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‘Kickin' Up the Dust’ gala comes with a challenge: ‘Let's get this museum...
story and photos by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comIt was a step back into the days of the Old Wild West on Saturday (March 14) evening, for guests of the U.S. Marshals Stampede, inaugural...
View ArticleButterfield Trail Village opening two new facilities
Butterfield Trail Village recently opened a new aquatic center with pool, fitness and spa facilities, and a new assisted living cottage on its 44-acre campus in Northwest Arkansas. Butterfield is a...
View ArticleGeorgia O’Keeffe’s exhibit to feature new acquisition by Crystal Bridges
Crystal Bridges Museum of American Art has recently acquired Georgia O’Keeffe’s Jimson Weed/ White Flower No. 1, (1932, oil on canvas), which will debut in a focused exhibition, Georgia O’Keeffe: See...
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J.B. Hunt executives cash in after strong corporate profits in 2014
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comLogistics giant J.B. Hunt Transport Services posted healthy revenue and profits in 2014 which translated to hefty bonuses for the company’s top executives,...
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‘Innovation Summit’ geared to help manufacturers better use technology
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comCentral Arkansas will play host next month to a two-day, first-of-its-kind Arkansas Manufacturing Innovation Summit...
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Plan moves forward to update Fort Smith mobile food truck, food court rules
Rules providing a one-year permit and flexibility in the number of moves in that year were some of the preferred ideas supported by members of the Fort Smith Planning Commission toward a new ordinance...
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Active new home market pushes up Northwest Arkansas real estate price
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRising prices and a more than 9% gain in home sales is the emerging early trend in Benton and Washington counties.Agents sold 928 homes in the first two months...
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Fort Smith area homes sales off to strong start in 2015
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe possibility of rising interest rates, easier loan requirements and rising rental costs are helping to nudge more first-time homebuyers into the market, a...
View ArticleIn defense of Sen. Cotton
commentary by John Burris, courtesy of Talk Business & PoliticsJohnburris@capitoladvisorsgroup.comOpinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space are wholly the view of the author(s)....
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Troubled Rep. Harris quits chairman post, workforce bill approved
story by Michael Wilkey, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsmwilkey@talkbusiness.netA House legislator facing questions in an adoption scandal resigned his committee leadership post Monday...
View ArticleHiring to begin for Parrot Island Waterpark
Officials with Parrot Island Waterpark announced Tuesday (March 17) the start of hiring 100-150 part-time employees for the aquatics facility now under construction at Ben Geren Regional Park.The...
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Labor numbers positive for Arkansas in January, jobless rate dips to 5.6%
Labor market numbers moved in the right direction for Arkansas during January, with the number of employed up more than 3%, the workforce size up more than 2% and unemployment down 13.09%.Arkansas’...
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Wal-Mart’s grocery division undergoes another management shift
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comGrocery is a business of thin margins but it is about 56% of Wal-Mart’s total annual U.S. sales. Getting it right is of the upmost importance to Walmart U.S. CEO...
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Gov. Hutchinson talks workforce training, review of child welfare system
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netKeeping with his campaign rhetoric, Gov. Asa Hutchinson met with reporters on Tuesday to tout...
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Fort Smith Board votes to table sewer rate hike, seek more info
Efforts by Fort Smith city staff to move quickly on a plan to raise sewer rates to pay for federally-mandated system improvements hit a snag when City Director Tracy Pennartz successfully moved during...
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2015 The Compass Conference to focus on downtown Fort Smith
The 2015 Compass Conference will focus on downtown Fort Smith development, with the soon-to-be-renovated Masonic Temple to provide a unique venue and format for sixth annual event.“Banking on Downtown...
View ArticleNorthwest Health System invests in new neonatal center in Bentonville
Northwest Health System will soon begin construction on a Neonatal Intensive Care Unit within its Bentonville hospital campus as part of a $3 million investment in local hospital updates, according to...
View ArticleJBU names Swearingen dean, director of the ‘Teaching and Learning Center’
Dr. Carla Swearingen has been named the dean of faculty development and director of the Teaching and Learning Center at John Brown University in Siloam Springs.She will assume her new role on July 1....
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Severance tax collections dip as drillers cut spending in Arkansas
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comAs natural gas drillers and oilfield equipment firms continue to cut their capital spending in the Fayetteville Shale,...
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Convenience store format booms, more growth in Northwest Arkansas
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWith around 60 convenience stores in the two-county area of Northwest Arkansas, one might think that’s enough. But c-store operators Kum & Go and Casey’s...
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