Arvest Bank to build new branch in Gentry
Arvest Bank will host a groundbreaking ceremony to mark the start of construction on a new branch location in Gentry. The new branch site is located at at 320 East Main Street and the groundbreaking...
View ArticleBen E. Keith to add 74 jobs in $60 million North Little Rock expansion
story from Talk Business, a content partner with The City WireFood distributor Ben E. Keith announced more detailed plans to expand its North Little Rock facility with a $60 million,...
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Arvest Bank denies its agents signed on behalf of Smiley loans
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comArvest Bank has responded to the Benton County Circuit Court in the countersuit filed by First National Bank of Fort Smith, and in the response denies that it...
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Retail sales flatten in April against March, surge year-over-year
Consumers tempered their spending in April despite weather improvements, as retail sales remained flat against stronger March spending patterns, according the National Retail Federation. April retail...
View ArticleCaldwell named to new position for Catapult office in Bentonville
Behavior-based marketing services agency Catapult has named Scott Caldwell as the senior vice president, and that he will be based in Bentonville and report to Heidi Froseth, executive vice president...
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Mercy conducts ‘virtual groundreaking’ for new telemedicine center
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFor Mercy patients in the Fort Smith and Northwest Arkansas areas, the next trip to the doctors office may not include shaking the doctors hand. Instead, the...
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Small business sector senses recovery, furniture tides rise
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe small business sector has languished in the ongoing economic recovery well behind big business that has pushed Wall Street stocks to new highs this year. But...
View ArticleWal-Mart, Schneider agree to $21 million wage and hour settlement
Wal-Mart Stores Inc. and Schneider Logistics Inc., have agreed to a settlement for $21 million for federal and state-level wage and hour violations committed at a Walmart warehouse facility in western...
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Tyson Foods, Syntroleum burning through cash with Dynamic Fuels plant
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe $150 million Dynamic Fuels plant in Geismar, La., jointly owned by Tyson Foods and Syntroleum Fuels came online in November 2010, but has failed to live up...
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The Supply Side: Harnessing Big Data for supply chain efficiency
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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New national trucking industry lobbyist familiar with Arkansas
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comChris Spear, the new chief of legislative affairs for the active American Trucking Associations’, has Arkansas connections and his former Arkansas boss...
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Dean hired for osteopathic college; opening could happen a year earlier
When Kyle Parker recently said progress was “moving quickly” on the establishment of a $58 million medical college in Fort Smith, he wasn’t kidding. The Arkansas Colleges of Health Education announced...
View ArticleBuster named Arvest community lender in Gravette
Arvest Bank has named Eric Buster as a community lender in the bank’s Gravette branch.Buster has worked for Arvest Bank for the past two years. He began in Arvest’s customer service center and worked...
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Whirlpool contamination worse in some areas than previously stated
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comAn area of highly contaminated soil at the former Whirlpool manufacturing facility has the company's environmental consultants proposing not just chemical...
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Retailers, brands move to ‘multiple touch points’ amid digital age
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comKen Nisch, chairman of JGA, has designed brick-and-mortar retail stores for nearly 40 years. He said digital is and will continue to transform the retail...
View ArticleAuxiliary at Northwest Medical Bentonville garners award
The volunteer auxiliary of Northwest Medical Center – Bentonville won the American Hospital Associations (AHA) award for volunteer excellence for their “Sock-It-To-Me” program collecting over 2,000...
View ArticleWal-Mart to hire 95 for new Farmington store
Wal-Mart plans to fill up to 95 new jobs being created at its Neighborhood Market in Farmington that is slated to open this summer.A temporary hiring center has opened inside the Walmart Supercenter...
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Foreclosure activity trends lower in Northwest Arkansas, Fort Smith area
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe foreclosure train is slowing across the Natural State, particularly in Benton County, that once led in the number of distressed homes. Irvine, Calif.,-based...
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Wal-Mart income, comp sales down in the first fiscal quarter (Updated)
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note: Story updated with additions and changes throughout.Officials with Wal-Mart Stores Inc. said bad weather and a currency exchange rate were...
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Fort Smith area home sales up for the year
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCrawford County posted its first drop in real estate sales for the year, while Sebastian County posted its largest increase so far for the year. But according...
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