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Franken declared Senate winner, Coleman concedes – AP via Yahoo! After the jump, an event last weekend at the Minneapolis downtown Hilton.

Everything’s Comin’ Up Lu! Hardin Gets University President Job in Sunny Florida

(Update 3/8/2011: More on Lu Hardin’s guilty plea in federal court on the new site.) Lu Hardin, who left the University of Central Arkansas’ president’s office amid all kinds of controversy, has been has been named president of Palm Beach Atlantic University, located in West Palm Beach, Fla. There’s even a welcome video form the [...]

Sour Grapes: TMZ and the Michael Jackson Scoop of the Decade

After Hollywood gossip Web site TMZ first broke news of Michael Jackson’s death last week (beating the LA Times by about an hour), there’s been lots of analysis and criticism and hand-wringing about what this says about new media versus the traditional mainstream press. Min Online rounds up recent thought on the matter: This weekend [...]

Be Our Friend: Arkansas Business on Facebook

Arkansas Business is now on Facebook. So if you’d like to be a fan, search for “Arkansas Business” on Facebook or click or go directly to the Arkansas Business on Facebook page. We’ll be sharing news headlines and, soon, hosting discussions and seeking more interaction from readers. You can also find us on Twitter, @ArkBusiness. [...]

Arkansas Nonprofits During Recession And a Mid-year Economic Outlook in This Week’s Arkansas Business

This week’s Arkansas Business is available now. Among the highlights: The effects of the recession are only now starting to show up on the book’s the state’s largest nonprofit organizations, with four of Arkansas’ 30 largest charities seeing a decline in assets and four treading water. One, however, saw a $19 million gain from the [...]

Online Journalism Tools and Generational Conflicts at AABP in Minneapolis

The WiFi at the Hilton Hotel in downtown Minneapolis is a little wonky (making me eager for iPhone’s new tethering abilities), so I’m tapping this entry out via my handy WordPress app. This summer’s annual conference of the Alliance of Area Business Publications has been interesting, with sessions on social media, search engine optimization, online [...]

In Sunny Minneapolis at the AABP Summer Convention

Beginning Thursday, I’ll be in Minneapolis at the annual summer conference of the Alliance of Area Business Publications. The organization represents 70 publications that deliver customized regional business news to more than 1.2 million business pros in the U.S., Canada, Mexico, Puerto Rico and Australia. Members include the Los Angeles Business Journal, the Crain’s family [...]

A Quick Note: More #LRTweetup Pics Here

Thanks to Leif Hassell, who as a young journalism student I watched build the first ASU Herald newspaper Web site in the late 90s, for submitting some additional #LRTweetup pics, which I’m only now getting around to posting. What surprises await? How ’bout the Think Tank bowtie and an early Arkansas Internet pioneer? Click here.

Salary Cuts at Gannett Hit KTHV

Ugh. It’s another challenging day for Gannett Co.-owned CBS affiliate KTHV-TV, Channel 11. Arkansas Business’ Mark Hengel has the local angle on Gannett’s latest cost-cutting measures, which you might have noted brewing for several days now on the Gannett Blog: The company that owns Little Rock’s CBS affiliate is imposing permanent wage cuts of up [...]

Local TV Ratings, Million-dollar Homes in This Week’s Arkansas Business

Arkansas Business’ new edition is available now in newsstands and online. Here’s a sample of this week’s stories and opinion: Who pays $1 million (plus) for a home? We’ve got a list of Pulaski County homes that sold for more than $1 million right here. Meanwhile, condo sales at 300 Third in Little Rock surpass [...]