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Arkansas exports rise 7 percent in 2011

Arkansas export growth has been on the rise for more than a decade.

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Welspun expansion could position Arkansas for major steel mill

Welspun Pipe, which located in Little Rock’s Port Authority in 2009, announced its second facility expansion, adding 200 jobs and $100 million in new investment.

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Beebe planning trip to China

With Arkansas’ growing trade relationship with Asian countries, Gov. Mike Beebe will soon get a first-hand look.

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Beebe in hot pursuit of new Caterpillar factory

Gov. Mike Beebe (D) said Arkansas was competing for a new Caterpillar hydraulic excavator manufacturing operation that could employ up to 1,400 workers.

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January revenues reverse trends

Arkansas’ revenue collections reversed recent trends as individual income tax collections slumped and gross receipts saw improvement.

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Economists see no panic in 2012

Economists at a northwest Arkansas business forecast symposium predicted “modest expansion” for the state and national economies this year with little worry of a full-blown second recession.

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Five years later, El Dorado Promise making a difference

By Roby Brock On the five-year anniversary of the El Dorado Promise, a new study shows how the scholarship program has impacted trends in the south Arkansas school district. In January 2007, Murphy Oil announced it would contribute $50 million to help graduates of El Dorado Public Schools go to college tuition-free. Five years later, a study [...]

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Electronic gambling falls just short of $2 billion in wagers in 2011

Electronic games of skill wagers at Oaklawn Park thoroughbred racetrack and Southland Greyhound Park recorded their best years since their inception in 2006, according to figures released by the Arkansas Racing Commission.

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Dillard’s finishes year with a flourish

Upscale mall retailer Dillard’s Inc. ended the year on a high note.

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Home sales in Arkansas nearly break-even for the year

Home sales in Arkansas grew nearly 9 percent compared to last November boosting year-to-date totals near last year’s levels, according to the latest statistics from the Arkansas Realtors Association.

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