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Presley to attend diversity program

University of Arkansas at Fort Smith assistant athletic director/senior woman administrator Beth Presley has been selected as one of 15 college athletic administrators to participate in the National Association of…

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OK Foods receives supplier award

Darden Restaurants, the world’s largest full-service restaurant operating company, recently announced that Fort Smith-based OK Foodswas named one of 11 “William B. Darden Distinguished Supplier Award” honorees for 2011. The…

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Sparks receives stroke quality award

Sparks Health System in Fort Smith has received the American Heart Association/American Stroke Association’s Get With The Guidelines-Stroke Gold Plus Quality Achievement Award. The award recognizes the commitment and success…

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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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UAFS students, faculty win awards

Students and faculty from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith won several awards during competitions at the annual conference of the Arkansas Society of Radiologic Technologists. UAFS students took…

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ABF wins second consecutive LTL award

For the second consecutive year, ABF Freight System has been named National LTL Carrier of the Year by the National Shippers Strategic Transportation Council (NASSTRAC). “ABF is proud to again…

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Arkansas Best declares dividend

The Board of Directors of Arkansas Best Corporation (Nasdaq: ABFS) has declared a quarterly dividend of three cents per share to shareholders of record on May 5, 2011, and payable…

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Trimble receives HMA leadership award

Sparks Health System CEO Melody Trimble has received Health Management Associates’ prestigious President’s Leadership Award for her commitment to selflessness, servant leadership and focus on quality patient care. “The President’s…