Economic development is so important that municipalities and state governments are willing to expend big money to attract jobs.

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A second-year program led by a 24-year-old coach is not your normal recipe for success.

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The state lottery is only six months old and already the honchos there are worried about how big a bonus they’ll get for logging 10 years on the payroll.

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Prime Minister Nouri al-Maliki’s ticket gained winning margins of votes in two southern provinces during Sunday’s parliamentary election, Iraqi officials announced Thursday.

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When Prairie Grove Coach Kevin Froud first saw Elysia Clement, Morgan Abernathy and Julie Rutherford as seventhgraders, he knew they had the potential to do something special by the time they were seniors.

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The fifth meeting of the season between 3-3 A Conference rivals Earle and Manila was a lot like their three previous games, with an added bonus for Earle.

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The Arkansas Supreme Court on Thursday upheld a portion of the Legislature’s 2003 Civil Justice Reform Act, commonly referred to as the “tort reform” law.

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Toyota Motor Corp.’s record recalls are a sign that the U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has done a good job policing the auto industry, the agency’s administrator said Thursday.

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Inflation in China rose in February amid growth and demand for labor, increasing pressure on the government to ease off its stimulus programs while keeping a recovery going in the world’s third-largest economy.

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Mikhail Torrance’s 9-foot jumper broke a tie ith 57 seconds left, and Alabama rallied from an 18-point deficit in the second half to beat South Carolina 68-63 Thursday in the opening round of the SEC Tournament.

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