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Message to entrepreneuers: ‘You don’t need permission to affect change’
story by Todd Jones, courtesy of Talk Business & PoliticsIn his conversation on stage at the Winthrop Rockefeller Institute’s Social Entrepreneur Bootcamp on July 17, successful businessman Steve...
View ArticleBoeing breaks ground on new facility in Oklahoma City
Boeing on Wednesday (July 29) broke ground on a new 290,000 square-foot facility in Oklahoma City that will house 800 employees.The new structure, the third in Boeing’s existing campus, will open in...
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Arkansas airport activity slows in June, XNA and Fort Smith up for the year
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View ArticleMurphy Oil posts $73.8 million quarterly loss, to cut 7% of workforce
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireArkansas oil giant Murphy Oil Corp., now a pure play oil and gas explorer, saw its second quarter earnings fall deeper into...
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Overall second quarter NWA building activity slows, housing starts up
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comNorthwest Arkansas homebuilders and commercial contractors slowed their pace of work during the second quarter of 2015 compared to a year ago. This comes on the...
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20% GDP health care projection raises questions about costs, efficiencies
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comHealth care spending is projected to increase as a percentage of the U.S. gross domestic product from 17.4% in 2013...
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U.S. GDP rose 2.3% in second quarter, first quarter revised up to 0.6%
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comThe nation’s economy gained momentum in the second quarter as real gross domestic product in the U.S. rose 2.3% in the...
View ArticleAl Madani joins Sparks Health as an interventional cardiologist
Dr. Mohammad Al Madani has joined Sparks Health System and will work as an interventional cardiologist at the Cardiology Center at Sparks.He recently completed his training and fellowship in...
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Freight reports show ‘tepid’ U.S. economy, consumer gain from Iranian oil
Two national freight reports paint a picture of a “tepid” U.S. economy hampered by a strong U.S. dollar and struggling retail sales. And, in a somewhat counterintuitive twist, one report says a factor...
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Wall Street expects big third quarter profits for Tyson Foods
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAnalysts predict Tyson Foods will earn $387 million in fiscal third quarter net income, a gain of 45% from the year-ago period. That equates to 93 cents per...
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Bank of Fayetteville acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bank of Stuttgart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBank of Fayetteville, Fayetteville’s oldest hometown bank, is being acquired by Farmers and Merchants Bankshares of Stuttgart to form a $1 billion financial...
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Tyson Foods names new board member
Tyson Foods has named Mikel Durham as a new board member which was made effective July 30.Durham will be an independent director. She serves as the chief commercial officer of CSM Bakery Solutions, a...
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ArcBest second quarter income up 16%, YTD income up more than 72% (Updated)
Editor's note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout.ArcBest Corp. posted second quarter net income of $19.967 million, up 16% compared to the same quarter of 2014, thanks in large part...
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Quarterly income up 31.9% for Tyson Foods, revenue up more than 40% (Updated)
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with changes and additions throughout.A more than $900 million gain in prepared food segment revenue helped push fiscal third...
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UA System to lead on tech, workforce solutions with $20 million NSF grant
The new Center for Advanced Surface Engineering, a collaboration between the University of Arkansas and Arkansas industries, will be funded from part of a $20 million grant from the National Science...
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Income up, revenue down at USA Truck; execs move to cut fleet size
Financial gains continue for USA Truck, with second quarter net income of $2.46 million and a positive operating income for the company’s trucking segment. However, declining overall revenue and a slip...
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Arkansas begins new fiscal year with a 0.8% dip in tax revenue
Total Arkansas tax revenue during the first month of the new fiscal year (July 2015-June 2016) was $466.8 million, down 0.8% compared to July 2014 but 1% above the budget forecast.“Collections are down...
View ArticleDr. Rahim Khorassanizadeh joins Sparks Health System
Dr. Rahim Khorassanizadeh, an endocrinologist, has joined Sparks Health System in Fort Smith. His clinic, Sparks Thyroid and Endocrinology, is located at 4700 N. Kelley Highway.Board certified in...
View ArticleATU-Ozark gets green light on logistics management class
The Arkansas Department of Higher Education Coordinating Board has granted approval to Arkansas Tech University-Ozark Campus to offer an Associate of Applied Science in Logistics Management beginning...
View ArticleBeall Barclay & Company hires Patrick Deakins, Robert Floyd
Fort Smith-based Beall Barclay & Company has hired Patrick Deakins and Robert Floyd. Deakins will work in the company’s Rogers office, with Floyd working in Fort Smith.Deakins was named senior...
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