facility and we’ve equipped it with state-of-the-art [...]

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Move Arkansas Forward, the legislative question committee advocating for a half-cent sales tax increase for better roads, may have ended April with a low balance and no expenditures, but the upcoming May report could look different. This week, a targeted mailer was sent to a narrowly-focused group of “fellow Arkansans” asking for support of the temporary [...]

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Arkansas Children’s Hospital (ACH) has promoted Shane Eilts to the position of director of the Systems Development Group (SDG). Eilts previously served as team leader in the SDG and has been with ACH for 14 years. In his new role, Eilts is responsible for providing the overall department management which includes the direction and guidance for the [...]

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On Monday, the Arkansas Lottery Commission renewed a request to seek police powers for the lottery program. Commissioners want lottery personnel to have the authority, but it must gain legislative approval. In 2010, state lawmakers rejected the effort. More from our content partner, the Arkansas News Bureau: The commission voted to authorize Lottery Director Bishop Woosley to inform [...]

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By the end of the night, a clearer picture of the political landscape will have emerged as the May 22 primary elections decide many races and the June 12 run-offs and the November 6 general election match-ups will be set. Talk Business host Roby Brock will be on Fox 16 News this evening with the first [...]

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