Regions

Newspaper Nightmare

A couple of legislators say Arkansas newspapers have been avoiding taxes that other media have to pay. The potential bill: $22 million a year.

Come, Mr. Tally Man

University of Arkansas Chancellor John White chokes on his own joke while introducing Gov. Mike Huckabee on Northwest Arkansas Regional Chamber Day.

Digging Digital

Cox Communications prepares to replace old cable in Fayetteville with a digitally compressed analog fiber-optics line, giving cable viewers 200 channels instead of 60.

Siccardi Flying With Coenco Success

Coordinated Environmental Control Inc. has bought a turboprop to help it take care of business in 30 states.

St. Edward Pushes CEO and Web

Clients of St. Edward Mercy Medical Center in Fort Smith take their suggestions to the top.

TWA/American Deal May Affect XNA

The pending merger agreement between American Airlines and Trans World Airlines may affect air travel between the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport and St. Louis.

Frank Fletcher Opens Daewoo Lot

Frank Fletcher Daewoo opens with about 50 of the new Korean-made vehicles on the Rogers lot.

Behind the Berlin Wal-Mart

On a street named for the antithesis of capitalism, Wal-Mart Stores Inc. fights for a toehold in the land of Aldi, Germany’s dominant retailer.

Nursing Homes Face Quality Assurance Fee

Nursing homes seek funds for a new Medicaid payment system.

Garden.com Sells Assets to Walmart.com, Burpee

Garden.com, an online gardening products retailer, says it has sold its Web page content assets to Walmart.com.

ADEQ Targets Simmons Foods for Illegal Spill

A surprise inspection at one of Simmons Foods Inc.?s Van Buren plants finds evidence of a wrongful spill into the Arkansas River.

Southwestern Energy Enters Exploration Alliance

Fayetteville’s Southwestern Energy Co. and Energen Resources Corp. of Birmingham, Ala., enter an exploration alliance in the Permian Basin.

New Poultry Trailers to Aid Companies

Cobb-Vantress Inc. of Siloam Springs and Smithway Inc. of Fairview, N.C., test a vehicle that could reduce chicken fatalities during transportation.

State Courts Declare Payday Lenders Usurious

Arkansas judges are declaring check-cashing agreements invalid, and the rulings are leaving payday lenders no legal recourse for collecting on an estimated $12 million in contracts that judges effectively have labeled void.