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The Video Wire: Static, vodka and Tugboat Willie
Dawson Meadows works through the static this week to walk us through the news and things to do and comparing his youthful “vodka-fueled” habits to those of successful welder Devon Ramsey.Hank Hill from...
View ArticleGerdau offers scholarship to local students
Madison Martinez, a student at the University of Arkansas, and Lauren Smith, a student at Van Buren High School, will receive a scholarship offered by Gerdau. They are two of only 15 students to...
View ArticleUA names associate vice chancellor for business affairs
Colleen Briney, assistant dean for finance in the College of Engineering, has been named the new associate vice chancellor for business affairs at the University of Arkansas, effective July 1.Briney...
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Wal-Mart pushes supercenter rehab with ‘fast, friendly and in-stock’ focus
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comExecs at the world’s largest retailer are all about new store formats and innovation, but they aren’t letting go of the big box. Wal-Mart Stores CEO Doug...
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Credit card balances rise nationwide despite increased reduction of debt
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comAmericans paid off $34.7 billion in credit card debt in the first quarter of 2015 while racking up a whopping $55 billion in additional card debt so far...
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Poll: Most Arkansans supported religious freedom restoration law
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireBy a nearly two-to-one margin, Arkansas voters believe in the state’s so-called Religious Freedom Restoration Act (RFRA),...
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Washington D.C. often a training ground for Wal-Mart corporate jobs
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThere may no longer be a direct flight from the Northwest Arkansas Regional Airport to Washington D.C. but there is a direct link between the two cities as the...
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Fort Smith area universities expand logistics, supply management courses
story by Janette Ballman, special to The City WireA growing demand for logistics employees in the area pushed by growth at Fort Smith-based ArcBest and Van Buren-based USA Truck has prompted one local...
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Arkansas jobless rate holds at 5.7% in May, new high set for nonfarm jobs
Editor’s note: This story is a component of The Compass Report. The quarterly Compass Report is managed by The City Wire, and sponsored by Arvest Bank. Supporting sponsors of The Compass Report are Cox...
View ArticleArkansas receives $6.3 million grant for job training programs
The Arkansas Department of Workforce Services will receive $6.362 million from the U.S. Department of Labor to support Arkansas’ efforts to improve reemployment services and to develop innovative...
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Poll: Huckabee tops Hillary, Beebe beats Boozman in Arkansas
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireNew survey data shows Republican Mike Huckabee would beat Democrat Hillary Clinton in Arkansas if both were their party’s...
View ArticleReport suggests Arkansas should treat rather than jail mentally ill convicts
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comDiverting offenders with mental illness into treatment instead of incarcerating them could save Arkansas $140 million...
View ArticleCelebrating Riffraff
guest commentary from the office of Arkansas Gov. Asa HutchinsonIn 2009, a 21-year-old interior design major at the University of Arkansas took a risk, trusted her gut, and started her own business on...
View ArticleSupply Side briefs: Cargill sustainability, General Mills tweaks cereals
• Cargill teams up Pwc on sustainability efforts Cargill is linking up with PricewaterhouseCoopers to improve their supply chains and align them with sustainability goals.As a supplier to Wal-Mart...
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September school elections concern some, hailed by others
story by Rose Ann Pearcerapearce@thecitywire.comSchool board elections have for decades been held on the third Tuesday of September but for almost as long some Arkansans have complained that the annual...
View ArticlePolicy nightmares and political distractions
John Burris is a former member of the Arkansas Legislature and the author of this opinion column. His comments are provided courtesy of Talk Business & Politics. He can be reached by e-mail at...
View ArticleTulsa pipeline giant Williams Companies turns down $48 billion offer
Williams Companies, the Tulsa, Okla.-based natural gas pipeline and terminal operator with operations in Arkansas, turned down an unsolicited buyout offer valued at 64 cents per share or $48 billion,...
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Razorback baseball sets new attendance records in 2015
For the fourth straight season and the eighth time in the last nine years, the Arkansas baseball team finished in the top two in national average attendance, as 8,290 fans per game packed Baum Stadium...
View ArticleWal-Mart is amending supplier contracts to control costs
This week Wal-Mart Stores confirmed it began sending out amended agreements with approximately 10,000 of its suppliers in hopes of better controlling costs.Cutting costs is a major agenda for Wal-Mart...
View ArticleAnalysts say USDA chicken purchase should boost Tyson stock price
A bonus purchase of dark meat chicken recently announced by the U.S. Department of Agriculture is expected to lift the share prices of Tyson Foods Inc., and its poultry competitor Pilgrim’s Pride,...
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