John Magsam
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New technology lets loved ones’ stories live on
posted: 05/13/2013 1:32 a.m. Discuss
SPRINGDALE — You can only tell so much of someone’s life story on a grave marker.
Hospital data show charges range in state
posted: 05/12/2013 4:37 a.m. Comments 2
What Arkansas hospitals charge, even for the same medical procedure within the same city, can vary by tens of thousands of dollars, according to recently released 2011 federal data.
Startup wins big for solar invention
posted: 05/08/2013 12:47 a.m. Discuss
Representing the University of Arkansas at Fayetteville, startup company Picasolar took home $250,000 in prize money after winning the MIT Clean Energy Prize in Boston.
Social Web interactions trending at conference
posted: 05/04/2013 3:19 a.m. Discuss
As the director of social strategy for Wal-Mart told a room full of bloggers how the world’s largest retailer manages its online reputation, fingers flew on dozens of tablets, smart phones and laptop computers, sending comments and thoughts out into the Internet.
Casinos across state line going all in to lure visitors
posted: 05/02/2013 12:40 a.m. Discuss
The Choctaw Casino Hotel opened its rooms to its first guests Wednesday, capping a $60 million investment by the Choctaw Nation in a seven-story hotel complex and updated casino facilities — all snuggled up to the border of Fort Smith, Arkansas’ second-largest city.
Business news in brief
posted: 04/30/2013 2:07 a.m. Discuss
QUOTE OF THE DAY “Job additions and rising household wealth will continue to support housing demand.” Lawrence Yun, National Association of Realtors chief economist Article, 1D First Federal reports officers’ earnings Dabbs Cavin, chief executive officer at First Federal Bancshares of Arkansas, earned $263,000 last year, the Harrison bank said in a federal filing Friday.
Law on selling raw milk has some over the moon
posted: 04/28/2013 2:51 a.m. Discuss
Some call it raw milk. Others use the terms whole or sweet. Whatever you call it, farmers will be able to legally sell it in July in Arkansas.
Plan for revitalizing Branson draws flak
posted: 04/26/2013 3:10 a.m. Discuss
The design team from consulting engineers Crawford Murphy & Tilley laid out preliminary plans for the revitalization of the tourist town’s downtown district on Thursday and received feedback, some of it sharp, from business owners in the area.
Mill scraps calico bags for color-coded
posted: 04/23/2013 2:55 a.m. Discuss
ROGERS — When customers visiting War Eagle Mill cross over a one-lane bridge that spans a rushing river, it’s easy to forget that the bags of flour sold there are more than just a local commodity picked up on a lark by tourists and hardcore bakers.
SGL Carbon to add to state plant
posted: 04/18/2013 12:50 a.m. Discuss
SGL Carbon, a company that makes high power graphite electrodes used in steel recycling, said Wednesday that it is investing $26 million to upgrade its Ozark manufacturing facility.
