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Luke Jones

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Luke Jones joined Arkansas Business as Assistant Editor in 2011. He's responsible for keeping up with technological developments in Arkansas and the thousands of wells drilled into the Fayetteville Shale.

In his spare time, he collects action figures and takes pictures of buildings.

Last 10 Articles & Blog Posts

Acxiom 4Q Earnings Down 71 Percent

4 days ago –

Acxiom Corp.'s fourth-quarter earnings were down 71 percent compared to the same quarter last year. read more >

AT&T Boosts 4G at UAMS With Distributed Antenna System

4 days ago –

AT&T announced Tuesday that it has finished installing a 4G LTE Distributed Antenna System on the campus of the University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences in Little Rock. read more >

Windstream Names Randy Nicklas CTO, EVP of Engineering

5 days ago –

Windstream Corp. of Little Rock names Randy Nicklas chief technology officer and executive vice president of engineering. read more >

Stephens Media Names Tom Stallbaumer Times Record Publisher

5 days ago –

Stephens Media of Las Vegas says Tom Stallbaumer, publisher of the Morning News in Springdale from 1994 to 2010, will become publisher of the Times Record in Fort Smith on May 20. read more >

AT&T Rated Best Carrier In Little Rock Area

6 days ago –

RootMetrics, a data company in Bellevue, Wash., released a report last week comparing four major carriers' performances in the Little Rock area. read more >

Fort Smith Upgrades Alert System

6 days ago –

Up until recently, the users of Fort Smith's Blackboard Connect system came from about 27,000 phone numbers picked automatically from the city's phone records. But because of the shrinking use of landlines, the city has expanded the service to allow users to volunteer their contact information to receive critical alerts. read more >

Windstream Works to Upgrade As FCC Finds Broadband Lacking

6 days ago –

With its new status as a Fortune 500 company, Windstream Corp. looks to keep up its $6.16 billion in revenue. The Federal Communications Commission weighs in to say Windstream broadband could use some improvement. read more >

Analysts Are Divided on Windstream Dividend

6 days ago –

The $1 annual dividend, paid quarterly, represents a yield of almost 12 percent at last week's stock price of less than $8.50. CEO Jeff Gardner says it's “the best way to create value for our shareholders.” read more >

Murphy Oil USA CEO: New Company Is Poised for Growth

2 weeks ago –

The incoming CEO of Murphy Oil Corp. spin-off Murphy Oil USA Inc. says that the new retail gas station company is poised for growth, having inked a deal with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. in December and eyeing new markets in Virigina. read more >

FedEx Chooses El Dorado for New Shipping Facility

2 weeks ago –

FedEx of Memphis will soon bid on a contractor to develop a 14,000-SF shipping center in El Dorado. read more >