Cooper Clinic adds audiologist to ENT department
Dr. Jason Johnson, an audiologist has joined the Cooper Clinic Department of Ear, Nose, Throat & Allergy. His services include hearing and balance testing for all ages, customized hearing aid...
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Tyson Foods CEO says beef woes will pass, segment has long-term ‘viability’
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTyson Foods has been in the beef business 14 years since its $3.2 billion purchase in June 2001 of IBP, a privately held meatpacker. After that deal, beef has...
View ArticleJ.B. Hunt Transport to issue $350 million in long-term debt
Lowell-based J.B. Hunt Transport has filed a prospectus with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission for a new $350 million bond issue due July 15, 2022. The logistics company plans to use the...
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Fort Smith metro sees year-over-year job growth of 2% in July
Editor’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. Supporting sponsors of The Compass Report are Cox...
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The Supply Side: Anderson Merchandisers expands in Bentonville
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note:The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services...
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Loan delinquencies remain problems for Pinnacle Bank, Allied Bank
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comDespite a healthy banking climate across the nation and in Arkansas, recovery for some institutions has been slower than others. Pinnacle Bank of Rogers and...
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The Supply Side: Ranir to onshore some toothbrush manufacturing for Wal-Mart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note:The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services...
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Sam’s Club partners with TrueCar for member savings on car purchases
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAs part of the company’s pledge to do more more members, Sam’s Club is now offering assistance with car and truck purchases. The warehouse club giant announced...
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Expect low fuel prices and busy highways for the Labor Day weekend
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comAs gasoline prices move closer and maybe below the $2 a gallon price point, Arkansas and U.S. travelers are expected...
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Arkansas job growth pushes home sales up more than 8% for the year
Double-digit home sales growth in Northwest Arkansas helped drive an almost 9% home sales gain during July in the state’s four largest metro markets. For the first seven months of 2015, home sales in...
View ArticleOzarks Electric to include solar energy power in 2016
Today’s Power Inc. (TPI) has reached an agreement to provide a one-megawatt AC solar array for Ozarks Electric Cooperative of Fayetteville. Ozarks Electric plans to offer its members the opportunity to...
View ArticleDr. Satish Gaddam joins Sparks Neurology Center in Fort Smith
Dr. Satish Gaddam has joined Sparks Neurology Center located at 1504 Dodson Ave. in Fort Smith.Gaddam specializes in movement disorders and neuro-degenerative diseases including Parkinson’s Disease,...
View ArticleFormer Tyson Foods' employee pleads guilty to $551,343 wire fraud
Brenda Blair, 47, of Gentry and a former Tyson Foods' employee pleaded guilty to wire fraud of $551,343.52 on Friday (Sept. 4) in the U.S. District Court in Fayetteville.Federal Judge Timothy Brooks...
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Arkansas fuel pump prices begin to fall below the $2 mark
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comGas prices have dipped well below the $2 mark in most areas of state, and a number of locations in several isolated...
View ArticleStartup Junkie Consulting garners $1 million award
Fayetteville-based Startup Junkie Consulting announced Thursday (Sept. 10) the receipt of the U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Scale Up America award. This funding will provide $200,000 to the...
View ArticleUniversity of Arkansas enrollment increases nearly 2%
Enrollment figures at the University of Arkansas show the flagship campus has a total of 26,754 students for the fall semester, according to a preliminary enrollment snapshot taken Sept. 8.The total is...
View ArticleArvest surpasses the $1 billion mortgage loan milestone
Arvest Bank’s mortgage division originated more than $1 billion in mortgage loans, which includes both purchase money loans and refinance loans, for the 13th consecutive year.“The Arvest Bank team...
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The Supply Side: Wal-Mart contract changes still challenging suppliers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and...
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Rheem marks 45 years in Fort Smith, now focused on commercial air units
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comRetooling, river traffic, regulations and refrigerator manufacturers were part of the discussion Thursday (Sept. 10) when Rheem Air Conditioning’s General...
View ArticleFormer Fort Smith associate pastor pleads guilty to mail fraud, false tax return
Thomas James, a former associate pastor at St. James Missionary Baptist Church in Fort Smith, pleaded guilty on Thursday (Sept. 10) to one count of mail fraud and one count of making a false tax...
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