Headlines from Arkansas Business

Arkansas finance officials say the state's revenues in March beat expectations and last year's figures, fueled mainly by lower-than-expected individual and corporate tax refunds.

Authorities say possible tampering that knocked National Public Radio affiliates in Arkansas and Texas off the air are being investigated as separate incidents.

The leader of the Arkansas State Police, Col. Winford Phillips, has announced that he's retiring.

Arvest Bank plans to supply one million meals to 90 communities in four states in the next two months.

Ducommun Inc. of Carson, Calif., plans to buy LaBarge Inc. of St. Louis in deal valued at about $340 million.

Marketing technology company CognitiveData Inc. of Little Rock has purchased Lenser, a direct marketing consulting outfit based in San Rafael, Calif., that employs about 30 people.

CenturyLink Inc. and Qwest Communications complete their $12.2 billion, all stock merger, creating the third largest telecommunications company in the United States.

McCain Mall and Simon Property Group of Indianapolis announce more details about a planned renovation to the North Little Rock shopping center, which include adding a 12-screen digital movie theater.

Texarkana's board of directors is set to consider a local ban on tobacco advertisements, but the city attorney says the board should wait to act on the proposal because of freedom-of-speech issues.

Lawmakers are returning to the Capitol to try and complete work on redrawing Arkansas' congressional districts.