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Scott Family Amazeum announces two new staff members
With the completion and opening of the Scott Family Amazeum less than three months away, the organization has ramped up its staff.Randy Graham has been named director of guest services, and Kelsey...
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Bank repossessions push April foreclosures to 18-month high
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comBanks taking back more homes across the country is the primary reason foreclosure filings rose 9% in April from a year ago. Irvine, Calif.,-based RealtyTrac...
View ArticleNWACC signs agreement with Missouri Southern
Dr. Evelyn Jorgenson, president of NorthWest Arkansas Community College, and Dr. Alan Marble, president of Missouri Southern University in Joplin, recently signed an agreement that will facilitate...
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Sam’s Club under pressure to do better, pushes out new strategy
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe retail sector reported mixed results this week and Bentonville-based Sam’s Club was among the losers – again. Sam’s Club CEO Rosalind Brewer also gave a...
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The Video Wire: Happy pigs and shoveling behind horses
A somewhat “sexier” Dawson Meadow talks about Bass Reeves, Arkansas’ healthy tourism sector, what really makes a pig happy and an erroneous report that Fort Smith Directors will clean up behind the...
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Gov. Hutchinson outlines $87 million bond deal, agency mergers
story by Wesley Brown and The City Wire staffwesbrocomm@gmail.comGov. Asa Hutchinson outlined an $87 million, 25-year bond issue that he will present to lawmakers at next week’s special session, but...
View ArticleDowntown Bentonville Inc. names new executive director
Monica Kumar has been selected to serve as the new executive director at Downtown Bentonville Inc. (DBI).Brenda Anderson, president of the DBI Board, announced the appointment Thursday (May 21) saying...
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Car-Mart reports nearly 40% annual earnings growth in fiscal year
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIt’s been a stellar year for used-car sales evidenced by the explosive growth of Bentonville-based America’s Car-Mart. The buy here, pay here car dealer reported...
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Fort Smith Mayor vetoes Board action changing city budgeting method
Fort Smith Mayor Sandy Sanders has vetoed an ordinance approved Tuesday (May 19) by the Fort Smith Board of Directors that changes how the city manages a more than $42 million general fund...
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Legislative consultant outlines advantages of Lockheed superproject
story by Roby Brock, a TCW content partner and owner of Talk Business & Politicsroby@talkbusiness.netAs part of the review process under Amendment 82, the state’s superproject amendment, lawmakers...
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‘Golden Fleece’ award, trade and highway bills part of Congressional work
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireAs lawmakers prepared for the Memorial Day recess, Congress faced several tough issues including highway funding and trade,...
View ArticleThe ties that bind software and social policy
The City Wire editorialadmin@thecitywire.comGovernor Asa Hutchinson successfully pushed a computer coding program for public schools during the recently concluded Legislative Session. Hutchinson seeks...
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Campus Concierge CEO named 2015 Young Entrepreneur of the Year
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comAt 25, Anna Morrison is an articulate entrepreneur running a successful and growing tutoring business blocks away from the University of Arkansas. She is...
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Northwest Arkansas sales tax revenue up almost 15% in May reports
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe four largest Northwest Arkansas cities reported a healthy sales tax revenue gain of 14.92% in their May reports. Three of the four cities’ sales tax receipts...
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Wal-Mart adding salaried managers to auto service centers
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart confirmed plans to add a salaried position of an assistant manager to each of its more than 2,500 Walmart Tire and Lube Express centers within its U.S....
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Recent reports show a decline in U.S. freight sector activity
First quarter numbers in the overall freight sector suggested a robust U.S. economy for 2015. But recent declines in the American Trucking Associations’ Index and the Cass Freight Index have resulted...
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JLTV appears at Capitol, Gov. Hutchinson promotes superproject deal
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comAs dozens of on-watchers took photos and “selfies” around a prototype of Lockheed Martin’s new Joint Light Tactical...
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Primary, fiscal session bills clear House Committee, stall with Senate panel
story by Michael Wilkey, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsmwilkey@talkbusiness.netA bill that would change the date of Arkansas’ presidential and party primaries, as well as the judicial general...
View ArticleCrossmark taps Mac Naughton for board seat
Former Wal-Mart executive Duncan Mac Naughton will join Crossmark’s board of directors, according to an internal announcement circulated at the retail marketing and merchandising firm that works...
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Drennen-Scott site in Van Buren to expand with funding from state grant
story by Janette Ballman, special to The City WireThe Drennen-Scott Historic Site in Van Buren has received a $367,000 grant from the Arkansas Natural and Cultural Resources Council and will begin work...
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