Victim asks judge to not send boys to adult court
MEMPHIS, Tenn. (AP) - Three young robbery suspects will likely spend time in juvenile lockup, but their case was kept out of adult court because the victim asked.
Monroe Davis told a Shelby County Juvenile Court judge he didn't want the teens sent to adult court, even though he feared for his life when 1 of them - just 13 at the time - stuck a gun
...Little Rock Skippy plant part of sale to Hormel
LITTLE ROCK, Ark. (AP) - Unilever is selling its Skippy peanut butter business to Hormel Foods for $700 million, including its plant in Little Rock.
The deal announced Thursday involves two peanut butter manufacturing facilities - the one in Little Rock and one in China's Shandong province.
Regulators still have to approve the transaction, which is
...Corinth officials OK liquor ordinance
CORINTH, Miss. (AP) - The Corinth Board of Aldermen has approved an ordinance governing the sale of liquor inside the city.
Corinth voters approved the sale of alcoholic beverages in a Dec. 11 special elections.
The Daily Corinthian reports (http://bit.ly/WmZLu1 ) that the ordinance generally mirrors the regulations of the state's Alcoholic Beverage
...Jonesboro's Turtle Creek Mall sells for $96M
JONESBORO, Ark. (AP) - A New York-based real estate investment firm is buying the Mall at Turtle Creek in Jonesboro for $96 million.
Rouse Properties Inc. closed Wednesday on the purchase from a private partnership led by David Hocker. The purchase also includes an adjacent shopping center, Turtle Creek Crossing.
Arkansas Business reports (http://is.
...Jackson deal clears way for sewer, water project
JACKSON, Miss. (AP) - The city of Jackson and a global corporation have agreed to a $90 million deal that Mayor Harvey Johnson Jr. has called the largest infrastructure project in the city's history.
The deal with Siemens still needs approval from the Mississippi Development Authority, but the contract signature clears the way for work to begin as
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