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Fort Smith, Conway are larger Arkansas cities without a business license fee
A survey of eight of Arkansas’ larger cities shows Conway as the only city other than Fort Smith not collecting a business license fee.Reinstating a business license fee is one of the options Fort...
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Recent Amazon, Wal-Mart moves show effort for online sales loyalty
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comChristmas in July is not a new retailer tactic to draw in shoppers in hopes of hoisting mid-summer sales. Amazon has never taken part in these theatrics until...
View ArticleRiver Valley bank gets $120,000 grant from Walmart Foundation for new truck
The River Valley Regional Food Bank has been awarded a $120,000 grant from the Walmart Foundation State Giving Program. The funds will be used to purchase a replacement Retail Recovery Refrigerated...
View ArticleArkansas gets an ‘F’ on medical cost transparency, moves made to correct
story by Steve Brawner, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicsbrawnersteve@mac.comArkansas, like 44 other states, gets an “F” for its medical pricing transparency from one report, but a statewide...
View ArticleTyson Foods donates $500,000 toward water conservation
A year after an acidic chemical release mishap by Tyson Foods in Monett, Mo., the meat giant announced a collaboration with the Nature Conservancy in an effort to protect rivers and streams in...
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January to June Northwest Arkansas home sales value up 21%
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comThe local real estate market in Benton and Washington counties is sizzling hot. In the first half of 2015, agents sold 3,887 homes in the two counties, up almost...
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Fort Smith area posts home sales growth in the first half of 2015
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comReal estate agents across Fort Smith and the surrounding area are having one of their best years ever with 18.5% growth in sales volume through the first half of...
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U.S. House OKs short-term highway bill, Womack calls for ‘permanent’ deal
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireA short-term funding bill that will authorize appropriations for federal-aid highway, highway safety and public...
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Fort Smith schools first in Arkansas connected to new broadband network
story by Aric Mitchell, special to The City WireThe Fort Smith School District became the first in the state of Arkansas to acquire a new upgraded, high-speed, fiber-optic broadband network 40 times...
View ArticleRep. Womack files bill to slow DOE’s eminent domain authority
story by Wesley Brown, courtesy of Talk Business & Politicswesbrocomm@gmail.comA day after the Department of Energy’s (DOE) comment period ended for the controversial $2.4 billion Clean Line...
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Rainy day fund, road money among ideas for Arkansas surplus funds
story by Michael Tilley and Roby Brockmtilley@thecitywire.comRecapitalizing the Governor’s Quick Action Closing Fund, moving money into a rainy day fund and creating a state “jobs” program by directing...
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NWA, Fort Smith area foreclosure filings continue to wind down
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comForeclosures across the region, state and much of the nation are returning to their pre-crisis levels according to Irvine, Calif.-based RealtyTrac. The data...
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E-tail giants from Alibaba to Walmart.com face growing consumer expectations
story by Kim Souzaksouza@thecitywire.comRunning an effective e-commerce operation like Amazon at a time when consumers expect more for less is a daunting task. Just ask e-commerce behemoth Alibaba who...
View ArticleUA Study: Consumers prefer county-of-origin labeled meats
Meat industry lobbyists succeeded in getting the county-of-origin labels for beef, pork and poultry repealed by the U.S. Congress, but it seems that consumers preferred them.A study by the University...
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‘Rally for the Rebels’ set ahead of vote to change Southside mascot
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comA “Rally for the Rebels!” event will be held at the Southside High School football stadium just days ahead of a planned Fort Smith School Board vote to...
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Report says Arkansas ranks high in foster care, mistreated children
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireArkansas should expand intensive home and community-based health services and develop a plan to reduce caseloads to address...
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Amazeum director says museum attracts ‘young and the young-at-heart’
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireAfter giving readers a sneak peek at the new Scott Family Amazeum in Bentonville, the newest tourist attraction in Northwest...
View ArticleQuarterly earnings up 19% for Centennial Bank parent company
story from Talk Business & Politics, a content partner with The City WireAcquisition-hungry Home Bancshares Inc. kept its lucrative winning streak going during the second quarter as the...
View ArticleCore Public House brew company set to open in downtown Fort Smith
Springdale-based Core Brewing and Distilling Co. plans to open on Friday (July 17) its first pub in Fort Smith. The location is 701 Rogers Ave. in downtown Fort Smith, just three blocks from where his...
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Mercy ready to open new $1.2 million sleep center in Fort Smith
story by Michael Tilleymtilley@thecitywire.comThe $1.2 million Mercy Sleep Center in Fort Smith will open Monday (July 20) with six beds and a backlog of patients already around 400, said Chellie...
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