Business briefing: Southwest bringing back flights to Little Rock

Flights to Little Rock are returning to Lambert-St. Louis International Airport next year.

Southwest Airlines is resuming the non-stop flights following a two-year hiatus. The two daily flights to Bill and Hillary National Airport are scheduled for take off on Jan. 6.

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T-Mobile now provides U.S. customers service in Canada and Mexico at no extra charge. Because of its customers’ travel north and south of the border, the wireless company has found consumers have been charged billion of dollars in roaming charges. Read more here.

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-Will Buss, BND business writer

This story was originally published July 9, 2015 at 9:00 AM with the headline "Business briefing: Southwest bringing back flights to Little Rock."