Enplanements still positive at XNA and Fort Smith, down in Little Rock
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View ArticleWal-Mart awards $450,000 to the Northwest Arkansas Council
The Northwest Arkansas Council received a $450,000 grant from Wal-Mart to foster economic development, diversity and inclusion in the local community. The gift was presented in conjunction with the...
View ArticleUA received $1.9 million from Walton Family Foundation
The Walton Family Foundation announced a $1.9 million grant to the University of Arkansas Foundation and the College of Education and Health Professions. This gift will help furnish teachers and...
View ArticleArvest Asset Management promotes Steve Burkhead
Arvest Asset Management promoted Steve Burkhead to location manager in Springdale. Burkhead began his career with Arvest Asset Management two years ago as a service manager. Before then, he worked 24...
View ArticleOK Foods denies allegation of interfering with a union vote
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comFort Smith-based OK Foods has denied accusations leveled by the National Labor Relations Board that it interfered with a union vote at its Heavener, Okla.,...
View ArticleNorthwest Arkansas sales tax revenue declines in June report
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comConsumers reined in spending across Northwest Arkansas in April which set sales tax revenue collections in the most recent report back 2.8% among the combined...
View ArticleYoung to join Cooper Clinic Foot Health Center
Dr. Evan Young will join Dr. Kent Magrini at the Cooper Clinic Foot Health Center and begin accepting patients on July 7.Young earned his Doctor of Podiatric Medicine degree at the Scholl College of...
View ArticleMosley Title to change name to Waco Title
On July 1, Mosley Title Company will officially change its name to Waco Title. In 2006, Mosley Title joined WACO and the name change completes the transition and helps to further unite the Waco teams...
View ArticleArkansas personal income slows; state farms hit by falling crop prices
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comPersonal income fell 0.2% in the first quarter as earnings for Arkansas workers failed to keep pace with inflation and Arkansas farms lost more than $1 billion,...
View ArticleHome sales up almost 4% through May in Arkansas’ four largest markets
Of home sales in Arkansas’ four largest metro markets, the Fort Smith region is the surprise leader with the best percentage growth for the first five months of the year. And although the Northwest...
View ArticleShepard eager to push growth priorities with new Arvest bank role
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comBicycling helps keep him fit and trim, but on the June afternoon of the interview Rodney Shepard appeared tired, possibly a result of trying to meet...
View ArticleAmazon’s hope of drone delivery struck down by FAA
Online retail giant Amazon had high hopes of using mechanical drones to deliver small packages to its vast customer base. But, the Federal Aviation Administration released a memo this week that strikes...
View ArticleTV consumers evaluating their cable, satellite choices and spending
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comCable is not a utility bill but in the average household but about $120 is forked over each month for a plethora of channels that are getting watched less and...
View ArticleEnergy exec says understanding new EPA rules ‘another level of hell’
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comA representative of the state’s largest electric utility on Wednesday compared the Environmental Protection Agency’s new far-reaching guidelines to reduce...
View ArticleEureka Pizza signs Fort Smith company as exclusive box provider
Craig Box of Fort Smith announced Wednesday (June 25) that it had inked a five-year deal with Eureka Pizza to be its exclusive pizza box provider.The deal extends an already-established relationship...
View ArticleMultifamily, Amazeum project lift area building permits higher in May
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThere was no shortage of new building projects taking shape in May among the region’s four largest cities. Bentonville, Rogers, Springdale and Fayetteville...
View ArticleArvest promotes Ludwick
Arvest Bank named Zane Ludwick as a vice president. He is a commercial banker working from the Joyce Boulevard location in Fayetteville.Ludwick joined Arvest Bank in 2008, starting as a credit analyst....
View ArticleBlueinGreen adds two new executives
Clete Brewer, CEO of BlueInGreen announced the hiring of Roy Pearson as vice president of manufacturing and Greg Gaffney was appointed as regional sales manager at the Fayetteville firm.Pearson will be...
View ArticleThe Supply Side: Wal-Mart works to reduce higher inventory levels
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...
View ArticleKosmo Kooler wins innovation award, helps keep Fort Smith plant open
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt is a story of recovery and growth at Riverbend Industries in Fort Smith, according to CEO Ron Embree.It was just last year that Embree said the company had...
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