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Retailers gear up for holiday showdown
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe back-to-school sales are not even in books yet and retailers from Wal-Mart to Toys R Us are already unveiling new incentives to woo holiday shoppers....
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Wal-Mart suppliers get tutorial on SPARC 2.0
Story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comDozens of retail product suppliers received a 45-minute overview and brief tutorial Thursday morning (Aug 22) on Wal-Mart’s new merchandise efficiency tool...
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Rep. Mullin: Arkansas River locks in poor shape (Updated)
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comIt was a meeting that ranged from sequestration to the Affordable Care Act to the federal budget deficit and U.S. Rep. Markwayne Mullin, R-Westville, who...
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U.S. Manufacturing Summit 'just a start'
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comSome of the most influential business and public policy leaders in the country took the stage today in Orlando, at Wal-Mart's U.S. Manufacturing Summit to...
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Beebe: Wal-Mart onshoring push ‘has a lot of legs’
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comOn the opening day of a Wal-Mart-sponsored manufacturing summit, Gov. Mike Beebe met with officials from two Asian-based electronics manufacturing...
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Fort Smith tax revenue falls for fourth month
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NWA cities report sales tax revenue gains
Sales tax revenue in Northwest Arkansas’s largest cities continues to rise with solid collections reported in August. Spending across the region is up from last year despite fickle consumer behavior...
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High-level UA vice chancellor fired
The University of Arkansas announced late Friday (Aug. 23) that John Diamond, the associate vice chancellor of university relations, has been fired. His dismissal is another surprise in the...
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25-30 attend ‘open carry’ handgun walk in Fort Smith
A widely watched “open carry” walk held Saturday morning (Aug. 24) in Fort Smith was an event the organizers were hoping would not end with a bang. And it didn’t. Between 25 and 30 people, most with a...
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More help needed to review campaign finance reports
story from Talk Business, a TCW content partner Most Arkansans would probably be surprised to learn that when a candidate files a campaign finance report, there is not a clear process to review their...
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NWA banking sector posts bigger profits
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBanks across Benton and Washington counties posted wider profits through the first half of 2013, compared to last year, but it could be 2015 before profit levels...
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Crawford County may soon adopt leave time plan
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comCould the fight over the donation of leave time in Crawford County be coming to an end? It appears so, according to Justice of the Peace Stanley Clark, who...
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Optimism up for residential space in downtown Fort Smith
story by Ryan Saylorrsaylor@thecitywire.comDowntown Fort Smith, an area once described as rundown with gutted buildings and others in disrepair, has recently been experiencing a re-birth, of sorts, but...
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Tyson stock tumbles on downgrade
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comInvestors of Tyson Foods got cold feet on Monday (Aug. 26) amid concerns of steep production increases that will most certainly pressure poultry margins in the...
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UA releases details on firing of John Diamond
University of Arkansas officials on Monday defended the sudden decision to end the employment of Associate Vice Chancellor of University Relations John Diamond, with UA Chancellor G. David Gearhart...
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NWA lures new restaurants despite mixed U.S. data
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIn the past six weeks 8 permits have been filed with the state health department for new restaurants looking to locate in Northwest Arkansas. Cracker Barrel,...
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Fort Smith area jobless rate falls in July
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NWA jobless rate rises to 5.9% in July
The Northwest Arkansas jobless rate rose to 5.9% in July, the third consecutive monthly rate increase and proof that not even one of the healthiest regions in the country is immune from the whims of a...
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MBA demand creates supply issue for Walton College
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comNot only is the management of product and people related to supply and demand part of the curriculum at the University of Arkansas’ Walton College, it’s...
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Arkansas officials discuss immigration impact, politics
story by Ryan Saylor and Roby Brockrsaylor@thecitywire.comA recent report from the Bureau of Labor Statistics shows a rise in the percentage of foreign-born workers in the American labor force and it's...
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