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BUSINESS IN ARKANSAS

Utility to argue to resume plant work

By Bill W. Hornaday (Contact) Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

State environmental officials will consider on Friday Southwestern Electric Power Co.’s request to allow full-scale construction to resume on its coal-fired power plant near Texarkana while its air permit is under appeal.

$28 million hotel planned in NLR’s Argenta District

By Erin Anthony (Contact) Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

A $28 million hotel will be built in the Argenta District in downtown North Little Rock in 2010, the New Argenta Fund announced Wednesday.

TECH

Digital sales outpace CDs, Atlantic says

by tim arango the new york times Monday, Dec. 1, 2008

Since MP3s first became popular a decade ago, music industry executives have obsessed over this question: When would digital music revenue finally surpass compact disc sales?

TECH SPOTLIGHT: Handy-size Sony video camera has great features;Tiny MovieStick recorder gets job done

By Melissa Jones Monday, Dec. 1, 2008

Last week, I introduced you to some video editing and organizing software.

FINANCIAL

Windstream to cut 170 jobs

By ArkansasOnline Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

Windstream Communications will cut 170 jobs company-wide in a restructuring. Windstream employs about 7,400, according to a press release.

AT&T to lay off 12,000 workers

the associated press Thursday, Dec. 4, 2008

AT&T Inc. joined the recession’s parade of layoffs Thursday by announcing plans to cut 12,000 jobs, about 4 percent of its work force.

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