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Week’s Business Roundup — Winter weather decimates parts of Arkansas
Business Comments Updated: Dec 28, 2012 8:04pmA heavy winter weather storm of ice, snow and sleet brought down power lines leaving nearly 200,000 Arkansans without power for days. The storm slammed parts of Arkansas on Christmas day and night...
Business News Roundup — Arkansas hires Wisconsin’s Bret Bielema as Razorback head coach
Business Comments Updated: Dec 07, 2012 10:02pmBret Bielema, head football coach for the University of Wisconsin Badgers, has been hired to be the next head coach for the Arkansas Razorbacks.
During his first six years, Bielema posted 60...
Simmons First declares $0.20 per share dividend
Business Comments Updated: Dec 06, 2012 7:22pmThe Simmons First National Corp. Board of Directors declared Thursday a regular $0.20 per share quarterly cash dividend payable Dec. 31 to shareholders of record Dec. 17.
This dividend...
Entergy buys Malvern power plant
Business Comments Updated: Nov 30, 2012 5:15pmEntergy Arkansas Inc. has purchased the Hot Spring Energy Facility at Malvern from KGen Hot Spring LLC for approximately $253 million. The company assumed ownership Friday.
In 2011, Entergy...
SAJ Distributors bought by New York company
Business Comments Updated: Nov 28, 2012 7:14pmLITTLE ROCK — A Brooklyn, N.Y.-based company announced Wednesday that it has agreed to buy the assets of a Pine Bluff product distributor that was part of Walgreen Company’s purchase of the USA...
Arkansas unemployment climbs higher in October
Business Comments Updated: Nov 26, 2012 3:54pmArkansas’ October jobless rate rose one-tenth of a point to 7.2% as the number of unemployed workers grew by an estimated 4,700. U.S. unemployment in October was 7.9%. One year ago, Arkansas...
Business News Briefs — September unemployment falls in Arkansas
Business Comments Updated: Oct 26, 2012 6:59pmArkansas’ unemployment rate fell two-tenths of a percent in September to 7.1 percent as the civilian labor force and number of unemployed fell.
The 7.1 percent number is a full percentage...
Pine Bluff Truck and Trailer celebrates 50th anniversary
Business Comments Updated: Oct 20, 2012 9:00amPine Bluff Truck and Trailer Inc. hosted an open house and customer appreciation banquet at the Island Harbor Marina Road facility Friday to celebrate the 50th anniversary of the business and to...
Simmons First acquires nearly $300 million in assets of St. Louis-area bank
Business Comments Updated: Sep 14, 2012 8:54pmSimmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff announced Friday it has expanded into the St. Louis market when its wholly-owned bank subsidiary, Simmons First National Bank, acquired approximately $...
Simmons declares dividend
Business Comments Updated: Aug 31, 2012 7:58pmSimmons First National Corporation’s Board of Directors declared a regular $0.20 per share quarterly cash dividend payable Oct. 1 to shareholders of record Sept. 14.
This dividend represents...
