Author: Roby Brock

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Entergy Corp. Taps Hendrix Grad For New Role

The board of directors of Entergy Corporation announced that Theodore H. Bunting, Jr. has been elected group president, utility operations. Bunting, currently the company’s senior vice president and chief accounting…

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Regions Financial Repays TARP Funds

Birmingham-based Regions Financial Corp. says it has completed its repurchase of $3.5 billion of Series A Preferred Stock issued under the U.S. Treasury’s Troubled Asset Relief Program’s (TARP) Capital Purchase Program.

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Graham Stewart Named To UA Alumni Post

Graham G. Stewart has been named associate vice chancellor for alumni and executive director of the Arkansas Alumni Association at the University of Arkansas. Stewart, who currently serves as assistant…

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Arkansas Shale Drilling Activity Continues Decline

Historically low natural gas prices have pushed the state’s rig count to its lowest level in more than six years and have substantially stalled production and hiring in the Fayetteville Shale, industry experts say.

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Zook: Raising Severance Tax Would Be ‘Dumb’

Randy Zook, president and CEO of the Arkansas State Chamber of Commerce, thinks Arkansas could be “one of the largest energy producing states in the country,” if it “doesn’t do something dumb.”