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Arkansas Running Backs Coach Joel Thomas Signs Extension

Arkansas running backs coach Joel Thomas has signed a contract extension through June 2016 in a deal that increases his salary from $245,000 to $280,000. read more >
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Bret Bielema: Arkansas DC Robb Smith Signs New Contract

Arkansas coach Bret Bielema says defensive coordinator Robb Smith has signed a new contract with the school. read more >

How Much do the Razorbacks Get for Texas Bowl Appearance?

Just for appearing in Monday night's Advocare V100 Texas Bowl, the Arkansas Razorbacks will earn a seven-digit figure. read more >
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Report: Bret Bielema In Talks With Nebraska; Here’s His UA Contract Details

There's this report making the rounds that University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema is in "serious talks" with the folks at Nebraska to talk to the top coaching job there. read more >
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Performance, Not Academics, Drive Incentives for SEC Football Coaches

Football coaches in the Southeastern Conference rake in mounds and mounds of cash for performance incentives, but rarely see much for the academic success of their teams. read more >
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Tourism

Bielema, Hollywood Actor Among Keynote Speakers at Governor’s Conference on Tourism

Razorbacks football coach Bret Bielema and Andrew McCarthy, a Hollywood actor, producer and travel writer, are the opening and closing keynote speakers at the the 40th annual gathering of members from Arkansas’ tourism industry next month in Rogers. read more >
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Razorbacks Cutting Number of Games at War Memorial Stadium in Little Rock

Arkansas' football program will pay Little Rock's War Memorial Stadium $400,000 in each of the next three years and drop the number of games it plays in the capital city. read more >
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Video: Bret Bielema’s $3M Contract, Dustin McDaniel, Jeff Gardner, Obamacare & More in Your ‘Week in Review’

Bret Bielema, Oaklawn expansion, Dustin McDaniel's new business, Jeff Gardner goes to Washington, and Obamacare comes to Arkansas. All in this week's "Arkansas Business THV 11 News Week in Review." read more >
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Education

Here’s Bret Bielema’s Employment Contract With the University of Arkansas

The University of Arkansas is releasing its $2.95 million per year employment agreement with Razorbacks football coach Bret Bielema. read more >
Arkansas Athletic Director Jeff Long said Monday that allowing Razorbacks football Coach John L. Smith to defer portions of his salary was done with the coach's retirement in mind and not as an attempt protect assets from creditors.
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Jeff Long Says Discussions About Games at War Memorial Not in Plans

Arkansas athletic director Jeff Long isn't quite ready to talk about the long-term future of football games in central Arkansas, and he's not quite sure when that discussion will take place. read more >
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Education / Real Estate

Video: Razorback Coach Bret Bielema’s Wisconsin Home Still For Sale

Bielema’s asking price is $995,000 for the four-bedroom, seven-bath property in a suburb of Madison, Wis. read more >
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Razorback Football Coach Bret Bielema Draws Crowd at Arkansas Trucking Conference

University of Arkansas football coach Bret Bielema was the keynote speaker at this year’s Arkansas Trucking Association Business Conference and spent about an hour addressing attendees. read more >
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UA Board Committee Recommends Naming Football Center For Fred W. Smith

Members of the University of Arkansas board of trustees’ building and grounds committee voted to recommend naming the football operations center in honor of Fred W. Smith. read more >
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Education / Tourism

Razorbacks Boost Offensive Line Coach Salary By $225,000

University of Arkansas offensive line coach Sam Pittman has yet to coach a game and already has received a raise and contract extension. read more >
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Arkansas Razorback Coaching Staff Salaries Reach $3 Million

Arkansas football assistant coaching compensation have reached $3 million for the first time in program history. read more >
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Salary Figures Released For Four More Razorback Football Staff Members

The Arkansas Razorbacks releases updated salary figures for its four most recent football coaching hires, and the total assistant compensation pool will likely exceed $3 million when the staff is finalized. read more >
Clockwise from top left: Mr. Dunderbak's makes its return to McCain Mall, Arkansas Children's Hospital makes grand plans, Gus Malzahn returns to Auburn from a one-year stint at Arkansas State, Jon Brawner thought it was wild goose season and Oxford American makes some changes in its masthead.
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Arkansas Business: The Best & Worst News of 2012

There was good news and there was bad news in Arkansas in 2012. And in case you’ve forgotten the details, the Arkansas Business staff is here to remind you. read more >
Education

Partridge Named Razorback Defensive Line Coach, Agrees To $350,000 Salary

University of Arkansas defensive line coach Charlie Partridge will earn $350,000 annually, according to a letter of agreement released by the athletic department. Partridge, whose deal runs Jan. 2 until June 30, 2014, will join the Razorback staff after finishing the season with Wisconsin in the Rose Bowl. read more >
UA Basketball Practice Facility, Estimated Cost: $20 million-$25 million    
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Bret Bielema Sold on UA’s Athletic Facilities

The University of Arkansas Athletic Department is carrying out various stages of a $320 million master plan for new building projects and upgrading existing facilities. read more >
Bret Bielema, UA’s new football coach, and his wife, Jen, call the Hogs.  “We’re building a new facility here at Arkansas that is off the charts,” Bielema said. “That is just going to open so many doors in recruiting.”
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Razorback Coach Bret Bielema’s Salary Puts Him at No. 4 in SEC

Bielema’s $3.2 million annual salary places him in rare company among the league’s football minds (not to mention No. 1 among the state of Arkansas’ highest-paid employees). read more >