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ABF, Teamsters sign new labor agreement

ABF Freight of Fort Smith has reached a labor contract agreement with its employees who belong to the International Brotherhood of Teamsters, both sides said Monday.

A pay raise for union members, more sick and holiday time, and a prohibition against "invasive technology" are all parts of a tentative contract agreement between ABF Freight Systems and the International Brotherhood of Teamsters.

ABF Freight -- The trucking arm of Fort Smith-based transportation and logistics company ArcBest -- and The International Brotherhood of Teamsters both reported progress Friday in negotiations to establish a new collective bargaining agreement.

That the Europeans who first encountered Arkansas in the mid-16th century — much less the indigenous residents on whom they encroached

The News-Leader compiled a list of 29 summer music festivals in Missouri, northern Arkansas and eastern Oklahoma.

ArcBest Corp. said Friday that its net income rose nearly 6% to $2.84 per share in the first quarter of its 100th year as a company.

Fort Smith-based transportation company ArcBest has a new chief financial officer and treasurer, the company said Thursday.

Washington: Firms pay in poultry suit

The attorney generals office for Washington state said this week it has recovered $35 million so far in a poultry price-fixing suit, including settlements from Arkansas-based poultry companies.