... job-creation record? The Arkansas Department of Economic development claims the administration has created several. Joe Holmes, AEDC's communications director, said in an e-mail that from "January 1, 2007 through today, the number of announced ...

... force. Beebe declined to say what kind of incentives the state would be willing to offer Verizon to secure those jobs. Joe Holmes, a spokesman for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said no meetings had yet been set between Verizon and ...

... Plant workers were told to stay away Monday and a personnel manager said a decision on rebuilding would come later. Joe Holmes, a spokesman for the Arkansas Economic Development Commission, said state officials were discussing the economic impact ...

... documents that refer to "Project Sigma," the code name state officials used for the HP center before it was announced. Joe Holmes, a spokesman for the Economic Development Commission, said the agency decided to release the incentive agreement after ...

... single project can be given more than $10 million. Beebe, however, has the authority to allow more to be spent. Joe Holmes, a spokesman for the commission, said he didn't know how much of the remaining, uncommitted money in the incentive ...

... remunerated public servant was saying that the press ought to tuck tail whenever authority figures decline to comment. Joe Holmes is the public information officer for the Economic Development Department, and an old newsroom hand. It's his job ...

... Development Corp.) had no comment, and that should have been a signal," Haley told the Log Cabin Democrat newspaper. Joe Holmes, a spokesman for the commission, said Haley wasn't trying to discourage reporters from seeking information about ...

... taking me for granted if she doesn't spend any money, if she doesn't make these appearances that I'm making," Joe Holmes said, standing a few feet from Fisher's office at the state Capitol. The winner of Tuesday's primary will face ...

... 28 percent U.S. House District 4 GOP - Primary -Jay Dickey 10,587 - 86 percent David Stearns 1,680 - 14 percent Governor Dem Jimmie Lou Fisher 166,345 - 63 percent Joe Holmes 74,352 - 28 percent Jim Billie 24,230 - 9 percent

... barely an hour before the end of the two-week filing period. State Treasurer Jimmie Lou Fisher and former prosecutor Joe Holmes of Pine Bluff also filed for the Democratic nomination. The party primaries are May 21. In announcing his candidacy ...