Monday, October 5, 2015
ASU gets $1 million gift for sales education
Posted By Max Brantley on Mon, Oct 5, 2015 at 2:21 PM
The gift — presented by Wood's widow Peggy, two children and a son-in-law — also will endow a professorship, finance student travel to national sales competition and endow scholarships. Wood died in February at 83.
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Obamacare's ruin: Where are the boastful press releases from Arkansas Republicans?
Silence so far from Republican politicians such as Leslie Rutledge on achievement of their long-stated dream, death to the Affordable Care Act. Could that be because most people now understand what a good thing President Obama did with its passage? Update: Rutledge applauds and offers empty promise of coverage.
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Entergy demolishes old power plant near Stamps
Entergy, the state's largest electric utility, yesterday used explosives to destroy the major parts of its closed Couch Plant near Stamps, which dated to 1943 and was designed to burn fuel oil or gas at two generating units. Named for power company founder Harvey Couch, it's been out of commission since 2013.
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City Board to consider enriched retirement for retiring Mayor Mark Stodola
The Little Rock City Board agenda for its last meeting of the year Tuesday includes, as expected, a vote on an ordinance that will significantly sweeten retiring Mayor Mark Stodola's retirement and apply to future mayors as well. The agenda, however, carries no mention of resolution of his claim for an estimated $173,000 in pay for unused vacation and leave time.
- Dec 15, 2018
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- Apr 27, 2017
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The LR chamber does the public's business. Is it accountable? Blue Hog on the case.
Matt Campbell, lawyer and Blue Hog Report blogger, has sent a Freedom of Information Act request to Jay Chessir, director of the Little Rock Regional Chamber of Commerce, and Mayor Mark Stodola related to the publicity stunt yesterday built around withdrawing from the mayor's rash pronouncement that the city would seek an Amazon HQ2 project even though the city didn't meet the company's criteria.
- Oct 20, 2017
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Presidential thriller, co-author Bill Clinton, coming to bookstores in 2018
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Margaret Clark Adventure Park
New sculptures, preschoolers play area dedicated in Riverfront Park in Little Rock.
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