Antitrust and Trade Regulation laws aim to promote free competition in the marketplace. Agreements or cooperative efforts by two or more entities that affects or restrains competitors is illegal under these laws. The Sherman Act makes illegal any contract, combination, or conspiracy in restraint of trade or commerce and makes monopolies and attempts, combinations, or conspiracies to monopolize illegal. The Clayton Act regulate price discrimination, tying and exclusive dealing contracts, stock acquisition and interlocking directorates.
Centerton is a city in Benton County, Arkansas, United States. The population was 2,146 at the 2000 census and 5,621 at a special census in November 2005. A tornado destroyed 40 homes, damaged 150, and injured 12 people on March 12, 2006. Centerton is part of the Fayetteville–Springdale–Rogers, AR-MO Metropolitan Statistical Area.