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Arkansas’ large market home sales up 11.06%
Home sales in Arkansas continue to paint a picture of an improving economy in three of the state’s four largest metro areas, with the Fort Smith region seeing a decline in home sales for the first four...
View ArticleAward winners named for Fort Smith Partners In Education
The Fort Smith Public School District Partners In Education program held its annual banquet on Thursday (May 29) and announced its partnership award winners. The Norma Shaffer Partnership of the Year...
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Former Sam’s Club execs talk club history
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSam’s Club operates in the shadow Wal-Mart Stores Inc., but if it were a stand-alone business, the warehouse club that posted $56.4 billion in revenue last year...
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Entrepreneur Mo Elliott's ‘Fayettechill’ keeps growing
story by Josh Taylor Souza special to The City WireYou would never mistake Mo Elliott for a white-collar big-board, business exec, but make no mistake about it, the wunderkind owner/founder of...
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First quarter Arkansas bank income up 30.6%
A reduction in real estate holdings and the monetary value of problem loans is the top reason why Arkansas bank income was up more than 30% during the first quarter of 2013. The 126 financial...
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Car-Mart adds new dealership in Grove
America's Car-Mart Inc.opened its 125th dealership on Friday (May 31). The newest location is in Grove, Okla., and is the first new store to open in the company’s fiscal 2014 year. Car-Mart continues...
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Tyson acquires assets of ethnic food company
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comTyson Foods Inc. on Monday continued to accelerate the expansion of its value-added foods portfolio acquiring of the assets of Circle Foods. This deal is in line...
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UALR unveils ‘game changer’ analytics center
Arkansas Gov. Mike Beebe and officials with the University of Arkansas at Little Rock announced Monday (June 3) the opening of a more than $5 million analytics center that is being labeled a “game...
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Dental office chains expanding in Arkansas
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comWhat used to be a business of locally-owned and operated dental clinics in cities small and large alike is transforming into corporate-structured operations...
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14,000 Wal-Mart employees gather in Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe world’s largest retailer does things in a big way, and its annual shareholder week is certainly no exception.Roughly 14,000 are expected to fill Bud Walton...
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Finances improve for Arkansas’ unemployment fund
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netNearly two years after the state’s unemployment insurance (UI) trust fund found itself $360 million in...
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Wal-Mart hopes to woo consumers with ‘fresh’ guarantee
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comFresh is the sexiest consumable category in grocery today, according to New Market Builders CEO Carol Spieckerman, so it’s no surprise that Wal-Mart is upping...
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Wal-Mart granted restraining order against union
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart was a granted a temporary restraining order against the United Food and Commercial Workers International Union and its affiliate OUR Walmart by a Benton...
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Arkansas tax revenue up, consumer spending flat
Tax collections are up almost 5% in Arkansas for the first 11 months of the fiscal year, with the numbers presenting an uncertain trend with respect to consumer spending. For the first 11 months of...
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Four insurers sign up for Arkansas health exchange
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.net Four insurance carriers submitted letters of intent to participate in Arkansas forthcoming health...
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Workplace mental health focus a growing issue
story by Ben Pollock, special to The City WireWith depression reported as a leading cause of lost productivity in the United States, a new initiative encourages companies to invest in their workforce...
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Workforce numbers improving in Franklin County
story and photos by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIn an otherwise bleak economic climate during the last several years, Franklin County appears to stand out from the crowd. Not only has...
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Lavaca native new CEO at Hot Springs Chamber
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerTalk to Jim Fram and you’ll come away with the first impression that this guy knows what he’s doing. The new Greater Hot Springs Chamber of Commerce...
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Gerber expansion could add 90 jobs in Fort Smith
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comMore jobs are expected to come to Fort Smith thanks to continued expansion at the Gerber plant on the city's north side. In fact, the company, which is...
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Kruithof joins Arvest Bank Benton County
Arvest Bank announced that Cynthia Kruithof accepted the role of senior human resources manager in Benton County.For the past 13 years, Kruithof worked at Arvest Bank in Fort Smith as a senior vice...
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