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Things you may not have known: Wal-Mart Stores Inc.
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comMuch like an iceberg, the part of Wal-Mart visible to most is a small part of what makes up the global retailer based in the small Arkansas town of...
View ArticleHutchinson names new Workforce Investment Board, makes other appointments
Gov. Asa Hutchinson on Tuesday (June 2) announced the following appointments, including appointments to the Arkansas Workforce Development Board (Act 907/SB 791), which replaced the Arkansas Workforce...
View ArticleWalton Arts Center receives $500,000 from General Mills
The Walton Arts Center received $500,000 from General Mills toward the nonprofit’s expansion and renovation of its Fayetteville center.The total cost of the 30,000 square foot expansion and other...
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Fort Smith Board fails to override veto, votes to lower pension multiplier
A lengthy and at times tense Fort Smith Board of Directors meeting Tuesday night (June 2) was the result of an attempt to override a mayoral veto, and a vote on reducing benefits for a Fort Smith...
View ArticleArkansas Libertarians submit 15,709 signatures for 2016 election cycle
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireThe Libertarian Party of Arkansas submitted 15,709 signatures to the secretary of state’s office Tuesday – far more than the...
View ArticleCoach Malzahn to speak in Fort Smith at Union Christian event
Auburn football Head Coach and Fort Smith native Gus Malzahn will speak June 12 at an event hosted by Union Christian Academy.Malzahn is a 1984 graduate of Fort Smith Christian High School, which is...
View ArticleAltes resigns Sebastian County JP post, Hutchinson to name replacement
Denny Altes has resigned his elected position on the Sebastian County Quorum Court to focus on his full-time job in Little Rock as the state’s drug director. The resignation also nullifies the need for...
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Wal-Mart says it's listening to employees, makes several store changes
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe new Walmart U.S. executive team told more than 3,000 employees that it’s listening to their concerns. In response to thousands of emails Walmart U.S. CEO...
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Lindsey company looks to buy, develop Razorback Park Golf Course
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comA proposed new Lindsey development in northwest Fayetteville couldn’t clear the first hurdle in the process when the city’s Parks and Recreation Advisory...
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Wal-Mart offers a peek at robot grocery pickers and other innovations
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comIf there is a measure for how focused Wal-Mart is on using technology to dig deeper into the pockets of consumers, this may be it: 2,500 Wal-Mart employees at...
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Beautify Fort Smith, Smreker recognized for interstate interchange work
About 55 people gathered Wednesday morning (June 3) near the Interstate 540 and Rogers Avenue interchange in Fort Smith to recognize Beautify Fort Smith’s success in gathering fiscal and physical...
View ArticleAs good as it gets
guest commentary by Daniel MaherEditor’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...
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The Supply Side: Atlas Technology acquired by Advantage Sales & Marketing
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comEditor’s note:The Supply Side section of The City Wire focuses on the companies, organizations, issues and individuals engaged in providing products and services...
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The Video Wire: Mountain Dew and Mulberry Mountain music
Commentary on obesity in Arkansas, red eyes and good music at Wakarusa, activities at the Harry E. Kelley underwater park and some other things that don’t make sense are part of this week’s report from...
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Any form of government requires good people, say two Fort Smith Directors
Two Fort Smith Directors say the people in municipal leadership posts are as important than the form of government, with one Director saying an effort to force a vote on changing the city’s form of...
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Wal-Mart, Sam’s Club continues to test delivery, pick up formats
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRetail giant Wal-Mart and its Sam’s Club division have spent much of the past two days explaining to the media gathered in Northwest Arkansas for shareholders...
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Wal-Mart hires new vice president of corporate communication
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comWal-Mart has Greg Hitt as the new lead spokesman and vice president for corporate communications who is tasked with being the leader in working with media...
View ArticleEPA fracking report hailed as victory for oil and gas drillers
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comThe U.S. Environmental Protection Agency released a landmark report on hydraulic fracturing Thursday (June 4) that the...
View ArticleNorthwest Medical Center - Springdale accredited for bariatric program
Northwest Medical Center - Springdale announced the local hospital has received national accreditation for bariatric surgery meeting all criteria according to national quality standards established to...
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Wal-Mart makes historic change to Board leadership, Walton family still in...
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comRob Walton, 70, son of Wal-Mart founders Helen and Sam Walton, is stepping down after 23 years as Board Chairman of the world’s largest retailer. However,...
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