Gov. Beebe, AEDC seed innovation hub with $575,000
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netGov. Mike Beebe, Rep. Warwick Sabin, D-Little Rock, and AEDC director Grant Tennille revealed a...
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U.S. Chamber exec warns against overregulation of energy industry
story by Roby Brock, with Talk Business, a content partner with The City Wireroby@talkbusiness.netA U.S. Chamber of Commerce official warned an Arkansas audience that overregulation of fracking...
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Five Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial startups to watch in 2014
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: The City Wire has consulted with people closely affiliated with Northwest Arkansas entrepreneurial programs to compile a list of the five...
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Wal-Mart to invest $1.8 billion in Mexico expansion
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart’s Mexican business unit, Walmex, did not have much to cheer about last year, as comp sales throughout Mexico were down between 2% and 4% every month....
View ArticlePeco Foods closes on Batesville poultry plant
Peco Foods Inc. has acquired Townsends’ poultry plant, feed mill and hatchery in Batesville. Peco also said it will purchase selected inventories, according to an announcement by Mark Hickman, CEO of...
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Business group questions need for a third Fort Smith high school
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comPlans for a third Fort Smith high school are coming under more scrutiny after a Monday (Feb. 24) school board meeting in which a group of concerned residents...
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The Supply Side: E-commerce is an underrated opportunity for CPG sector
Editor’s note: The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services to retailers. The Supply Side is...
View ArticleData breach dings Target finances
The holiday season was brutal for many retailers, but Target also was hit hard from the massive data breach during the height of the holiday shopping season, a situation still unfolding.Target said...
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Arkansas’ entrepreneurial network expands to central Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe growth of entrepreneurial programs and financing support seen in recent years in Northwest Arkansas may soon be repeated in central Arkansas. More than 300...
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Arkansas’ tourism tax collections set new record in 2013
Revenue from Arkansas’ 2% tourism tax set a record in 2013 by reaching $12.716 million, and the state’s tourism chief is predicting that 2014 could be even better for Arkansas’ tourism and travel...
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No explanation given for sudden departure of CEO of O.K. Foods
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comO.K. Foods is under new leadership after the resignation of CEO Paul Fox, but the company is keeping quiet as to why Fox may have left the company.Donna...
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The Supply Side: Plug Power gets economic jolt from Wal-Mart order
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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XNA resilient through winter disruption, still after low-cost carrier
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThousands of December and January flight cancellations around the country because of winter weather did not have a negative impact on travel out of the Northwest...
View ArticleWindstream net income rises despite falling revenue
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partnerDespite declining overall revenues, Windstream Corp. saw its bottom line improve as cost savings and strategic growth areas boosted its fourth quarter and...
View ArticleCondoleezza Rice to speak in Fayetteville
Condoleezza Rice, former U.S. secretary of state under President George W. Bush, will speak at 7 p.m. Wednesday, March 5, in Barnhill Arena at the University of Arkansas.The lecture is free, open to...
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Siloam Springs next stop for Goodwill Industries’ Arkansas expansion
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comGoodwill Industries of Arkansas continues its aggressive growth next month as it opens its eighth Northwest Arkansas location location in Siloam Springs on...
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January home sales up 6.55% in Arkansas’ top four metro markets
Arkansas’ residential real estate sector ended 2013 on a good note and the miserable winter weather of January was not enough to slow the pace of home sales in the state’s four largest markets.The...
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NWA construction sector gets boost from Walton family project
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comJanuary was laced with some bitterly cold, snowy days but city permit offices across the region report steady activity in residential building and a smattering...
View ArticleCentennial Bank receives Raymond James Community Bank Cup honor
Home Bancshares, parent company of Centennial Bank, is among the top community banks to comprise the 2013 Raymond James Community Bankers Cup Winners, announced Thursday (Feb. 27).There were 302...
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The Friday Wire: Upstarts and the Hillary and Huckabee show
Watching some upstarts continue their startup, the potential contest between Hillary and Huckabee and a power boost for a Wal-Mart supplier are part of the Northwest Arkansas Friday Wire for Feb....
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