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Monday, September 17, 2012

Economy Arkansas Arts Center lays off 3 to outsource marketing

Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM

The Arkansas Arts Center has laid off three marketing employees in favor of outsourcing the work to Stone Ward. Leslie Peacock's Eye Candy blog has the details.

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Monday, September 17, 2012

Economy Arkansas Arts Center lays off 3 to outsource marketing

Posted by Max Brantley on Mon, Sep 17, 2012 at 2:57 PM

Speaking of Arkansas Arts Center, Stone Ward

The biennial Tabriz auction of the Arkansas Arts Center will net at least $550,000 for the Arts Center's coffers, which will wipe out the current year's budget deficit of $216,280. /more/

Performance to interpret Wendy Maruyama installation. /more/

With his "Potter's Menagerie." /more/

The annual exhibition of work by students all over Arkansas in grades K-12 opens today at the Arkansas Arts Center. /more/

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Good story in Arkansas Business by Chris Bahn on the preparation and delivery of the speech by UA Athletic Director Jeff Long a year ago on the decision to fire successful coach Bobby Petrino after his motorcycle wreck and revelation of an affair with an athletic department subordinate.

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Re: Salesman in Shoffner probe resigns from securities firm

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Re: Salesman in Shoffner probe resigns from securities firm

The morning report: * EXXON MOBILE CAUGHT MASSAGING MAYFLOWER SPILL DAMAGE: Interesting post on Daily Kos about documents obtained by Greenpeace through a Freedom of Information Act to the state Department of Environmental Quality.

I hinted earlier that evidence was mounting that the securities salesman who provided confidential information to the FBI was Steele Stephens, the broker who began enjoying a huge share of Treasurer Martha Shoffner's bond business in 2010.

From up East comes a link from a former Arkie about a website, Remote Footprints.

Martha Shoffner, facing federal prosecution in a kickback case, has resigned as Arkansas State treasurer.

Public for the first time, the woman who married Damien Echols discusses their relationship

For the vegetarian banh mi sandwich.

Our news partner Channel 4 has a news story that deserves repetition in full. More national headlines for the small people of Arkansas should follow directly.

Perhaps U.S. Rep. Tim Griffin might want to reconsider his earlier decision not to include Republican Rep. Loy Mauch on the list of Republican candidates he'd asked not to use his campaign contributions, having read some of what they'd written.