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Wal-Mart wages rise $200 million to add more store employees
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAn area Wal-Mart is most hammered on by media and unions is the reduction in employees per store – especially when the retailer’s customer ratings are mixed and...
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Arkansas operations not changed in Kinder Morgan $70 billion deal
story by Wesley Brownwesbrocomm@gmail.comHouston-based Kinder Morgan’s $70 billion tax-friendly deal to bring all of its energy assets under one corporate umbrella and stock symbol will not have an...
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Dollar store wars rev up with Dollar General bid for Family Dollar
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comDollar General CEO Rick Dreiling and Board of Directors have entered a bidding war for rival Family Dollar with a $9.7 billion offer announced Monday (Aug. 18.)....
View ArticleHackers swipe patient data from Community Health Systems
Editor's note: Updated to note that Community Health Systems' hospitals in the Fort Smith area were not part of the data hack.Northwest Health Systems and Willow Creek Women’ facility in Northwest...
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Arkansas worforce, employment numbers decline in July
Arkansas’ July jobless rate of 6.2% is well below the 7.7% of July 2013, but the decline of more than 26,000 in the state’s labor force and an employment decline of almost 6,000 in the year-over-year...
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Northwest Arkansas home sales keep steady pace, prices increase
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAn unseasonably pleasant summer in Northwest Arkansas, expanding job base and growing population have helped keep home sales stable against last year’s stellar...
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Crawford, Sebastian county home sales remain on positive track
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comHome sales in the Fort Smith area continue to show growth year to date, with Crawford County's sales volume up 40.25% and Sebastian County sales volume up...
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Employment continues to return to Trane’s Fort Smith plant
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt was just four years ago that Trane laid off more than 200 at its Fort Smith facility, but production has returned and with it, so have many of the jobs...
View ArticleWal-Mart reports Disney DVD rush amid Amazon dispute
Amazon recently removed the pre-ordering option for several DVD releases of Walt Disney Co. over a pricing dispute. But competitor Wal-Mart wasted no time in promoting pre-orders for the same films...
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Wal-Mart’s low price fixation leads to new private label
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores, a self-proclaimed low cost retailer, is investing in a new private label brand aimed at wooing bottom-dollar customers from ALDI and Dollar...
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Foster joins Arvest Bank in Berryville
Don Foster has joined Arvest Bank in Berryville as a community lender.Foster joins Arvest Bank after 25 years with Tyson Foods and is the owner and operator of a broiler and cattle farm in Green...
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Freight reports point to moderate U.S. economic growth for rest of 2014
Three broad reports note year-over-year tonnage and expenditure increases during July and the second quarter of 2014 in the U.S. freight industry, and suggest continued modest growth in the overall...
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Dollar store segment consolidation likely to put pressure on Wal-Mart
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart Stores management has expressed no public interest in acquiring Family Dollar, which has takeover offers from Dollar Tree and Dollar General. The lack...
View ArticleHighland Pellets to build $130 million plant in Pine Bluff
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireHighland Pellets LLC, an Arkansas company, will build a $130 million, 500,000 metric ton wood pellet facility in Pine Bluff...
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Northwest Arkansas hospitality tax revenue sets quarterly record
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMore visitor traffic in Northwest Arkansas’ four largest cities helped push hospitality tax collections up 7% in the second quarter, compared to year-ago...
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Arvest files suit against former bank president Dennis Smiley
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comArvest Bank filed suit against its former bank president, H. Dennis Smiley Jr., his wife Cynthia and their business interest, Design for the Home LLC. The...
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Car-Mart reports dip in quarterly income on higher revenue
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comAmerica’s Car-Mart management says its work to stem the onslaught on competition is paying off as the buy here, pay here used car company posted quarterly...
View ArticleTyson again extends the Hillshire tender deadline
Tyson Foods has again extended the period for its tender offer to buy Hillshire Brands at $63 per share.The new deadline is Aug. 26, and was extended as the food companies work through antitrust issues...
View ArticleHorses for Healing seeks volunteers
Horses for Healing (HFH) seeks volunteers across Northwest Arkansas to help make a positive difference in the lives of children with special needs across the region. HFH’s next session begins Sept. 16....
View ArticleFamily Dollar rejects Dollar General offer
Dollar General has been jilted by Family Dollar as the discounter has opted to hold firm with Dollar Tree’s $8.5 billion deal.Family Dollar’s board cites “significant antitrust issues” related to the...
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