Update: Complaint Says Martha Shoffner Accepted $6,000 Payment from Broker
Martha Shoffner, in this file photo from December.

Update: Complaint Says Martha Shoffner Accepted $6,000 Payment from Broker

by Gwen Moritz and Lance Turner
12 hours ago

A criminal complaint filed in federal court Monday alleges that Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner accepted a $6,000 payment from a cooperating witness working for the FBI. Shoffner, informed of the charges at a Monday hearing, was released on her own recognizance. (Includes PDF of complaint.)
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Texarkana's Truman Arnold Cos. Off Largest Private Companies List After Execs Move to Dallas

1 day ago

Truman Arnold Cos. worked its way up to No. 1 for the first time in 2001 and held that position most years since then. But their subtraction from the 2013 list means Stephens Inc. is on top of Arkansas Business' list of top private firms.
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Arrested Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner Says She Won't Resign

12 hours ago

Arkansas Treasurer Martha Shoffner says she doesn't intend to resign after a criminal complaint accused her of accepting cash from a broker who managed state funds.
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Wal-Mart Pushes for More Arkansas Product Makers

Wal-Mart Pushes for More Arkansas Product Makers

13 hours ago

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville is making a push to sell more U.S.-made goods and part of that effort includes promoting products made in Arkansas.
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The List 75 Largest Private Companies

The only place you'll find Arkansas' Largest Private Companies ranked by revenue, mostly provided by the companies themselves. Data also includes top executive, contact info, number of employees, year established and business description.

Rank Name City 2012 Revenue
1 Stephens Inc. Little Rock 1,835,000,000
2 Mountaire Corp. Little Rock 1,824,000,000
3 Arkansas Blue Cross & Blue Shield Little Rock 1,310,166,950
4 Simmons Foods Inc. Siloam Springs 1,291,000,000
5 Riceland Foods Inc. Stuttgart 1,159,154,000

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