Posts tagged: Arkansas



First time unemployment claims drop to 352,000

Linda Young – AHN News Writer Washington, DC, United States (AHN) – Initial unemployment claims dropped to 352,000 during the week ending Jan. 14, their lowest level in nearly four years. First time claims for jobless benefits dropped by 50,000 from the previous week’s revised tally of 402,000, according to the U.S. Department of Labor. [...]

Arkansas firm adds 2 banks in Ga. with FDIC help

The Bank of the Ozarks has taken over two troubled banks in Georgia under an arrangement with the Federal Deposit Insurance Corp., which had shut the banks down. View full post on All Stories

Arkansas Baptist to offer business center, loan program

Arkansas Baptist College will open the Scott Ford Center for Entrepreneurship and Community Development and offer a loan program for new business owners, the college announced Monday in a news release. View full post on All Stories

Abortion-coverage prospects unclear

The Arkansas Constitution and federal law limit when an abortion can be paid for with public money. Women who participate in the taxpayer-subsidized insurance exchanges established under the federal health-care law will have to find and pay for separate insurance to cover the cost of an abortion or find some other way to pay for [...]

Foreclosure Litigation Ledger

In a lawsuit against Preferred Mortgage and MERS, a federal court in California issued a preliminary injunction against foreclosing because of the plaintiffs’ uncontested assertion that no one from Provident contacted them to discuss payment options or to explore their financial situation. Chase Home Finance LLC V. Charles involves an appeal over the validity of [...]

Wal-Mart to stop extra $1 Sunday pay for employees

Vittorio Hernandez – AHN News News Writer Bentonville, Arkansas, United States (AHN) – Wal-Mart Stores announced Wednesday that it will no longer pay its employees who work Sundays an additional $1 an hour. The new policy, however, would only cover workers hired after Jan. 1, 2011. Current U.S. employees numbering 1.4 million will not be [...]

Ark. 3rd in chances of deer-vehicle crash, report says

A report from an insurance company says Arkansas is third in nation in the chances of a vehicle colliding with a deer. View full post on All Stories

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