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Abandoned wells a drag on Arkansas | Hendrix College professors, students say much acreage could be reclaimed, put to profitable use Nearly 80% of Arkansas' more than 47,300 oil and gas wells sit spent and abandoned, data shows, and Hendrix College professors and students have found that these unused well lands, along with thousands like them around the U.S., are leaving billions of dollars on the table. by Ashton Eley/Arkansas Democrat-Gazette Published May. 4 2021 @ 12:46am

How big tech got so big Amazon, Apple, Facebook and Google -- known as the Big 4 -- now dominate many facets of our lives. But they didn't get there alone. They acquired hundreds of companies over decades to propel them to become some of the most powerful tech behemoths in the world. Published May. 3 2021 @ 2:42pm

Local business expands during pandemic shutdown TEXARKANA, Texas — When it comes down to any store, even a thrift store or flea market, much of it is presentation. by Junius Stone Published May. 3 2021 @ 12:51am

Cooper Tire stockholders OK Goodyear merger FINDLAY, Ohio -- Cooper Tire & Rubber Company stockholders have approved a planned merger with The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company, the company announced Friday. Published Apr. 30 2021 @ 10:18am

Texarkana Regional Airport passenger terminal groundbreaking set for June 12 TEXARKANA, Ark. -- The groundbreaking for the $34 million passenger terminal planned for Texarkana Regional Airport is set for 11 a.m. June 12. Published Apr. 29 2021 @ 1:23pm

Texas gains 4M residents, two congressional seats in Census AUSTIN -- Texas' torrid growth over the past decade is paying off with a major boost in political clout — two additional congressional seats and electoral votes deepening its already massive influence in the nation's politics. by Associated Press Published Apr. 27 2021 @ 12:53am

Apple launches new subscription platform. Will it be the 'Netflix of podcasts'? Fifteen years ago, Apple Inc. played a major role in bringing podcasts to the mainstream, offering a way to distribute free audio programs to the masses. by Los Angeles Times Published Apr. 26 2021 @ 10:02am

Appe's new devices target markets lead by smaller rivals Apple unveiled a series of new products last Tuesday that showed how it continues to center its marketing pitch on consumer privacy, at the potential expense of other companies, while muscling into new markets pioneered by much smaller competitors. by NYTimes News Service Published Apr. 26 2021 @ 9:55am

Housing sales, prices on the rise here TEXARKANA, Texas — House sales here increased 10.3% and median price increased 11.8% in the first quarter of this year, according to the Texas Quarterly Housing Report recently released by Texas Realtors. Published Apr. 26 2021 @ 12:50am