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by Kim Souza -

J.B. Hunt Sees Stable Ride In Third Quarter

Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted strong returns in the recent quarter ending Sept. 30, but once again narrowly missed Wall Street expectations behind higher than expected operating costs. J.B….

by The City Wire staff -

September home sales rally, prices dip

Agents across Benton and Washington counties sold 588 homes in September, or 100 more transactions than they closed in the year-ago period, according to MountData.com. Paul Bynum, statistician with MountData.com,…

by Kim Souza -

Wal-Mart Tops U.S. Retailers By Food Sales

Wal-Mart Stores Inc. is expected to ring up $131.4 billion in food and beverage sales this calendar year and leads all other U.S. food retailers by a healthy clip, according…

by Larry Brannan -

Weekend Digest: The Shutdown Edition

For our weekend business and political readers: NO ONE ANSWERING PHONES AT IRS Because of the partial government shutdown, taxpayers who have IRS problems are not able to talk to…