Jerry Jones donates recent land investment to alma mater
Dallas Cowboys owner Jerry Jones has donated a 254-acre real estate investment in south Fayetteville to the University of Arkansas, his alma mater. The development known as South Pass was seized by...
View ArticleRetailers posted best holiday sales since 2005
The U.S. retail sector enjoyed a robust holiday season as consumers spent more money creating the best holiday sales increase since 2005.ShopperTrak reports holiday spending during November and...
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Hutchinson names new directors for DFA, Livestock & Poultry, State Police
story from Talk Business & Politics, a TCW content partnerGov.-elect Asa Hutchinson has announced Larry Walther as the new Director of the Department of Finance and Administration, Jami Cook as the...
View ArticleNo update on asset sale in large portion of Fayetteville Shale Play
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comNearly three months after being put on the auction block, there is no word on the sale of BHP Billiton’s Fayetteville Shale assets as natural gas prices...
View ArticleNew members named to Arkansas Colleges of Health Education board
The Board of Trustees of the Arkansas Colleges of Health Education has added four people to the board. The new members, elected by the current Arkansas Colleges of Health Education Board of Trustees,...
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Family Dollar asks shareholders to OK merger deal with Dollar Tree
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe public fight for expanded turf among the three prominent dollar store players is expected to end with a shareholder vote by Family Dollar slated for Jan. 22....
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Walmart AMP to host Dave Matthews Band
Dave Matthews Band announced plans to perform at the Walmart AMP on May 19, as part of his 2015 North American Tour. The band will perform two full sets each night during this tour.Tickets for the...
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Tyson plays down the impact of China’s ban on U.S. poultry
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comChina, an important U.S. trade partner for the U.S. poultry industry, has once again shut off imports following the discovery of avian influenza in backyard...
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Downtown Bentonville development spurs higher residential prices
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comDowntown Bentonville is the place to be, but garnering such an address doesn’t come cheap even with three new multifamily projects slated to open this year....
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Core Brewery on tap for record 2015 with brand and pub expansions
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comJesse Core, a former Tyson Foods system analyst, is putting his Harding University master’s business degree to good use. He’s grown his beer brewing hobby from a...
View ArticleKenny Chesney among Walmart AMP’s 2015 acts
The opening acts for the spring 2015 season at the Walmart AMP, a venue of the Walton Arts Center was announced this week. This is the second season for the Walmart AMP and the entertainment lineup...
View ArticleNeurosurgeon added to the roster at Sparks Neurosurgical Associates
Dr. Timothy Maryanov has joined Sparks Neurosurgical Associates located inside Sparks Plaza on Dodson Avenue.Among the diseases he treats are spinal degenerative diseases, spinal cord injuries, spinal...
View ArticleUmarex to sell limited edition U.S. Marshals Museum commemorative airgun
Umarex USA has teamed with the U.S. Marshals Museum to offer a limited edition U.S. Marshals Museum commemorative airgun of the Colt Single Action Army® Revolver, also known as the "gun that won the...
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Arkansas teen pregnancy costs exceed $143 million annually
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFemale leaders and a few brave men packed the room at the University of Arkansas Global Campus in Rogers on Wednesday (Jan. 14) to discuss teen pregnancy and the...
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Arkansas River tonnage dips 3% in 2014, but inbound tonnage up 11%
Big reductions in the amount of coal, wheat and farm products shipped on the Arkansas River were primary reasons for a 3% drop in tonnage shipped in 2014 compared to 2013. The good news is that a...
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Buddy Wray says mistakes are necessary for business success
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: This story first appeared in the January-February 2015 issue of Talk Business & Politics magazine. Link here to read the digital version...
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Target exiting Canada could be an opportunity for Walmart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTarget is saying “Adios” to Canada as the retailer announced plans to shutter its 133 stores that it opened in that market in the past two years. Insiders see it...
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Arts and culture accounted for 4.3% of U.S. economy in 2012
The U.S. Department of Commerce recently issued a report that attempts to apply numbers and definition to the assumption that Richard Florida’s “Creative Class” has a direct and dynamic impact on the...
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Sebastian, Crawford county home sales up more than 14% in 2014
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank....
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Northwest Arkansas real estate market sees another banner year
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAgents in Benton and Washington counties sold 7,314 homes last year, pushing the cumulative volume to $1.392 billion and marking the region’s best performance...
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