LATEST ARTICLES BY Tre Baker
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KEEPING COMPANY To combat the unforeseen mental stress on employees, Peoples Bank allotted two mental health days for each employee that could be used at any time, no questions asked. […]
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Arkansas Business Presents ‘Insights’ Webinar Series
“Insights” is a webinar series presented by Arkansas Business, offering in-depth perspectives on how a business can improve its operations from within its different facets.
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Insights: What We Know About PPP Loan Forgiveness
On June 4, Chris Doolittle and Ernie Skyrme of BKD CPAs & Advisors appeared on “Insights,” a webinar series presented by Arkansas Business, to discuss the rules, the procedures and where small businesses currently stand with the Paycheck Protection Program
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Workouts: Yoga
Yoga As rejuvenating for the mind and soul as it is for the body, yoga — one of the oldest and most popular activities the world over — appeals to […]
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Judge Puts Brakes on Parks Lawsuit Against Tyson
A federal judge in Pennsylvania dismissed a trademark infringement lawsuit against Tyson Foods Inc., allowing the Springdale company to continue using the phrase “Park’s Finest” on its Hillshire brand of Ball Park Hot Dogs.
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New Residents in Northwest Arkansas Help Expand Market for New Apartments
Bentonville has more than doubled its population since 2000, reaching an estimated 41,613 in 2014. That’s a 78.9 percent jump over fourteen years.
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Elevator Pitches Help Meetings Hit New Heights
In the same sense that water-cooler conversations in the office rarely take place near an actual water cooler, elevator pitches are usually done in more open environments. There remain two goals elevator pitches still have in common with their namesake however: you want to get moving quickly and reach a destination in a short amount of time.
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Traditional Business Cards Get High Tech Tweaks
The days of having a plastic rolodex on your desk with hundreds of cards inside are diminishing. In 2013, the contacts you keep are instead listed on your smart phone or other mobile device. However, there are now ways to exchange information without any transcription and you can still swap calling cards.
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Southern Arkansas Saddles Up For Its Version of ‘Gangnam Style’
The South Korean hit song “Gangnam Style” by Psy has spurred its fair share of parodies, with the latest one being a student-produced recruiting video for Southern Arkansas University in Magnolia.
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ArkansasSports360.com: Hogs Basketball Stays In Recruiting Mix With Kentucky, Florida
Kentucky and Florida are grabbing some of the most noteworthy recruits for their respective basketball teams, but Otis Kirk points out in today’s Recruiting 360 that Arkansas is keeping up with the blues quite well.
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Morgan Keegan Loses $1.45M Appeal to Former Bulls Star Horace Grant
Former NBA star Horace Grant becomes the latest investor to win back money from investment firm Morgan Keegan after saying he was misled over investments backed by subprime mortgage debt
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Wal-Mart Rides The Wind In Northern California
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. officially puts into play a new $5.5 million 20-story wind turbine to help power one of its California distribution centers.
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Hurricane Sandy’s Impact Felt Even in Arkansas
Hurricane Sandy may have been 900 miles away from Arkansas, but the state is feeling effects from the storm in other ways.
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What Analysts Say Will Be In Latest Quarterly Report From Murphy Oil
Murphy Oil Corp. of El Dorado is expected to release its third-quarter earnings report today. It will mark the first time since the company announced it would be spinning off its retail operations into a new publicly traded company. What’s the feeling on Wall Street about the direction Murphy Oil is headed? Here’s three takes.
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103.7 The Buzz’s Tommy Smith Hospitalized After On-air Collapse
Tommy Smith was taken to an area hospital Friday morning following an on-air collapse during his “Show With No Name” talk-show on KABZ-FM, 103.7 The Buzz.
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Arkansas Entrepreneurs Stay Optimistic in Tough Economy
Entrepreneurs meeting at the Arkansas Venture Forum in Little Rock Wednesday didn’t seem fazed at the prospects of starting a new business in the current dismal national economy.
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Owner of Ranger Boats Stays Above Water
Irwin Jacobs, the chairman of Genmar Holdings Inc. which owns Ranger Boats, told participants in Commerce Arkansas that holding the boat maker has been a “magical” experience.
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