Ted Wagnon
Biggest Scoops (40 Years of Arkansas Business)
A scoop is a story so important that other news organizations are forced to follow. Here are some of our biggest. read more >
Ted Wagnon, Wordsmith and First Arkansas Business Editor, Dies at 68
Ted Wagnon, a communications professional who made Arkansas Business’ reputation as its first editor with an expose that embarrassed Bill Clinton and Arkansas’ business establishment, died Saturday. read more >
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Officials Want Key Figure Paul Simmons in BioPlex Project Out
A proposed development that was to have catapulted Arkansas into the forefront of high-technology manufacturing is in disarray now, less than two months after its unveiling. read more >
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