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Texarkana's Truman Arnold Cos. Off Largest Private Companies List After Execs Move to Dallas

by Gwen Moritz – 3 days ago
Texarkana's Truman Arnold Cos. Off Largest Private Companies List After Execs Move to Dallas

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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Industrial Vacancy Rate in Central Arkansas Inches Up

3 days ago

The vacancy rate for industrial real estate in the central Arkansas market moved up in the first quarter of 2013 compared with fourth-quarter 2012, to 11.8 percent from 11.3 percent. The first-quarter 2013 rate, however, remains below the 12.4 percent reported in first-quarter 2012.
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NextGen Illumination Partners with Cherokee Nation for LED Manufacturing

6 days ago

NextGen Illumination of Fayetteville has partnered with Cherokee Nation Industries to manufacture its LED lighting products.
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Welspun, Alliance Rubber, Conway Machine and Tyson Winners at Global Trade Awards

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Welspun Tubular of Little Rock, Alliance Rubber of Hot Springs, Tyson Foods of Springdale and Conway Machine were the four Arkansas companies recognized Wednesday at the 2013 Governor's Award for Excellence in Global Trade. read more >

HomeDx Places Second, Wins Pitch Contest at Tri-State Governor's Cup

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University of Arkansas startup HomeDx won the elevator pitch portion and finished second overall in the graduate-level division of the 2013 Donald W. Reynolds Tri-State Governor's Cup business-plan competition Tuesday in Las Vegas. read more >

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Arkansas Business History (Editorial)

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