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DeWitt, Hice join Kistler Center

Sharon DeWitt and Trish Hice recently joined the staff of The Gregory Kistler Treatment Center. DeWitt was hired as the director of Waiver Services. She received a bachelor’s degree in…

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Ingram promoted at Arkansas Best Corp.

James Ingram, 44,  has been promoted to the position of senior vice president-strategic development at Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. Ingram has been with Arkansas Best for 21 years and…

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Lau receives CCIM designation

Realtor Keith Lau of King Realty Group-Weichert Realtors has been awarded the Certified Commercial Investment Member (CCIM) designation by the CCIM Institute, an affiliate of the National Association of Realtors…

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Elam joins Liberty Bank

Beverly Elam recently joined Liberty Bank as a business development officer for Crawford and Sebastian Counties in the central Arkansas region, according to Gregg Rotter, Crawford and Sebastian County president….

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St. Edward named a top hospital

St. Edward Mercy has been named one of the top hospitals in the nation by the National Research Corporation (NRC) – the nation’s leading consumer health care study organization. The…

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ATU-Ozark captures wine study grant

Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus has been awarded a grant from the Arkansas Agriculture Department to study the economic impact of grapes and wine in the state. Totaling $24,300, the grant…

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Arkansas Best announces dividend

Fort Smith-based Arkansas Best Corp. announced Wednesday (Oct. 26) a dividend of 3 cents per share payable Nov. 23 to share holders of record on Nov. 9. The transportation holding…

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Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

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ABF captures national security award

Fort Smith-based ABF Freight System has been recognized by the American Trucking Associations (ATA) for exceptional security practices — earning the 2011 Excellence in Security Award from the ATA Supply…

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Sparks adds new radiation equipment

Sparks Health System has opened the new Sparks Radiation Treatment Center, which is the first and only facility in Arkansas to treat multiple types of cancer using the Varian TrueBeam…

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InvoTek wins da Vinci Award

Alma-based InvoTek won a da Vinci Award for Communication and Educational Aids. The award honors innovative developments and research in adaptive and assistive technologies for people with disabilities from organizations…

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Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….

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Dr. Cross joins Sparks Health System

Sparks Health System is pleased to welcome another physician to our outstanding team. Bruce Cross, M.D., a board-certified radiation oncologist, has joined Sparks Health System. He is scheduled to begin…

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Regional bankruptcies and incorporations

Following are recent bankruptcy and incorporation filings from Crawford, Franklin, Logan and Sebastian counties. The information is provided by The Daily Record. a Little Rock-based news and legal information publisher….