Total Compensation Rises for Dillard Family Members
Nearly all of the Dillard family members who work at Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock saw their total compensation skyrocket in the most recent fiscal year. read more >
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Mark Friedman has been with Arkansas Business since 2000. He also is an event photographer for Little Rock Soirée and occasionally writes columns about his daughter for Little Rock Family.
Friedman, who graduated from the University of California at Santa Barbara with a degree in history, covers health care and major Arkansas companies including Wal-Mart Stores Inc. of Bentonville and Dillard's Inc. of Little Rock.
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