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Juli Lane has earned the designation of Certified Nurse Educator through the National League for Nursing.(HEALTH CARE)
Juli Lane has earned the designation of Certified Nurse Educator through the National League for Nursing. Lane is an assistant professor at the Harding University College of Nursing at Searcy. . . .

St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center Emergency Department.(HEALTH CARE)
Darlene Weaver has been named unit manager of the St. Joseph's Mercy Health Center Emergency Department in Hot Springs. Weaver has worked in a variety of bedside nursing capacities for St. Joseph's . . .

Arkansas Bar Association.(LEGAL)
John L. Rush of Pine Bluff has been appointed to the Underwrighting Committee, Professional Ethics Committee and the Senior Task Force of the Arkansas Bar Association. Rush is currently a trust offi . . .

Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods.(Karen Martin )(Brief article)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Karen Martin has been named account executive in public relations at Cranford Johnson Robinson Woods. Martin has held various leadership positions at the Arkansas Democrat-G . . .

Bikes, Blues & BBQ.(NONPROFITS)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] Steve Clark and Allyson Twiggs Dyer have been appointed to the Bikes, Blues & BBQ board of directors in Fayetteville. Clark is the president and CEO . . .

Exit Realty.(REAL ESTATE)
Sean Barnes has joined Exit Realty in Rogers as a real estate agent. Barnes brings with him four years of experience working in real estate. Shelley Dahl has joined Exit Realty Deaton Group's Little . . .

Maverick Transportation LLC.(TRANSPORTATION)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] John Coppens has been promoted to vice president of operations of Maverick Transportation LLC in Little Rock. He has been the director of operations for Maverick's flatbed f . . .

Stock summary.
Stock Summary Arkansas Public 07/23/2009 Weekly YTD 52-Week 52-Week Company Stocks Close Change Change High Low Acxiom Corp. 9.29 3.9 . . .

Public notice.(Legal Notices)(Public notice)
STATE OF WISCONSIN CIRCUIT COURT POLK COUNTY THE RIVERBANK, a Minnesota banking corporation, 304 Cascade Street, Oscaoia, WI 54020, Plaintiff, vs. MICHAEL J. CURTIS, a single person, 1361 100t . . .

Probate notice.(Legal Notices)
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT OF PULASKI COUNTY, ARKANSAS TWELFTH DIVISION IN THE MATTER OF THE ESTATE OF KRISTI GAY CLAUSSEN, DECEASED NO. PDE2009-1061 NOTICE Last known address of decedent: 2309 Clap . . .

Correction.(Whispers)(Correction notice)
The Arkansas Public Service Commission approved the proposed Southwestern Electric Power Co.'s application for a $1.6 billion power plant in Hempstead County in November 2007, before the Louisiana P . . .

Guessing game.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
Interested in knowing what agencies will bid for the Arkansas Lottery Commission's advertising account? We won't know for sure until the deadline for submissions passes on July 31. But we do have . . .

It's official ...(Brief article)
Charles Crowson has been named the new anchor on "Today's THV This Morning," starting Aug. 3. Crowson, currently a general assignment reporter, will take B.J. Sams' spot after Sams, a 55-year TV vet . . .

Public radio network.(Outtakes: An Inside Look Into Arkansas Media)
Arkansas' public radio stations and a couple of stations in border cities have formed a co-op of sorts to provide statewide news. "We've been working together for a few weeks now, sharing stories . . .

Training days.(Brief article)
A couple of KUAR's reporters might be able to lead the training sessions. On top of the station winning two national awards recently from Public Radio News Directors Incorporated, Kelly MacNeil and . . .

Internet speed becomes focus of CenturyLink.(Telecom & Wireless Technology)
WITH LITTLE FANFARE, THE, nation's largest rural telecommunications companies was formed on July 1. That's when CenturyTel Inc. of Monroe, La., and Embarq Corp. of Overland Park, Kan., finalized t . . .

Smart phones spark debate on etiquette: speakers disagree over when to silence PDAs.(Telecom & Wireless Technology)
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] SHARON PRIEST FIGURES she's boring her audience when she sees them pecking away on their smart phones. "I feel like I need to shut up and get off stage," said Priest, exec . . .

Cable TV companies take telecom market share.(Overview)(Industry overview)
ASSESSABLE IN-STATE REVENUE FOR the largest telecoms in Arkansas slumped an average of 3.5 percent in 2008, according to annual reports filed with the Arkansas Public Service Commission, and the num . . .

Suit & lien.(Whispers)
The new pipe plant in Little Rock has attracted a lawsuit and another lien from firms bearing claims for unpaid work on the $30 million project. Entech Inc. of Conway sued Welspun Pipes Inc. and W . . .

GC & owner.(Whispers)(general contractor)(Brief article)
The Little Rock general contractor on the project is working with Welspun to get the outstanding pay disputes resolved. "We're working with them to balance all the accounts, and they in turn have . . .

Tear-down transactions.(Whispers)(Brief article)
For those keeping score, there are two recent residential tear-downs of note in Pulaski County. The biggest, in more ways than one, is a home in the Palisades Estates neighborhood of Cammack Villa . . .

Prison-bound.(Whispers)
Little Rock attorney Barry Jewell has been ordered to report to federal prison by 2 p.m. on Monday--but not without every effort to keep him out by his never-say-die defense team of Sam Perroni and . . .

Together again?(Whispers)(minimum-security male prisoners)(Brief article)
Keith Moser has about eight years left on his sentence for a plethora of federal crimes, ranging from helping a client evade taxes to attempted extortion to stealing client funds. But the longtime . . .

Big deal.(Whispers)
It's a whopper of a school project at $20.2 million. But the 122,000-SF addition to Benton High School is merely the biggest component of a $35 million package of construction for the school distr . . .

Bigger deal.(Whispers)
Dwarfing the aforementioned Saline County school construction is a Maumelle project weighing in at $67 million. Well, that was valuation placed on the building permit for the replacement campus of . . .

Tee time.(Whispers)
If you've ever wondered what it's like to play golf at Augusta National Golf Club in Georgia, apparently it's as impressive as you thought. "There isn't anything you could compare Augusta to for s . . .

Second chances.(Whispers)(Burkhaher Capital Development LLC)(Brief article)
The clock is ticking on the Arkansas First Building. Little Rock's Burkhaher Capital Development LLC proposed the 40,000-SF office building near the state Capitol, hoping to finish the project by . . .

The Wal-Mart effect.(Editorial)
WAL-MART STORES INC. continues to surprise even those of us who never bought into the crazy idea that it was the Great Satan unleashed upon the sainted mom-and-pop retailers in order to crush the sp . . .

Questions for Lincoln.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Is anyone going to question Sen. Blanche Lincoln's comments? In real numbers we have 20 percent unemployment, the prospects of a cap-and-trade bill that will destroy jobs and cost consumers millions . . .

Exporting jobs.(Letters)(Letter to the editor)
Stories of plant closings are all too frequent in today's newspapers, even as the federal government rushes billions in stimulus money in an attempt to save jobs and turn around the economy ("Hazen . . .

[Cartoon].(Editorial)(Cartoon)
NOT AGAIN! ITS STILL THERE! [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] . . .

The fourth branch.(Publisher's Note)
THE FLEDGLING LOTTERY operation in Arkansas provides plenty of fodder for summer discussion and heated debates. With so much money at stake, the lottery plan naturally attracts much attention. Eve . . .

Entrepreneurship on the rise.(Commentary)
WITH THE ECONOMIC DEcline of the past 12 months, s easy to identify the soft spots in the Arkansas economy. The loss of major employers, and the resulting impact on the real estate and job markets, . . .

The Recreation & Wellness Center on the Jonesboro campus of Arkansas State University should be completed in December 2009.(Real
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The Recreation & Wellness Center on the Jonesboro campus of Arkansas State University should be completed in December 2009. The $15 million project has more than 80,000 SF u . . .

Edgehill Manor.(Brief article)
A 5,000-SF home in Little Rock's prestigious Edgehill neighborhood tipped the scales at $2.5 million. Jason and Cassandra LaFrance bought the house from John and Christian Kelly. The deal is finan . . .

Motorcar sale.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
A 1.3-acre commercial site in North Little Rock changed hands in a $550,000 transaction. Vestal-Burkhalter LLC, led by Kent Vestal and John Burkhalter, purchased the location on the north side of . . .

Germay home.(Brief article)
A 4,900-SF home in west Little Rock's Germay Court neighborhood is under new ownership after a $720,000 deal. The Lori D. Grim Revocable Trust acquired the house from Waterview Estates LLC, led by . . .

Downtown condo.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
A 2,000-SF condo in downtown Little Rock rang up a $691,000 sale. Robert and Nell Lyford purchased the 16th-floor space in the River Market Tower at 315 Rock St. The seller is River Market Tower L . . .

PV residence.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
A 4,100-SF home in west Little Rock's Pleasant Valley neighborhood drew a $640,000 transaction. Benjamin and Kyle Noble bought the house from Larry and Janice Walther. The deal is backed with a 30 . . .

Heights abode.(Brief article)
A 3,300-SF home near the Country Club of Little Rock sold for $600,000. Scott and Amanda Allison acquired the house from Jason and Cassandra LaFrance. The deal is financed with a 30-year loan of . . .

Normandy house.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)(Brief article)
A 4,549-SF home in Little Rock's Normandy neighborhood changed hands in a $500,000 deal. Leslie Perry purchased the house from Laura and P.W. Jackson. The deal is backed with a 30-year loan of $40 . . .

JWL mortgages.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
A string of five mini-storage projects is securing mortgages totaling more than $6.7 million. JWL I Ltd., led by William Titus, obtained the 10-year loans from Regions Bank of Birmingham, Ala. The . . .

Stifft Station loan.(Real Deals: A Look at Important Real Estate Transactions)
A commercial project in Little Rock's Hillcrest area is backed with a $1.5 million financial package. Stifft Station Partners LLC, led by Nikolai Fisken, Tony Karklins, Theodore Karklins, Barry Ki . . .

Wal-Mart's CEO announces new sustainability index.(RETAIL)
Mike Duke, the new CEO of WalMart Stores Inc., said the Bentonville retailer will lead in the creation of a global sustainability index with the end goal of greater transparency so consumers can mak . . .

NIH awards UAMS grant of $20m for research.(HEALTH CARE)
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences announced Tuesday morning that it has been awarded nearly $20 million by the National Institutes of Health to join an exclusive group of medical insti . . .

P.A.M. Transportation names new president.(TRUCKING & TRANSPORTATION)
Daniel H. Cushman on Monday succeeded Robert Weaver as president of P.A.M. Transportation Services Inc. of Tontitown, the publicly traded trucking company announced Monday. Weaver was a cofounder . . .

USA Truck reports losing $1.1 million in 2nd quarter.(Public Company Reports)
USA Truck Inc. of Van Buren on Thursday reported a $1.1 million second-quarter loss compared with a $2.1 million profit during the same quarter a year ago. The trucking firm reported earnings of 1 . . .

Home BancShares reports lower quarterly earnings.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
Second-quarter earnings at Conway's Home BancSharns Inc, declined 5.2 percent to $5.4 million, compared with $5.7 million in 2008. The company attributed the dip to a $1.2 million Federal Deposit . . .

Simmons' 2Q earnings slip with FDIC charge, soft demand.(Public Company Reports)
Simmons First National Corp. of Pine Bluff on Thursday announced quarterly earnings of $5.5 million, or 39 cents diluted earnings per share, compared with $5.9 million, or 42 cents diluted earnings . . .

J.B. Hunt reports revenue in second quarter down 21%.(Public Company Reports)(Financial report)
J.B. Hunt Transport Services has reported that its second-quarter earnings plunged by half, to $24 million compared with $50.6 million during the second quarter of last year. Revenue was down 21 p . . .