ArcBest announces dividend, notes U-Pack award from Better Business Bureau
Fort Smith-based ArcBest has announced a quarterly cash dividend of six cents per share payable May 29 to shareholders of record on May 15.The company is set to report first quarter financials on...
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Fort Smith chamber holds expo and job fair, lobbies for trail tax vote
story and photos by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA gathering of 90 businesses and organizations based or active in the Fort Smith metro area participated Friday (May 1) in the “Path To...
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Plant A Seed event helps students, awards ‘exceptional’ people and groups
story and photos by Nancy Peevy, special to The City WireA crowd of 450 guests at the 12th annual “Plant a Seed Soiree” helped make possible NorthWest Arkansas Community College (NWACC) students’...
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Five Razorbacks selected in the 2015 NFL draft
The University of Arkansas had five student-athletes selected in the 2015 NFL Draft on Saturday, including four defensive players. It is the first time since 2008 that the Razorbacks have had five or...
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Thousands celebrate the official opening of Razorback Greenway
story by Rose Ann Pearce, and photos courtesy of the Northwest Arkansas Councilrapearce@thecitywire.comResidents of Northwest Arkansas celebrated Saturday alongside federal, state and local officials...
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A third political party can’t win
political analysis by Dr. Eric BakerEditor's note: This commentary is part of a collaboration between the University of Arkansas at Fort Smith and The City Wire to deliver an ongoing series of...
View ArticleThe argument for trail money
guest commentary by Drew Linder, a banker with First National Bank of Fort Smith and a chairman of the Trails and Greenways Steering CommitteeOpinions, commentary and other essays posted in this space...
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Steel Horse Rally draws more riders than expected, first year a success
Organizers of the inaugural Steel Horse Rally were hoping for at least 5,000 motorcycle riders the first year. The early estimate suggests they may have doubled that number.“We’ve looked a drone...
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ArcBest first-quarter profit ends seven year Q1 loss streak
First quarter net income of $745,000 for Fort Smith-based ArcBest was well below what the market expected, but it was the company’s first first-quarter profit for the first time in seven years and a...
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Chicken sales, Hillshire deal boost Tyson Foods’ quarterly income 32.5%...
story by Kim Souza and Michael Tilleyksouza@thecitywire.comEditor's note: Story updated with many changes and additions throughout.Tyson Foods is making good on its claim that the $8.5 billion...
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Wal-Mart makes more changes to U.S. management team
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comChanges continue at Walmart U.S. with CEO Greg Foran shaking up the status quo as part of a larger effort to streamline the reporting bureaucracy and improve...
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Arkansas’ tax revenue up 3.3% in first 10 months of fiscal year
Arkansas tax collections are up $172 million during the first 10 months of the fiscal year. That 3.3% gain over the same period in the previous fiscal year comes courtesy of slightly better than...
View ArticleHollowell, Wheeler join Fayetteville branch of First National Bank of NWA
Cole Hollowell has been named branch manager of the new Fayetteville branch of First National Bank of NWA, and Holly Wheeler has joined as a vice president and lender at the new branch.The new...
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Bentonville sets the stage for inaugural film festival
story by Brittany Ransombransom@thecitywire.comIt is an event unlike anything Northwest Arkansas has ever seen. Hosted by ARC Entertainment, Walmart, Coca-Cola and AMC Theatres, and chaired by Academy...
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UAFS students present four ideas to address community needs
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA teen center, Veteran’s job fair, connecting area youth with senior citizens and building a baseball field for children with disabilities were the four...
View ArticleVote FOR streets, and FOR trails
The City Wire editorialadmin@thecitywire.comThe City Wire encourages Fort Smith voters to renew the 1% street tax program for another 10 years, and to vote for using 5% of the street tax to fund...
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USA Truck ends seven years of Q1 losses with $1.116 million gain
First quarter net income for Van Buren-based USA Truck was $1.116 million, a big improvement over the $1.589 million loss in the first quarter of 2014, and the 10th consecutive quarter in which the...
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Huckabee on White House bid: ‘From Hope to higher ground’
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireWith a campaign theme of, “Hope to Higher Ground,” former Arkansas Gov. Mike Huckabee announced his second campaign for...
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Gov. Hutchinson to tour state with new ‘coding Arkansas’ future’ program
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comWith Gov. Asa Hutchinson in tow, the Arkansas School for Mathematics, Sciences and the Arts has announced that it will...
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Community Clinic planning new facility in Fayetteville to open in August
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comA new medical clinic to serve low income or uninsured families will open in August on West Martin Luther King Jr. Boulevard to serve residents in the...
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