Alma native to head state Labor Department
Alma-native Ricky Belk has been named director of the Arkansas Labor Department. Belk’s appointment was one of several announced Thursday (Jan. 24) by Gov. Mike Beebe. Belk, 56, serves on the Arkansas...
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Arkansas home sales, values rise during 2012
Editor’s note: This is the December 2012 report of The City Wire’s Arkansas Home Sales Report. The report, released monthly, accounts for between 70% and 75% of total Arkansas home sales.Although the...
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Arkansans form private real estate fund
Dewitt Smith, who managed Cooper Communities and Cooper Realty Investments during its amazing growth phase, has joined forces with three other real estate and business moguls to form CapRocq Core, the...
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Rowland joins Benefit Bank as VP of commercial lending
Fort Smith-based Benefit Bank announced Thursday (Jan. 24) that Jill Rowland has joined the bank as vice president of commercial lending. Rowland is an experienced commercial loan officer who has...
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January sales tax revenue rises
The four largest cities in Northwest Arkansas posted healthy gains in January sales tax receipts. Total revenue received by the cities of Fayetteville, Springdale, Rogers and Bentonville was $4.161...
View ArticleBank of the Ozarks buys North Carolina bank
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partner Little Rock-based Bank of the Ozarks has entered into a definitive agreement to acquire The First National Bank of Shelby in Shelby, N.C. According to...
View ArticleSchmeiding caregiver program opens in Fort Smith
The University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences (UAMS) and the Donald W. Reynolds Foundation on Thursday (Jan. 24) formally opened the Schmieding Home Caregiver Training Program in Fort Smith. The...
View Article‘Battle at the Fort’ brings dollars to the area
The Fort Smith Juniors Volleyball Club (FSJ) will host its annual “Battle at the Fort” volleyball tournament during the next two weekends (Jan. 26-27, and Feb. 1-2), and bring thousands of visitors to...
View ArticleProMed Cooper Clinic moving to Phoenix Professional Building
After 14 years at their current location, ProMed Cooper Clinic on Zero street is moving to 4600 Towson Avenue, Suite 101-N.Located near the corner of Towson and Phoenix Avenue in the Phoenix...
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First National Bank of Fort Smith announces promotions
First National Bank of Fort Smith employees Mistii Elmore, Courtney Franklin, Mike Moore, William Ricks, Daysi Rosales, Brad Walker and Zac Werley have been promoted. Elmore, previously served as...
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Bentonville - Bella Vista Chamber selects new CEO
The Bentonville/Bella Vista Chamber of Commerce selected Dana Davis as its CEO and president. Davis was formerly the president and CEO of the Southlake Texas Chamber of Commerce, a position he held for...
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Tourism tax numbers up in Fort Smith, Van Buren
There was no slow down in tourism and business travel in the Fort Smith and Van Buren areas during the late fall, with Fort Smith tourism tax collections on a pace to double the budgeted 2012 growth...
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Sen. Hendren to push CNG, energy policy research
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comSen. Jim Hendren, R-Gravette, is eager to push plans and ideas he says could result in greatly reduced energy costs for state and local governments and...
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Tyson shareholders to convene this week
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.com Tyson Foods CEO Donnie Smith and his executive circle will no doubt be smiling when they face shareholders this Friday morning (Feb. 1) at the company’s annual...
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Mimi's Cafe sale pending
Bob Evans Farms Inc. announced the sale of its Mimi's Cafe restaurant chain to Dallas-based LeDuff America Inc. Mimi's Cafe is a French-inspired casual dining restaurant with 145 locations in 24...
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Hospital officials discuss 2013 ‘significant impacts’
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comOfficials with three large hospital operations in Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas don’t dispute a report on 2013 “significant impacts” on doctors and...
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$1.1 billion steel mill lands in Arkansas (Updated)
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.netArkansas landed its first official "superproject" as Big River Steel announced plans to construct a $1.1...
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Wal-Mart limits ammo sales
Walmart Stores across the country began limiting the sale of ammunition to three boxes per customer per day as consumer demand as outpaced supplies in recent weeks."We instituted this policy Jan. 24...
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‘Home office’ has a literal meaning for some suppliers
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comWhen people in the Wal-Mart supplier community refer to the “home office,” most of the time they are speaking of the Wal-Mart General Home Office — the large,...
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Steel mill plant could boost state GDP by $236 million
A quick study of the potential long-term economic impact of the planned $1.1 billion steel mill in Northeast Arkansas suggests that the operation could eventually boost Arkansas’ GDP by $236 million a...
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