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If you’re a regular reader of the publication's business section, you may have noticed his absent byline recently. read more >

After leaving the Little Rock telecom firm in 2014, he became CEO of Brinks Home Security and later helmed software services firm CalAmp Corp. read more >

He's made his mark in business, state government and in the Little Rock community. read more >

Plans are still taking shape to move 977 state employees into the six-story building at 1 Verizon Drive in the Riverdale area. read more >

Scott Ford, CEO of Westrock Group LLC, will speak to the Logistics of Capitalism class at the Sam M. Walton College of Business at the University of Arkansas on Sept. 15. read more >

Priority1 Inc. of Little Rock is a logistics company that helps transportation companies find more efficient ways to ship products. Priority1 uses Web-based software — generally aimed at small- to mid-sized companies that spend up to $5 million annually on shipping — to help companies decide the most cost-efficient way to ship products. read more >

Alltel Communications LLC, a Verizon affiliate, sold the 7.15-acre piece of the former Alltel campus at 1 Allied Drive. The buyers included LAF 5 Allied LLC, led by Kevin Huchingson; Stamja DT AR Properties LLC, led by Jason LaFrance; and JSJ Properties LLC, led by Joe Courtright. read more >

Atlantic Tele-Network Inc. is selling its domestic retail wireless business operated by subsidiary Allied Wireless Communications Corp. under the Alltel name, to AT&T in an all-cash deal worth about $780 million. read more >

Somehow, when Bill Cravens tells his story of how a University of Arkansas-trained industrial engineer ended up with a career-spanning relationship with the Oaklawn Jockey Club, spent time working as a certified public accountant, ran and merged banks and then came out of a heart-attack-induced retirement to guide Alltel Information Services and help found a community bank, it all adds up. read more >