Latest Press Release on Arkansas

Health Management Associates, Inc. Executes Definitive Agreement to Acquire Sparks Health System, Fort Smith, Arkansas
NAPLES, Fla. - Health Management Associates, Inc. (NYSE: HMA) announced today that it has signed a definitive agreement to acquire the 492-bed Sparks Health System located in Fort Smith, Arkansas. The transaction is expected to be completed by November 30, 2009.

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Arkansas Nucor Plant Found Guilty of a Racially Hostile Work Environment, Plaintiffs Awarded $1.2 Million
BIRMINGHAM, Ala., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- The U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Arkansas has ruled in favor of six plaintiffs in a race discrimination case against Nucor Corp.'s steel plant in Blytheville, Ark. The rural, twelve-person jury (11 white, 1 black)...

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AMCON Distributing Company Expands Into Northwest Arkansas
CHICAGO - AMCON Distributing Company (“AMCON”) (AMEX:DIT), an Omaha, Nebraska based consumer products company is pleased to announce that it will significantly increase its wholesale distribution presence in the Northwest Arkansas market with the acquisition of the convenience st

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netTrekker Partners With the Arkansas Department of Education to Provide Students, Educators With High-Quality Online Content
CINCINNATI, Nov. 2 /PRNewswire/ -- The Arkansas Department of Education (ADOE) has signed a two-year agreement with netTrekker, a leader in the delivery of digital K-12 educational content and developer of the leading educational searc...

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Fitch Affirms Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority at 'BBB'; Outlook Stable
NEW YORK - Fitch Ratings affirms Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport Authority's underlying $70 million outstanding senior lien series 2003 and 2004 bonds at 'BBB'. The bonds are secured by net revenues generated at the airport plus the collection of passenger facility charge (PFC) monies.

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Alcoa’s Kawneer Architectural Aluminum Products Enhance Learning in an Environmentally Friendly Way
HOT SPRINGS, Ark. - The Hot Springs Intermediate School, located in Hot Springs, Arkansas, may appear to be an everyday, two-story school. But in taking a closer look at the aluminum, glass and brick building it is apparent that there is much more to the building than meets the eye.

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Arkansas Best Corporation to Appear at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2009 Industrial Conference
FORT SMITH, Ark., Nov. 4 -- Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) will appear at the Robert W. Baird & Co. 2009 Industrial Conference in Chicago, IL on Tuesday, November 10 from 9:30 a.m. until 10:00 a.m. CT. Robert A. Davidson, President and Chief Ex...

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A.M. Best Assigns Ratings to Delta Dental Plan of Arkansas, Inc.
OLDWICK, N.J. - A.M. Best Co. has assigned a financial strength rating of A- (Excellent) and issuer credit rating of “a-” to Delta Dental Plan of Arkansas, Inc. (DDAR) (Sherwood, AR). The assigned outlook is stable. The ratings reflect the demonstrat

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NFB-NEWSLINE(R) Now Available in Arkansas
Free Service Offers Independent Access to Periodicals for Print-Disabled Arkansas Residents LITTLE ROCK, Ark., Nov. 4 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The National Federation of the Blind announced today that NFB-NEWSLINE(R) is now available to all print-disabled ...

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Nucor-Yamato Prevails in Local Lawsuit
JONESBORO, Ark., Nov. 3 /PRNewswire/ -- Nucor-Yamato Steel Company prevails in a lawsuit that was finally heard by a jury in Jonesboro, Arkansas. The case filed seven years ago claimed a nationwide class action on a variety of employment claims. When the nationwide class action was dismis...

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