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Article: Arkansas at a glance.(Fast Facts)
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- Arkansas Business
- Article date:
- January 7, 2008
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Business Highlights
THE ARKANSAS ECONOMIC Development Commission names these industries principal in Arkansas: manufacturing, agriculture, forestry, business services and tourism. Principal manufactured goods are chemicals, food products, lumber, paper, electronic equipment, rubber and plastic products, furniture, home appliances, apparel, machinery, transportation equipment and steel.
Five homegrown Fortune 500 companies are headquartered in Arkansas: Alltel Corp., Dillard's Inc., Murphy Oil Corp., Tyson Foods Inc. and Wal-Mart Stores Inc., which is the largest retail company in the world. The state also is home to more ...