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Acxiom earnings out of red

posted: 05/16/2012 3:54 a.m. Discuss

Acxiom Corp. earned $46.1 million in its fiscal fourth quarter, up from a loss of $67.1 million a year earlier, the Little Rock marketing services provider said Tuesday.

Tyson CEO to ring closing bell

posted: 05/15/2012 7:26 a.m. Discuss

Tyson Foods president and CEO Donnie Smith will ring the closing bell at the New York Stock Exchange.

Grasshoppers get a jump on chewing on state’s gardens

posted: 05/15/2012 2:40 a.m. Discuss

Some Arkansas gardeners have been caught off guard this year by the early arrival of grasshoppers because of the mild winter and warm spring, experts say.

NEWS IN BRIEF

posted: 05/15/2012 2:29 a.m. Discuss

BHP Billiton looking at assets write-down BHP Billiton Ltd. plans to decide at the end of next month whether to write down the value of the U.S. shale gas assets it acquired for $20 billion, while cutting back on drilling natural-gas wells until prices recover.

Bankruptcy watch

posted: 05/14/2012 3:14 a.m. Discuss

ALEXANDER Alfred Ray Romine, 13943 Magnolia Glen Drive, May 4, 2012, Chapter 13. Kitty R. Robinson, 12905 Robin Circle, May 3, 2012, Chapter 7. Marty N. Mayfield (aka Marty N. Gomillion ), 14600 Parkway Meadows Drive, May 7, 2012, Chapter 7.

Democrat-Gazette bucks trend, retains print subscribers

posted: 05/13/2012 3:42 a.m. Discuss

The Arkansas Democrat-Gazette ranks 25th among all metropolitan dailies in terms of print editions sold, even though the Little Rock market is the 72nd largest.

ConAgra fires 233 at Batesville plant, shifts work to Missouri

posted: 05/12/2012 2:48 a.m. Discuss

ConAgra Foods Inc. is laying off 233 employees at its frozen foods plant in Batesville as it shifts that work to a plant in Marshall, Mo., Batesville Mayor Rick Elumbaugh said Friday. Elumbaugh said 220 of the workers are hourly employees and the other 13 are in management. Before the layoffs, the plant employed about 550 workers, he said.

NEWS IN BRIEF

posted: 05/12/2012 2:42 a.m. Discuss

Farmers markets aim of food-stamp funds The U.S. Department of Agriculture announced this week a $4 million grant for the purchase of wireless equipment that can accept food-stamp purchases at farmers markets.

Batesville plant to lay off over 200 workers

posted: 05/11/2012 12:47 p.m. Discuss

ConAgra Foods Inc. is laying off as many as 250 people at its Batesville frozen food plant.

Windstream meets forecast, reports doubled earnings

posted: 05/11/2012 1:53 a.m. Discuss

Windstream Corp. earned $64.6 million in net income for the first quarter, more than double its earnings from a year earlier, the Little Rock company said Thursday.

Dillard’s earnings climb as sales rise

posted: 05/11/2012 1:50 a.m. Discuss

Dillard’s Inc. of Little Rock on Thursday reported a strong first-quarter performance for the period that ended April 28.

NEWS IN BRIEF

posted: 05/11/2012 1:43 a.m. Discuss

Tyson ceases buying Wyoming farm’s sows Tyson Foods Inc. said it has stopped buying sows from a Wyoming pork producer whose employees were secretly videotaped by the Humane Society of the United States abusing the animals.

25-cent drop in gas fuels smiles

posted: 05/10/2012 5:39 a.m. Comments 4

Gasoline prices in Arkansas and across the country in the past month have fallen significantly, and some experts expect even better news for consumers.

Windstream makes push in data business

posted: 05/08/2012 2:51 p.m. Discuss

Little Rock-based Windstream Corp. is preparing to hold its annual meeting at a time the company is focusing its growth on cloud computing and other business services.

Attorney General announces settlement

posted: 05/08/2012 10:44 a.m. Comment 1

Arkansas Attorney General Dustin McDaniel has announced the settlement of two cases involving the pharmaceutical company Abbot Laboratories.

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