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The IC Corp. bus plant in Conway is shown here in 2008.
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NEWS IN BRIEF
Posted: November 7, 2009 3:34 a.m.
Entergy’s quarterly profit up 5 percent Entergy Arkansas Inc. had net income of $52.9 million in the third quarter, Entergy Corp. of New Orleans said in its quarterly filing released Friday.
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Hay yield cut in half by rainfall
Posted: November 7, 2009 3:25 a.m.
Record rainfall from one-after-another storms in September and October has halved the hay crop of some Arkansas farmers, according to state forage experts.
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- Agriculture weather losses put at $225 million
- Agreement reached on sale of Fort Smith hospital
- Conway plant to stop making school buses
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Financial
Jobless rate rises to 10.2%
Level highest since 1983; climb not expected to stop
Posted: November 7, 2009 5:16 a.m.
The unemployment rate in the U.S. rose to 10.2 percent in October, the Labor Department said Friday.
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State’s farm losses forecast to worsen
Just too much rain, researchers say
Posted: November 7, 2009 3:32 a.m.
Arkansas farm losses due largely to an abnormally wet year are projected to be well over $225 million, a team of agricultural researchers said Friday.
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- China bashes U.S. pipe tariffs, starts auto inquiry
- G-20 seeking to secure post-recession growth
- Retailer war on prices mounts
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Tech
Droid sent out to battle iPhone
Verizon’s smart phone employs Google’s Android operating system
Posted: November 7, 2009 5:15 a.m.
In one corner is Apple’s iPhone. Launched in 2007, it revolutionized the smartphone market with its sleek exterior and a collection of applications that seems to grow more extensive by the day.
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Report: Turk plant is 15% in
SWEPCO work is told to PSC
Posted: November 6, 2009 5:44 a.m.
Construction of Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s $2.1 billion coal plant in Hempstead County is about 15 percent complete — essentially on schedule — the independent consultant monitoring the project said Thursday in a regulatory filing.
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