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Tyson shareholders rewarded with record prices
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been 50 years since the late Don Tyson and his father John W. took the family-owned poultry business public in April 1963.At the time, Tyson issued 100,000...
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Elliott resigns administrative post at NWACC
Wyley Elliott, vice president for public relations and development at NorthWest Arkansas Community College, resigned his position effective Feb. 15, according to a press notice released late Friday...
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Consumer spending trending flat in Arkansas
Consumer spending in Arkansas is trending almost flat, but overall Arkansas tax collections for the first seven months of the fiscal year totals $3.409 billion, or 3.7% higher than the same period in...
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Area building permit values down in January
The value of building permits in Fort Smith, Greenwood and Van Buren were a combined $12.886 million in January, down 2.93% compared to $13.275 million in January 2012. The decline in values continues...
View ArticleSparks Health part of federal healthcare initiative
Sparks Health System is one of 75 hospitals around the country selected by the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services to participate in a “Bundled Payments for Care Improvement Initiative” (BPCI)...
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Arkansas banker, developer Doyle Rogers dies
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.net Doyle Rogers, chairman of the board of Metropolitan National Bank and a highly successful real estate...
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Concept plans unveiled for Ben Geren aquatic park
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comResidents got a look at plans for the new Ben Geren Aquatic Center Monday night (Feb. 4) at the Sebastian County Courthouse. A group of more than 30 residents...
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Senators quiz officials on steel mill ‘superproject’
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Businessroby@talkbusiness.net Arkansas economic and finance leaders fielded more than two-and-a-half hours of questions from the Arkansas...
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Bank profit recovery shows progress in 2012
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe community banking sector across Northwest Arkansas held on to 14.5% more profits in 2012 than in the prior year. The group surveyed by The City Wire includes...
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NWA building pace rose sharply in 2012
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBuilding permit values across Northwest Arkansas rose 74% during 2012, as construction crews logged more hours and completed more jobs than in the prior two...
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Tyson Foods scores an 'A' on sustainable efforts
Tyson Foods Inc. received an “A” from the Global Reporting Initiative for its latest corporate social responsibility report, company officials announced today. The new sustainability report is the...
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Tyson declares dividend and sets new high
Tyson Foods’ board of directors has declared a cash dividend of 5 cents for each A share and 4 cents for the restricted B class shares. The dividend is payable on June 14 to shareholders of record at...
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NWA business community invested in good schools
story by Jamie Smithjsmith@thecitywire.comWhen students perform well in school, teachers and parents are naturally delighted but there’s another sector of society that is also pleased with the success:...
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NWA Dining Dialogue: Steve Clark’s chamber focus
Editor’s note: The Northwest Arkansas Dining Dialogue is sponsored by Powerhouse Seafood Grill & Restaurant, and managed by The City Wire. The Dining Dialogue delivers interviews with...
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NWA Beer: Start spreading the brews
story by Josh Taylor Souza special to The City WireFAYETTEVILLE — The pinnacle of the sporting world descended upon New Orleans this past weekend with the arrival of Super Bowl 47, smack dab in the...
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Mid-sized NWA bank profits return
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comCommunity banks come in all shapes and sizes but they share a common mission regardless of stature as these financial institutions provide commercial and...
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Coldwell Banker and Century 21 franchises merge
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comColdwell Banker Harris McHaney Faucette is joining forces with Century 21 Exclamation Realty in Bentonville to give both firms a larger footprint in the...
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USPS plans to cut Saturday mail delivery (Updated)
Editor's note: Updated to add comment from U.S. Sen. John Boozman, R-Ark., and comments from Sylvester Smith, Arkansas director of the National Federation of Independent Business.Wednesday’s...
View ArticleSummit Medical adds a hospitalists program
Summit Medical Center has added a new program to help serve the growing healthcare needs in Crawford County. Beginning in January, Summit Medical Center began a hospitalist program. Hospitalists are...
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UAFS ‘STEM’ students present posters in Little Rock
story info and photos submitted by the University of Arkansas at Fort SmithFour students from the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith were among a group of 90 from 14 higher education institutions...
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