U.S. aid $3.4 million for airport at Highfill
The Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport in Highfill will get a $3.4 million grant from the U.S. Department of Transportation for continued upgrades at the airport, including the widening of a taxi lane near the airport’s newest concourse and the purchase of a power sweeper to keep the airfield clear.
The grant was announced Tuesday by U.S.
Sens. John Boozman and Mark Pryor, along with U.S. Rep. Steve Womack.
The money will also be used to update the airport’s master plan and identify growth and development needs, as well as reimburse costs of a terminal building expansion.
Widening of the taxi lane will enable larger aircraft to access the back side of Concourse A, the most recent addition, a release from the state’s congressional delegation said.
- Cyd King
Workshop to explore Facebook marketing
A workshop on how small businesses can better use Facebook to reach customers will be held next month at Arkansas State University in Jonesboro.
The workshop, Advanced Facebook Marketing: Beyond the Likes, will go from 1 p.m. to 4 p.m. August 8 at the university’s Delta Center for Economic Development at 319 University Loop West Circle in Jonesboro.
Sponsored by the Arkansas State University Small Business and Technology Development Center, the Jonesboro Regional Chamber of Commerce and the Downtown Jonesboro Association, the workshop has a fee of $35 per person or $25 for members of the chamber of commerce or the Downtown Jonesboro Association. The fee is $20 for ASU faculty and staff members and students.
More information is available at http://asbtdc.ualr.edu/training/jonesboro.asp.
- Jessica Seaman
Arkansas Index dips 0.41 in mixed market
The Arkansas Index, a price-weighted index that tracks the largest public companies based in the state, fell 0.41 to 290.71 on Tuesday.
“U.S. stocks were mixed, with the Dow Jones industrial average closing at a record-high while the broader-based Standard & Poor’s 500 index fell,” said Bob Williams, senior vice president and managing director of Delta Trust Investments Inc. in Little Rock.
Murphy Oil rose 1.9 percent and established a 52-week high during the session and Bank of the Ozarks also traded at a 52-week high, Williams said.
Arkansas Best fell 4.2 percent in light trading, Williams said.
The index was developed by Bloomberg News and the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette with a base value of 100 as of Dec. 30, 1997.
Business, Pages 25 on 07/24/2013