Shannon Newton, president of the Arkansas Trucking Association in Little Rock, has been named to the Transportation Industry Council of the Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis. In 2006, the St. Louis Fed created four District Industry Councils, to provide…
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Lexicon Acquires Universal Limited, Inc. of Trussville, Ala.
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffLexicon, Inc. announced today that it has acquired Universal Limited, Inc. of Trussville, Alabama. Effective immediately, the insulation contractor and its nearly 200 Alabama-based employees will join Lexicon’s portfolio of businesses. All existing employees and key leadership will continue their…
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St. Louis Fed President to Speak at Little Rock Chamber
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffSt. Louis Fed President James Bullard will be speaking at the Little Rock Regional Chamber on Thursday, July 7 for the chamber’s Power Up Little Rock luncheon being held at the Clinton Presidential Library. A virtual and in-person event,…
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Ford Invests $5.6B in Memphis-area Site, Part of Company’s ‘Biggest Investment Ever’
by AMP Staffby AMP StaffFord Motor Company is announcing plans to bring electric vehicles at scale to American customers with two new massive, environmentally and technologically advanced campuses in Tennessee and Kentucky that will produce the next generation of electric F-Series trucks and the…
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Walnut Ridge Newspaper Sells to Kentucky-Based Media Group
by Tyler Haleby Tyler HaleA family-owned newspaper in eastern Arkansas has been sold to a Kentucky media group. The Times Dispatch of Walnut Ridge has been sold to the Paxton Media Group. The newspaper’s sale to the Paducah, Ky.-based media organization is set to…