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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

Murphy Oil to Buy Back $250 Million in Shares

Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado today announced it would buy back $250 million of its common stock from Merrill Lynch International. read more >

Windstream Wins $38M Contract With Federal Government in 8 States

Windstream Corp. of Little Rock says it has awarded $38 million contract to provide data and voice services to the General Services Administration's Region 4. read more >

Jefferson Regional Medical Center Provides Job Backbone for Pine Bluff

Jefferson Regional Medical Center — Pine Bluff's nonprofit hospital operated by Jefferson Hospital Association Inc. — is one of the major sources of jobs for an area that has suffered from loss of industry, plummeting population and spiking crime. read more >

A Brief History of Jefferson Regional Medical Center

Before it was Jefferson Regional Medical Center, it was Davis Hospital, built in 1908 and holding only 50 beds. read more >

Energy Revenue Changes Little; Truman Arnold Cos. Departs List

This year's list of private energy companies hews very closely to the previous year's, with a few major changes. The biggest change is that this year, Truman Arnold Cos., which last year was the largest company on the list with annual revenue of $3 billion, is missing completely. read more >

White Hall Voters Approve Bond Issue for Water Park

Voters in White Hall approved last week a bond issue that would allow the Jefferson County city to borrow up to $4.5 million for a planned community center and water park. read more >

Acxiom 4Q Earnings Down 71 Percent

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

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

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

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 >