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From a Kitchen Table in Fouke to the Inc. 5000: Texarkana Accounting Firm Earns National Recognition
TEXARKANA, Texas — A local accounting firm that started at a kitchen table in Fouke, Arkansas, has landed on one of the most-watched business lists in the country. Sarah Berry, CPA, PLLC has been named to the Inc. 5000, Inc.…
Quail Tools plans 44-acre expansion at TexAmericas Center in New Boston
NEW BOSTON, Texas — Quail Tools is getting a lot more room to grow. TexAmericas Center announced Aug. 11 that Superior Energy Services, Quail Tools’ parent company, is purchasing approximately 44 acres adjacent to the company’s existing facility at the…
Contractor Sues Sub Over Spillway Gates For Dam At Lake Bob Sandlin
MOUNT PLEASANT, Texas–A contractor hired to construct new spillway gates for the Fort Sherman Dam at Lake Bob Sandlin in Titus County claims it has suffered hundreds of thousands in damages because of defective bearings supplied by sub-contractors. Alltech Engineering…
Texarkana Mobile Home Seller Sued Over Defective House
A De Queen couple alleges in a Sevier County lawsuit that defects in a mobile home purchased from a Texarkana retailer allowed water and mold to make the residence uninhabitable.
The SpaceX Blastoff!
By David Ashby, CFP®, CPA, Mustard Seed Wealth Management On June 12, the much-anticipated space company developed by Elon Musk did an initial public offering (IPO) of stock. SpaceX was the largest IPO in history to date. The stock was…
Texarkana Educator Lisa Zach Earns National Recognition, Expands Educational Consulting Services Across the Ark-La-Tex
TEXARKANA, Texas — What began with helping a single struggling Calculus student has grown into one of the Ark-La-Tex’s most respected college readiness programs. Texarkana Educator Lisa Zach is part of the national educational consulting team at ZachsMath. Lisa Zach, founder…
New Showroom Now Open at Craig’s Custom Truck Outfitting & Trailer Repair
Family-Owned Business Brings Professional Truck Outfitting to the Four States Area
Federal inspectors’ gas alarms went off at Ashdown paper mill. Seven years later, Domtar agreed to pay $1.5 million.
A newly filed complaint says the mill missed required inspections 17 times, and still has not shown regulators that two of its power boilers meet mercury and acid limits set a decade ago.
Abbott claims credit as a data center bows out in East Texas. The record tells a fuller story.
TEXARKANA, Texas — Gov. Greg Abbott’s office announced Thursday that a proposed data center near Cedar Creek Lake will not be built, framing the withdrawal as proof that his new data center standards have teeth. The headline on the press…
Robbins Toyota Honors Local Educators With 2026 Teacher of the Year Car Giveaway
TEXARKANA — Robbins Toyota continued its growing tradition of celebrating local educators this July with its annual Teacher of the Year Car Giveaway, awarding selected teachers from Texarkana-area districts a free one-year lease on a new vehicle. Now in its…
Hope Baking to close, cutting about 250 jobs in Hempstead County
HOPE, Ark. — Hope Baking Company will permanently cease operations on or about July 25, eliminating about 250 jobs in Hempstead County, after the company said it was unable to secure the financing needed to keep the plant open. Employees…
It Was a Long Shot!
By David Ashby, CFP®, CPA, Mustard Seed Wealth Management In the recent Kentucky Derby, a long shot horse named Golden Tempo (GT) was the winner. Prior to the race, GT’s odds of winning were 23 to 1. To compound matters,…
TexAmericas Center Retains No. 5 Ranking Among Nation’s Top Industrial Parks
TEXARKANA, Texas — TexAmericas Center, which owns and operates one of the largest advanced manufacturing, logistics and rail-served industrial parks in the United States, has retained the No. 5 position in Business Facilities’ 2026 Annual Metro Rankings, extending its run…
New Casey’s General Store Planned For Summerhill Road And Moores Lane
TEXARKANA, Texas — A new Casey’s General Store is planned for the corner of Summerhill Road and Moores Lane, according to a state filing. The project, Casey’s General Store #5307, was registered with the Texas Department of Licensing and Regulation…