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U.S. Pizza fundraiser for Our House Thursday night

Submitted by Monika Rued, Online Content Manager

Monday, March 26th, 2012, 2:56pm

U.S. Pizza fundraiser for Our House Thursday night

U.S. Pizza Co. is donating 10% of all their food sales to Our House Thursday, March 29 (dinner only).

"Our House provides the working homeless – individuals and families – with shelter, housing, job training, education, free childcare and summer youth programs, in order to equip them with the skills to be successful in the workforce, the community and their own families."

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Consumer confidence falls in January

Submitted by RSS Feed on Tuesday, January 31st, 11:06 am

Consumer confidence fell in January after two straight months of big gains because Americans were less optimistic about their incomes, a private research group reported... Read More

Read the full story in The Arkansas Business News

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St. Vincent buys Heart Clinic Arkansas

Submitted by RSS Feed on Wednesday, January 4th, 9:26 am

St. Vincent Health System announced Tuesday that it bought Heart Clinic Arkansas, the state's largest cardiology group with 29 doctors... Read More

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Report: Americans gaining confidence in economy

Submitted by RSS Feed on Tuesday, December 27th, 1:56 pm

An improving job outlook helped the Consumer Confidence Index soar to the highest level since April and near a post-recession peak, according to a monthly survey by The Conference Board... Read More

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Beebe to address viewer questions on AETN’s ‘Arkansans Ask’

Submitted by AETN on Tuesday, November 22nd, 9:22 am

Gov. Mike Beebe will discuss state issues and answer viewer questions in the next episode of “Arkansans Ask,” airing on the Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) tonight at 7 p.m.

Viewers may submit questions by: phone, 800-662-2386; fax, (501) 852-2280; e-mail, paffairs@aetn.org; or via on-air phone, (501) 852-8426.

Steve Barnes moderates. The program is underwritten by the Arkansas State Employees Association.

The Arkansas Educational Television Network (AETN) is Arkansas’s statewide public television network that enhances lives by providing lifelong learning opportunities for people from all walks of life. AETN delivers local, award-winning productions and classic, trusted PBS programs aimed at sharing Arkansas and the world with viewers. AETN depends on the generosity of Arkansans and the State of Arkansas to continue offering quality programming.

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Little Rock Fashion Week accepting 2012 sponsors

Submitted by LRFWNews on Monday, November 21st, 4:57 pm

Get your business's brand seen by hundreds of thousands or possibly a million people from around the world. Little Rock Fashion Week (LRFW) is now registering companies as official sponsors for the fourth annual Little Rock Fashion Week, scheduled for July 16-21, 2012.

Since being founded by Brandon D. Campbell in 2009, LRFW has been a great marketing tool for major corporations; such as Savers, Dillard's, Staples, Sephora, and Lifetime Television, just to name a few. LRFW is proud to announce that The Salon Professional Academy (TSPA), the nation's leading beauty school, is the official hair salon sponsor of LRFW 2012. It will be TSPA's second year participating at LRFW.

The Salon Professional Academy is the official hair salon and school sponsor for Little Rock Fashion Week 2012.

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ARA: Home sales increase 16 percent

Submitted by Jay Jackson, Community Web Producer

Sunday, October 30th, 2011, 12:19pm

LITTLE ROCK, Ark. - The Arkansas REALTORS® Association announced that September home sales were 10.28 percent higher than September 2010 while the average price of a home in Arkansas increased by less than 1 percent. For the quarter (July - September), home sales increased 16 percent with the average price of a home in Arkansas decreasing almost 4 percent.

"As the Arkansas REALTORS® Association has been predicting, Arkansas home sales continue to be quite strong," said Amy Glover Bryant, Director of Communications for the Association. "In the third quarter, Arkansas REALTORS® sold a total of 6,671 homes versus 5,719 in the third quarter of 2010. Average prices during that time period were $143,944 compared to the third quarter of 2010 when the average price of a home in Arkansas was $149,430. Affordability and strong mortgage rates are certainly helping to drive this year's improved numbers. We do exp

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